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Coalition for climate restoration launched
The Foundation for Climate Restoration, alongside its partners, Earth Day Network and Future Coalition, held their first annual global restoration forum. The event aimed to rally the international community around restoring a healthy climate by …
Ashden join climate strikes ahead of UN Summit
Ashden, the sustainable energy charity which is supported by the Ashden Trust, is putting its weight behind this weekend’s Global Climate Strike and the Car Free Day in London, as it prepares to attend the …
AVPN’s Climate Action Platform to move the needle ‘from intent to action’
At its annual conference in Singapore last month, AVPN launched the Climate Action Platform to catalyse investment in climate change mitigation and adaptation. With the goal, according to a media release from AVPN, of ‘moving …
Catalysing engagement on climate action
‘Our house is on fire!’ Greta Thunberg, the Swedish teenage activist, regularly reminds the world that she is still a child – yet faced with an awesome responsibility. She is waking up a new generation …
German foundations edge towards joint action on climate change and gender equality
The German Association of Foundations has endorsed collective action on climate change and gender equality during its annual meeting held this year in Manheim. Members approved a resolution to ‘act sustainably by taking responsibility for …
With peoples’ protests mounting, why are philanthropists lagging behind on climate change?
A groundswell of community-owned solutions requires investment. People are taking to the streets on climate change around the globe, tired of inaction by public officials and risking arrest to intentionally cause disruption. It’s time to …
New report identifies opportunities in forestry-focused impact investing to combat threat of climate change
The Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) today released its Scaling Impact Investments in Forestry report. The GIIN’s new report takes explores the landscape of investment managers and asset owners active in the market and provide …
World Bank Group launches $50 billion fund for five-year action plan on climate change
This week, the World Bank Group (WBG) announced its five-year ‘Action Plan on Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience’, set to commence at the end of June 2021. Under the new plan, average yearly funding has …
Royal philanthropy in a republican climate – a view from Australia
There is limited enthusiasm for royal involvement in Australian philanthropy, reflecting a general – though not unambiguous – current of republicanism There are two primary modes in which Australia’s royal attachment through the British …