INCLUSIVE COMMUNICATIONS GUIDELINES TOOL

The Inclusive Communications Guidelines Tool, published by Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL), provides a framework for organizations to ensure their communications are accessible, respectful, and representative of diverse groups to support a just and equitable energy transition.

• The tool is designed for organizations creating projects, policies, or programmes that affect diverse groups, including women, men, boys, and girls. It is intended for use across various media types, such as press releases, website content, social media, visual media, marketing, educational materials, and event promotions.
• To combat biases and stereotypes, the guidelines advocate for gender-neutral language that avoids references to a specific sex or gender. Specific recommendations include replacing terms like 'mankind' with 'humanity' or 'humankind', 'Congressman' with 'Legislator' or 'congressperson', and 'Chairman' with 'Chair' or 'chairperson'.
• The guidelines emphasize the importance of inclusive titles and diverse examples. It recommends using 'Ms.' over 'Mrs.' when a woman's marital status is unknown and suggests that training materials should incorporate scenarios reflecting diverse family compositions, cultural contexts, and financial realities rather than relying on generic or traditional structures.
• Visual communications should utilize imagery that represents a broad spectrum of genders, ages, and abilities to avoid reinforcing stereotypical gender roles and to foster a sense of recognition among viewers.
• The provided guidance is specifically based on English-language usage; the document notes that multilingual contexts require different strategies tailored to the grammatical typology of each specific language.

APA

Sustainable Energy for All (n.d.). INCLUSIVE COMMUNICATIONS GUIDELINES TOOL. https://www.seforall.org/system/files/2026-02/Inclusive%20Communications%20External-template-PDF.pdf

Chicago

Sustainable Energy for All. INCLUSIVE COMMUNICATIONS GUIDELINES TOOL. n.d. https://www.seforall.org/system/files/2026-02/Inclusive%20Communications%20External-template-PDF.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{sustainableenergyforallndinclusive, author = {{Sustainable Energy for All}}, title = {{INCLUSIVE COMMUNICATIONS GUIDELINES TOOL}}, institution = {Sustainable Energy for All}, url = {https://www.seforall.org/system/files/2026-02/Inclusive%20Communications%20External-template-PDF.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }