Why Pod?

For Pod, women's safety isn't somebody else's problem.

As one of the UK's leading EV charging companies, Pod has the opportunity to influence the experiences of its employees, customers and the wider EV industry – and is choosing to use that influence for good.

That's why they've become a HASSL Pioneer.

Together, we're exploring how the EV industry can play a bigger role in prevention, challenge the expectation that women should simply do more to stay safe, and help build a future where safety is considered from the start.

70% of female EV drivers consider their personal safety when deciding where to charge.

What we are building together...

Every HASSL Pioneer partnership is different.

And this one is only just getting started.

We're working behind the scenes with Pod on new ideas specifically for the EV industry. Those initiatives will be revealed here as they launch.

But Pod is already helping us make change happen.

  • HASSL'd

    Pod is powering a new conversation.

    Pod is the founding sponsor of HASSL'd, HASSL's new podcast bringing honest, engaging and solution-focused conversations around women's safety, prevention and culture change to a much bigger audience.

    HASSL'd Podcast 

  • Event sponsor

    Taking the conversation offline.

    Pod has already sponsored one of our HASSL events, helping us bring conversations around prevention, men's involvement and women's safety to more people in the real world.

    Events 

  • HASSL Training

    Employees that get it.

    Pod has committed to putting its entire workforce through HASSL training by the end of 2027, with training continuing for new employees beyond that. Because pioneering change across an industry starts with creating it inside your own organisation.

    Workplace training 
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"Inspired by my own experiences, and by the people I hope to set an example for, I'm delighted that we're working with HASSL to create a better future for women. The success of our industry,and countless others, depends on women's voices being heard at every level. It's not enough for women's experiences to be acknowledged; women must be represented among the decision-makers. However, women can only show up in that way when they feel seen, supported and safe. HASSL is doing fantastic work to provide the tools and resources that drive real change, and we're proud to partner with them. Through our Eden at Pod programme, we hope to build a community of like-minded partners who can create meaningful impact together, because achieving lasting change is something none of us can do alone."Melanie lane (CEO Pod)

And we're only getting started...

New initiatives are currently being developed behind the scenes with Pod to explore what women's safety and prevention could look like across EV charging and the wider industry.

Watch this space.

An industry first.

Pod isn't waiting for women's safety to become an industry expectation.

They're helping create what that expectation becomes.

That's what it means to be a HASSL Pioneer.

HASSL Pioneers