Insights and learning
Little Ouse Headwaters Project (LOHP)
We learn so that we, and the organisations we work with, can make intelligent and evidence-based decisions about how to be effective in a complex environment.
Our approach to learning is guided by two questions:
- What does the world look like for the issues, organisations and people we support?
- Where are we making most and least progress and why?
Below you'll find our insights reports - sharing what we've learned from our funding - along with research or evaluation reports we've commissioned, and key publications from work we fund.
Do also take a look in Latest for news and blogs about our work.
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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Our commitments on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion as an organisation and through our work.
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Climate Change
Read about our commitment to addressing the causes and impacts of climate change.
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Open and trusting grant-making
Learn about our commitments to open and trusting grant-making, which is part of a campaign launched by the Institute for Voluntary Action Research (IVAR).
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04 March 2026Funding Plus: Capacity building support needs of organisations we fund
Our latest Funding Plus report shares findings about the capacity building support needs and experiences of organisations we fund.
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Funder Commitment on Climate Change: 2025 update
As a signatory of the Funder Commitment on Climate Change, we recognise the climate emergency is a serious risk to the pursuit of our charitable aims and have made six key commitments. This page has an overview of actions we have taken during 2025.
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Who our funding is reaching 2025
Our 2025 report looking at who our funding is reaching based on diversity data gathered from applicants based on the DEI Data Standard.
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What’s needed for equitable and diverse leadership in the environment sector
In a guest blog, Azzam Al Kassir from Makani Cambridge shares reflections on the work they’ve been leading on with Common Purpose to co-design a leadership programme to support a more equitable and diverse environment sector, and why an ecosystem approach is needed.
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