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Graeae Theatre

  • Woodland Trust-Smithills Estate, Forestry school

    Invitation to Tender: Expanded Land Purchase Facility options

    Invitation to Tender: We're looking to work with a consultant to scope and design options for an expanded and collaborative Land Purchase Facility.

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  • Isle of Man workshop 2023 Dolphin spotting

    Funder Commitment on Climate Change: 2024

    Read our 2024 update on our work towards the six goals of the Funder Commitment on Climate Change.

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  • Community Organisers

    Pre-application Q&A Webinar: 3 February 2025

    Watch a pre-application Q&A webinar we held on 3 February 2025 for organisations interested in applying to Esmée for support who have questions about our application process or guidance.

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  • Commuity mointoring Credit Seawilding

    Supporting marine restoration and communities to take action

    In a second blog about our work for healthy seas, Esmée’s Funding Manager, Morven Robertson, highlights some of the projects we’re supporting through our space for nature priority – from large scale marine and coastal restoration and attracting the finance needed for it, to coastal communities taking action, and improving the diversity of the marine sector.

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  • Cumbria Wildlife Trust: Seagrass seed collection

    Fishing in Tandem with Nature: Our work so far

    Esmée’s Funding Manager, Morven Robertson, shares the first of two blogs exploring our work and plans to support healthy seas. She highlights some of the projects we’ve supported towards our fishing in tandem with nature priority, from reducing overfishing to protecting marine habitats, and supporting more equitable fisheries.

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  • Oyster Credit Seawilding

    Supporting healthy seas: overview of our work so far

    See an infographic with an overview of our support so far towards healthy seas, covering 2020 to 2024.

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  • Anansi Theatre Company

    New Connections funding: behind the scenes and reflections so far

    Chebet Kuntai, Esmée’s Climate and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Co-ordinator, writes about the development of New Connections along with how we identified and reached out to organisations to support.

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  • Close up of someone holding a wooden box full of vegetables

    Sustainable food and agriculture: Investment deep dive

    We're excited to share our first deep dive into thematic impact investing, which focuses on sustainable food and agriculture.

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  • Close up of hands patting soil down after planting

    A thematic approach to impact investing

    With the launch of Esmée Fairbairn Foundation’s first deep dive into thematic impact investing, our Head of Social and Impact Investment, Jonny Page outlines our thematic approach to impact investing.

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