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.
Read our 2025 update on our work towards the six goals of the Funder Commitment on Climate Change.
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Read our 2024 update on our work towards the six goals of the Funder Commitment on Climate Change.
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Read our 2023 update on our work towards the six goals of the Funder Commitment on Climate Change.
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Read our 2022 update on our work towards the six goals of the Funder Commitment on Climate Change.
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We have made a commitment that our investment portfolio will be net zero in terms of carbon emissions by 2040 at the latest.
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Read our 2021 update on our work towards the six goals of the Funder Commitment on Climate Change.
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In Gina Crane’s final project for Esmée, she has been working with Oliver French to pull together six years of learning about Esmée’s strategy for Trustees. In this blog, Gina shares the challenges organisations we fund are facing and shares three things she'd like funders to do.
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We're hosting a pre-application Q&A webinar on 28 September at 2pm for organisations interested in applying to Esmée for support who have questions about our application process or guidance.
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Our 2025 Annual Report and Accounts gives an overview of our funding, investments and operations during the year.
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An investment deep dive on social and affordable housing in the UK, giving an overview of the challenges facing the sector as well as both the impact and the investment opportunity for asset allocators. It also offers guidance on community-centred approaches.
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