Charities and climate change: How can we stop funding fossil fuels?

Event details

Climate change is reducing the quality of our lives and widening social inequalities. It’s impacting the very communities charities work to support. It’s also likely to affect the day-to-day work of charities across different subsectors.Fossil fuels are the largest contributor to climate change. They account for over 75% of global greenhouse gas emissions and nearly 90% of all carbon dioxide emissions.Through divesting investments from fossil fuels, charities have an opportunity to take practical actions which have environmental impacts. Divestment can help us secure a brighter future for our communities.Join us to explore:what fossil fuel divestment is how fossil fuel divestment can help tackle climate change reasons for charities to consider divestment Charity Commission guidance on ethical investments. This event is part of our Fuelling Positive Change event series.

PRICING This event is free.If you’re an NCVO member, don’t forget to log in before booking onto the event.If you’d like to take advantage of our membership benefits, learn more about becoming an NCVO member. Organisations with a gross annual income of less than £30,000 can join NCVO for free.

OUTCOMES By the end of the event, you’ll:

• learn how fossil fuel divestment offers practical actions which have environmental impacts 
• hear about Charity Commission guidance regarding ethical investments 
• understand the considerations required when beginning your divestment journey

WHO SHOULD ATTEND? This event will be particularly interesting to:

• chief executives
• finance directors
• trustees
• treasurers
• climate activists
• campaigners
• anyone with a passion for taking action on climate change

WHO’S DELIVERING THE EVENT? NCVO is running this event. We’ll be welcoming expert speakers working across a range of environmental causes and issues.Participants will be given the opportunity to share their own experiences, gain insight from peers, and offer reflections in facilitated breakout discussions.

HOW WILL IT BE DELIVERED? This event will take place on Zoom. Captions will be available.We'll share joining instructions, including the Zoom link, one week in advance.