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Diversity, equity and inclusion: progress 2020 to 2022
A summary of key actions we have taken from 2020 to 2022 to make progress on our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.
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Who is our funding reaching 2022
Using the DEI Data Standard, we started gathering data on organisations we fund as well as those applying to us so that we can better understand who our funding is reaching, and make progress towards our commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion.
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Esmée staff and Trustee diversity data 2022
We carry out an annual survey of Trustees and staff to help us track progress on the diversity of our people. Read more about our 2022 results.
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Values for co-production between Young People + Organisations
Esmée's Involving Young People Collective share 10 values for co-production between young people and organisations. In this blog, Thalia and Betty, from the Collective, share how the work developed as well as their hopes that it will help to start conversations on best practice.
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Working towards a more diverse, inclusive and equitable environment sector
We know that we cannot address the climate and nature crises without also addressing injustice and inequity in the environment sector. In a new blog, we share what we’ve been doing to support a more diverse, inclusive and equitable environment sector.
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Foundation Practice Rating shows we have more to do
We welcome the findings of the first Foundation Practice Rating report, which we think can support individual funders – including Esmée – to be more accountable, more transparent, and to make real progress on diversity, equity and inclusion.
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Esmée's hackathon and me: a young environmentalist’s look into how change is made
Following a hackathon to address the lack of diversity in the environment sector, Hemlata Pant, a Youth Representative for Action for Conservation, writes about the experience.
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Addressing the lack of diversity in the environment sector
We're pleased to share a new report from our Involving Young People Collective summarising the discussions at a hackathon on addressing the lack of diversity in the environment sector. We also share our reflections on what we learned and our next steps for making progress on this.
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£1.8m Reinvent Performing Arts funding awarded to 40 arts organisations
We're excited to announce 40 new grants worth £1.8m, which we have made through Reinvent Performing Arts funding. This one-off funding is part of our response to the pandemic and provides additional support to some of our grantees as they re-open and lockdown eases.
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