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21 October 2025Seascapes: Restoring the UK marine environment
We’re excited to share a new two-part report by Pelagos Consulting on how to scale and sustain marine recovery across the UK. Watch our webinar with the report's author, David Tudor, to explore the findings. Morven Robertson, Esmée’s Funding Manager, also reflects on what this means for our future approach to funding and support towards seascapes.
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Diversity, equity and inclusion support webinar: 14 October 2025
Watch a webinar we held on 14 October 2025 to discuss the findings and share reflections from our review of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) support provided to organisations we fund through Funding Plus.
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Insights from place-led funding 2: Continuing to learn and improve our approach
We're pleased to share our second Insights from place-led funding report, which shares learning on three large scale initiatives we supported in three places: Barking & Dagenham, Plymouth, and Sandwell.
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Diversity, equity and inclusion support: Funding Plus case studies
We're sharing case studies of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion work paid for through Funding Plus to help anyone looking to commission or embark on similar work.
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Business action on nature in the UK and guide to nature finance
We're pleased to share a new report by Will McDonald for Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, which explores how business in the UK is taking action on nature and the drivers behind it. You can also find a practical guide to the different types of nature finance and watch our webinar where we explore the findings.
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Consultant to undertake due diligence on Big Nature Impact Fund: Invitation to tender
We are seeking an external consultant (or organisation) to carry out independent due diligence on the Big Nature Impact Fund (BNIF), a new £90m fund being launched by Finance Earth to support nature recovery projects in England.
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Consultant to assess high-integrity carbon markets in the UK: Invitation to tender
We are seeking an external consultant (or organisation) to evaluate the financial and impact risks and opportunities of high-integrity carbon markets in the UK.
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Pre-application Q&A Webinar: 17 September 2025
Watch a pre-application Q&A webinar we held on 17 September 2025 for organisations interested in applying to Esmée for support who have questions about our application process or guidance.
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Gender Justice Portfolio Review 2025: Invitation to tender
We are looking to work with an external consultant to carry out a short review of our Gender Justice portfolio, to inform the future delivery of our strategy.
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Funding women’s access to justice
A new report from the Corston Independent Funders’ Coalition aims to map their collective funding towards women’s access to justice.
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