Partners

Who is involved in the Set Alliance?

The SET Alliance serves as a multi-stakeholder platform of experts dedicated to furthering servitisation across sectors around the world. The SET Alliance builds on the work completed by the Cooling as a Service (CaaS) and the Efficiency as a Service (EaaS) initiatives, both led by BASE since 2019 and 2020, with the support of the Clean Cooling Collaborative and the European Commission, respectively. The Alliance is made up of the secretariat (BASE), an esteemed steering committee comprising of non-governmental organisations, private sector entities, and academic institutions, and its supporting members and outreach partners.

SECRETARIAT

Established in 2001, BASE is a Swiss not-for-profit foundation and a Specialised Partner of the United Nations Environment Programme. BASE combines expertise in technology, markets, economics, finance and business development to deliver effective solutions for every project. BASE builds bridges between sectors and actors at the nexus between climate solutions, finance and international development. BASE has been leading the design and implementation of the Cooling as a Service Initiative, and is the Secretariat of the SET Alliance.

CONTACT

Dimitris Karamitsos
Senior Business Developer

Emma Wink
Coordination Officer

STEERING COMMITTEE

These entities represent a wealth of experience in deploying service solutions and the process of business transformation. Kaer and EPR have more than 90% of their portfolio under CaaS. We recognise their commitment to furthering the energy transition.

Through its CaaS offerings, Kaer offers sustainable building cooling systems using clean and renewable energy, accelerating the transition to a low carbon and climate-resilient future. With offices in Singapore, Malaysia and India, Kaer provides a guiding voice for the industry with its innovation, technology and experience, helping businesses transition confidently to the CaaS model for their exact indoor requirements. Kaer serves shopping centres, data centres, pharmaceutical production facilities, education campuses and manufacturing facilities, covering over 15 million square feet of space throughout Asia to deliver meaningful benefits to customers and a positive impact on the world.

CONTACT

Dave Mackerness
Director

Energy Partners Refrigeration (EPR) offers both Turnkey and Outsourced Utility solutions to refrigeration clients in the industrial and commercial sectors in Africa. EPR identifies and develops sustainable refrigeration projects which are designed according to world-class engineering standards. EPR ensures optimal efficiency by monitoring performance and proactively managing maintenance, maximising client profitability and ensuring long-term plant efficiency and reliability. The company has 250 service and maintenance clients, has delivered 175MWR of installed refrigeration capacity and has avoided 2240 Tons of C02 emissions. EPR is the leader in CaaS in South Africa with a portfolio of US$ 30 million and growing.

CONTACT

Dawie Kriel
Managing Director

The Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment was established in 2008 through the generosity of Sir Martin and Lady Elise Smith, and their family. We believe that to address climate change and environmental sustainability, it is essential to bring business into the conversation. Our work draws on our multidisciplinary researchers who collaborate with like-minded academics from across our home institution, the University of Oxford. A number of our staff hold joint appointments or are affiliated with other parts of the university including at the School of Geography and Environment, the Saïd Business School, the Institute of New Economic Thinking, the Economics department, the Law faculty, and the Oxford Martin School.

We are based at the School of Geography and the Environment. This gives us invaluable access to the department’s Environmental Change Institute and the Transport Studies Unit, as well as their expertise in delivering outstanding teaching.

CONTACT

Philip Trotter
Research Associate

Aston Business School is one of the UK’s leading Business Schools. The research team involved in servitization research are led by Professor Tim Baines – the top-cited academic for servitization and advanced services. The team includes academics with specialisms in Business Model Innovation, IOT, Operations Strategy and Additive Manufacturing.

CONTACT

Iain McKechnie
Director of Strategic Partnerships

The Advanced Services Group (ASG) are specialists in servitization research and practice. Their work is grounded in the latest academic research, real industry insight, business know-how and experience.

ASG helps manufacturing companies and technology innovators on their servitization journey to develop services-led strategies and ultimately transform their business model to compete through advanced services. They have worked with over 450 businesses, multinational companies and SMEs to develop their growth strategies through services.

CONTACT

Parikshit Naik
Business Development Manager

Founded in 2007, shecco (now ATMOsphere) is a global, independent market accelerator for clean cooling and natural refrigerant solutions. The company boasts more than 50 years of industry experience among its global team located in offices in Europe, Japan, and the U.S. The ATMOsphere umbrella brand offers a one-stop solution for – amongst others – investors, end users, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and others who want to scale up and clean up cooling solutions. The power of the ATMOsphere brand is amplified by its extensive network. It spans the whole globe and includes more than 50,000 industry stakeholders – from policymakers and end users to academia, manufacturers, and everyone in between.