Philanthropy

Following years of lobbying, the introduction of a new framework will make it easier for charitable funds and family offices to make impact investments, FD reports.

Tom Hall, global head of social impact and philanthropy at UBS, tells Impact Investor that collective philanthropy is about more than just pooling financial resources to fund the world’s most urgent challenges.

The UK-based non-profit has launched a guide on using catalytic capital to create a fairer path to net zero. It is calling for over half of investment in climate-focused funds over the next five years to adopt a just transition approach.

Give two maverick academics an idea to kick around and you get some interesting insights. But when it comes to solutions, Christopher Walker was left wanting.

The annual PYM Impact Days gathering for wealth owners is taking place in Driebergen this weekend, under the title ‘Imagining the New Economy’.

Founded by a former prisoner, UK-based social enterprise New Leaf provides intensive resettlement support to serving and ex-prisoners, helping them to find employment.

European foundations are making progress on their impact measurement and management journey but “blind spots” must be addressed in order to “future-proof philanthropy”, according to report by Esade Center for Social Impact and BBK.

Bernhard Kowatsch, head of the UN World Food Programme Innovation Accelerator explains how they source, support and scale high-impact innovations to achieve SDG 2 – Zero Hunger.

The Woodland Carbon Scheme aims to remove carbon from the atmosphere, improve air quality and increase biodiversity through woodland creation and peat restoration.

Philanthropists have been put in the spotlight at this year’s World Economic Forum meeting over their failure to invest enough in tackling climate change.