We work with the world’s greatest minds, NGOs, think tanks, and international development organizations to formulate cross-boundary policies and initiatives that aim to reverse climate change globally.
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to be a force of good for the ecology and to reverse climate change globally.
Founded by businessman and philanthropist Tahir Gözel, TGID is a non-profit organization dedicated to driving positive change for the environment through innovative policies and initiatives.
We bring together global experts, NGOs, think tanks, and international development organizations to create a meaningful dialogue on key issues affecting climate change.
OUR FOCUS AREAS
We target every lever that has the potential to have a real, positive, and immediate impact for the ecology and the earth.
These include trade and innovations in environmentally preferable products, climate-related transboundary issues and risks to global value chains, wildlife conservation and preservation initiatives, AI, big data and technology innovations.
OUR INITIATIVES
Path to net-zero for the middle corridor
Our initiative “Path to Net Zero for the Middle Corridor” acts as a bridge between public and private organizations aiming to contribute to unleashing the economic power of the Middle Corridor in a sustainable and green way according to the sustainable development goals of the UNDP.
We are working to develop a comprehensive baseline study of the climate impact of the Middle Corridor that puts forward the guidelines to further improve the energy efficiency of the corridor through the greening of supply chain logistics and further integration of green technologies according to global green compliance requirements and best practices.
OUR PARTNERS
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TGID on Green Jobs at COP29 "Climate Peace & Transboundary Resilience Pavilion"
Mr. Tahir Gözel, founder and president of the Tahir Gözel Initiative for Development (TGID), participated as a panelist in the discussion titled “Creating the Next Generation of Green Jobs for Growth and Prosperity.” This event took place within the “Climate Peace & Transboundary Resilience” Pavilion at COP29. The panel, moderated by Professor Dominic McVey, featured distinguished speakers, including former Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn. The session was live-streamed on ODI’s YouTube channel, where it is now available for viewing.
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TGID and Commonwealth Sercretary-General hold pre-COP29 conference in ADA
Together at the ADA Institute for Development and Diplomacy (IDD), Commonwealth Secretary-General, Baroness Patricia Scotland and TGID discussed the significance of COP29 UNFCCC, the role of the youth in addressing environmental challenges, and the importance of COP29 being held in Azerbaijan, noting that it will be the first time voices of poorer and highly climate-affected countries will be heard globally.
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Commonwealth Sercretary-General receives Tahir Gözel in London
Commonwealth Secretary-General, Baroness Patricia Scotland, met with Tahir Gözel and Azerbaijani Ambassador to the UK Elin Suleymanov to discuss the country's upcoming hosting of COP29 and its agricultural cooperation with developing nations. Baroness Scotland emphasized the Commonwealth's support for Azerbaijan's environmental initiatives and its willingness to assist in the effective implementation of COP29.
TGID GLOBAL FUND FOR WILDLIFE
Wild at heart: uniting for Azerbaijan’s first bear sanctuary
As part of its effort to support wildlife and earth conservation, TGID is currently working on building the first bear sanctuary in Azerbaijan, in line with global guidelines on animal welfare and husbandry. The sanctuary aims to accommodate 21 bears, all rescued from situations of poaching and illegal private keeping, and listed as rare and endangered specie in the Red Book of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
TGID is committed to protecting and providing a safe environment and a dignified and improved life for captive bears of Azerbaijan. This project is part of the TGID Global Fund for Wildlife Initiative.
Tahir Gözel is a well-known Azerbaijani businessman and entrepreneur, philanthropist and president of Qarabag Football Club. His business expertise ranges across transboundary dry cargo trading and transportation, as well as agriculture and advanced seed-breeding with a focus on achieving net-zero carbon emission in agricultural production through green technologies.
He is the leading sponsor of a wildlife conservation project in collaboration with Four Paws International to relocate 15 bears previously rescued from captivity to a new bear sanctuary for Azerbaijan in line with global standards and best practices on animal welfare and husbandry.
Tahir Gözel is a strong advocate of doing business with a focus on the earth and the ecology that empowers organizations and green technological innovations to lead the change and reduce the climate impact of common supply chains.
Tahir Gözel is a thinker and a philosopher interested in the fields of the philosophy of mind and science, as well as in the philosophy of nature of Teilhard de Chardin and Thomas Berry and the great movement toward a true ecological consciousness.
ABOUT TAHIR GOZEL
TGID and Tahir Gözel in the news
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TGID Discusses Green Jobs at COP29 "Climate Peace & Transboundary Resilience Pavilion"
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Tahir Gözel Meets Crown Prince Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala of Tonga During the 53rd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting
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Tahir Gözel Meets Afioga Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa, Prime Minister of Samoa During the 53rd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting
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Our Founder has personally invested in private equity funds covering the environment and health thematic via one of the leading financial institutions.
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TGID holds meeting in Baku on “Greening of the Middle Corridor”
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Tahir Gözel attends Qarabag documentary film screening in Baku
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President of the Republic of Azerbaijan receives Qarabag
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Conversation with Basil Hiley on the Bohm-Hiley holistic quantum model
