By Gail Moss2021-05-05T08:00:00+01:00
The UK’s Charity Commission has launched a public consultation on revised guidance covering socially responsible investing (SRI) by charities.
The revisions are based on a listening exercise which the Commission carried out last year to help it understand the barriers deterring trustees from making responsible investments.
Some respondents to that exercise had identified the Commission’s investment guidance as one of those barriers.
Trustees generally have a legal duty to seek the best financial returns from investments within the level of risk considered acceptable, but they can also make financial investments in ways that align with their charity’s purpose and values.
Children and parent holding young tree in hands for planting in black soil together as save world concept Organisations interested in improving conservation or climate change in Pembrokeshire, are welcomed to apply for mini-grants of up to £500. The Force For Nature grants set up by the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Trust, will support projects delivered by non-profit organisations. These organisations may include charities, constituted voluntary groups, community councils, schools and sports clubs or associations. Jessica Morgan, Funding and Grants Officer at the Trust said: “Examples of projects the fund could support include wildflower meadow creation on small areas of common or public land; the purchase of school equipment, such as magnifying glasses, or bird house kits; tree saplings for a community orchard; and litter picking or beach clean equipment – as well as actions in line with our current campaigns.”
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LONDON: A group of over 450 Islamic organizations in the UK will boycott a review of the government’s anti-radicalization Prevent program over the appointment of its chairman.
William Shawcross, who led the UK Charity Commission from 2012 to 2018, has been accused of having a track record of hostility toward Islam and Muslims.
Prevent facilitates schools, medical trusts, prisons and local authorities reporting individuals they believe may be at risk of turning to extremist ideologies.
Critics have long said it facilitates discrimination against ethnic and religious minorities in the UK, particularly members of the Muslim community.
Many have called for an independent review of its methods, but the impartiality of that review is being called into question.