The Covid-19 pandemic and the concurrent disasters created by hurricanes, wildfires, and other hazards have stretched communities to their limits. The needs across the globe have also asked all of us to dig deep and give generously. As a result, recovery from the Covid-19 contagion is on the horizon, with over 50 per cent of the U.S. population receiving at least one shot. Regretfully, global progress is not at pace with that percentage, and no …

A report from ProPublica this week, citing leaked tax returns of some of the wealthiest Americans, alleged that most of these billionaires pay little to no tax on their wealth. Among the list are many prominent U.S. philanthropists, including Warren Buffet, George Soros, Michael Bloomberg, and Jeff Bezos. Many mentioned in the story defended their tax rate – in some cases as low as 0.1 per cent on wealth growth over the period studied – …

I think it’s fair to say that many of us working in philanthropy were entirely unprepared for the deep divisions and polarisation exposed and brought about by Brexit. We are still coming to terms with it and adapting our efforts to address the new challenges which it presents, coupled of course with the impact of a global pandemic. Meanwhile a new problem is sneaking up on us and I fear we are similarly unprepared.  Brexit …

Not a day goes by without a company making a new commitment to achieve net-zero emissions in the next few decades. Inspired by the Paris Agreement’s recommendation to reach net-zero by 2050, over 1300 companies have taken action through the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi)  with close to 690 using science-based target to guide them. While this is valuable progress from the corporate sector to address the climate crisis, unfortunately, it’s not nearly enough. To …