Climate change

In everything we do, we recognise our role as an organisation in addressing the causes and impacts of climate change.

In 2021, we committed to ensuring our investment portfolio will be net zero by 2040 at the latest. Learn more about our approach to reaching net zero and our progress so far. We are also a signatory to the Funder Commitment on Climate Change. This means that we will report annually on our progress against its six goals. You can see updates below.

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