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Rockefeller Foundation invests $1 billion towards sustainable development goals
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 …
Philanthropists must not turn their back on the planet now
Up to one million species are now threatened with extinction, marking a rapid and serious decline in the health of the ecosystems we all depend on to survive and thrive. This loss is deeply concerning, …
Winning on Climate Change Is Entirely Possible With a Little More Help from Philanthropy
Entertaining the thought of winning on climate change requires us to keep two apparently opposed ideas in mind: first, that we are living in a time of escalating peril and crisis, and second, that major …
