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White House climate resilience framework sparks US philanthropy commitments 

Shafi Musaddique 10 October 2023

Four major US philanthropists have announced a commitment to building climate resilience, following a first-ever National Climate Resilience Framework announced by the Biden administration.   The US government’s framework includes the need for more collaboration across …

Philanthropy: The fourth P in public-private partnerships for financing food security and climate action

Beverley Postma 4 October 2023

Recent geopolitical crises have exposed the vulnerability of the global food system which was already ill-prepared for the dual shocks of post-pandemic price volatility and the impacts of climate change. Now innovations in blended finance …

Rockefeller Foundation invests $1 billion towards sustainable development goals 

Shafi Musaddique 27 September 2023

The Rockefeller Foundation says it will invest $1 billion towards tackling the climate crisis and ensuring it benefits marginalised communities, as part of a wider shift towards sustainable development goals (SDGs).  It is the first …

What philanthropy can do to narrow the climate finance gap

Isabelle Gerretsen 25 September 2023

The latest UN climate report warned in March that there is ‘a rapidly closing window of opportunity to secure a liveable and sustainable future for all.’ Scientists say that the critical warming threshold of 1.5C …

IKEA Foundation grants $20 million in Global South energy transition initiative

Shafi Musaddique 19 September 2023

The IKEA Foundation, philanthropic arm to the Swedish homeware giant, has launched a new philanthropic initiative alongside the ClimateWorks Foundation, in a bid to support communities in the Global South impacted by energy transitions from …

Over a billion Singaporean dollars pledged by newly launched Philanthropy Asia Alliance  

Shafi Musaddique 19 September 2023

Philanthropy Asia Alliance (PAA), a new organisation launched to tackle environmental and social challenges, has pledged more than $1 billion Singaporean dollars (US $777 million).  The Temasek Trust, based in Singapore, announced the launch at …

Improving partnerships will help our planet

Resson Kantai Duff 18 September 2023

Imagine having to forecast your every action, expenditure, and movement for two weeks, write it down, and then share it with someone else to get their approval for you to get any work done. Or …

Business and philanthropy forum to take place at UN’s COP28 

Shafi Musaddique 17 September 2023

This year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as the UN COP28, will host a dedicated business and philanthropy climate forum.   Taking place in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, on 1 and 2 …

More power to youth: Doing climate philanthropy differently

Joshua Amponsem and Nathan Méténier 14 September 2023

Last month 16 young people from Montana sent shockwaves through the environmental and legal communities. A landmark legal decision affirmed that young people have an inherent right to a clean environment. It’s a judgment that …

Bezos Earth Fund CEO urges banks and philanthropists to think outside the box to tackle climate change 

Shafi Musaddique 13 September 2023

The CEO of the Bezos Earth Fund has called on development banks and philanthropists to think more creatively to tackle the climate crisis. Andrew Steer told the Reuters IMPACT conference, held in London, that World …