Presided over by the government of Fiji, COP23 was held in Bonn, Germany, from the 6th to the 17th of November 2017. It brought together nearly 200 countries that have signed the Paris Agreement to discuss the progress of the goals set by the agreement to contain the rise in global temperature. During this month of discussions on the environment, we offer you a special issue: philanthropy & the environment.
The role of the philanthropic sector in relation to environmental matters is an issue that greatly motivates PhiLab’s reflections. At our international conference last April, an initiative was launched with several civil society actors to collectively define the responsibilities of grantmaking foundations in the face of the social and ecological crisis. By gathering references on the commitment of foundations to environmental causes, this special issue offers an opportunity to rekindle the debate on these important issues and perhaps, who knows, open new avenues for reflection.
PhiLab is thinking big and offers you the following documents:
– Presentation by Nancy Neamtan, “Role and Function of Responsible Investment and Grant Philanthropy in Social and Ecological Transition”, PhiLab International Conference Montreal, QC.
– The article, The disinvestment of fossil energies in university foundations: the ULaval experience without fossils, by David Grant-Poitras (soon in English)
– The Philanthropic Year, November 2017. Philanthropy and Environment, PhiLab.