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16 September 2020How our impact-first approach led us to our first Perpetual Bond
We share our learning from our social investment into Fair for You and our first Perpetual Bond along with how it could open up finance options for social purpose organisations looking for equity-like investment.
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Insights from our response to COVID-19
In this Insights report, we summarise how we responded to COVID-19 and what we learned about ourselves as a funder as well as what organisations we support have told us about how they've managed and some of the risks they now face.
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Revising our strategy - update
An update on our new strategy, which we plan to launch in October 2020.
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Insights in Brief: Social Investment and COVID-19
A new report sharing what we've learned from our social investments in light of Coronavirus, and how we could use this to inform the stages of rescue, recovery and revival.
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Raising new money for nature
Defra, the Environment Agency, and Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, with the support of Triodos Bank UK, have formed a collaboration to support environmental projects to attract private sector or other investment to help tackle climate change and restore nature.
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Our Annual Report for 2019
Read our 2019 Annual Report, which gives an overview of Esmee's year - our operations, funding and investments.
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Caroline Mason: Esmée Fairbairn’s response to coronavirus
Read about our response to Coronavirus
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Coronavirus - Grants Plus support
Find out how we've adapted our Grants Plus offer to support current grantees and investees.
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Coronavirus - funding and reassurance
Find out about what actions we have taken in response to Coronavirus including the £16m additional funding we are making available this year.
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Arts & Culture Impact Fund
Building on the success of the Arts Impact Fund, this new fund is the most ambitious of its kind globally, with an investment pool of £20 million.
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