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Financial summary 2025
… to changes in government and non-government policies relating to environmental and climate-related causes. These shifts in funding … to commissioned research, both practical and academic. Reserves policy At the end of 2024/25, IIED reported negative free reserves of … of the new strategy cycle, trustees have reviewed IIED’s reserves policy and agreed a revised target range of £4-5m in free reserves, …
Page, 02 December 2025
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IIED’s values
… consideration.   Justice and fairness We address social, economic and environmental injustices and unfair power dynamics, embedding … we can to deliver impactful and systemic change that addresses major environmental, economic and social challenges and inequity.   Inclusion …
Page, 14 May 2024
Mass of people walking with flags and posters. A sign reads "pay your climate debt"
Responsible operations and environmental sustainability 2022
… See IIED's latest responsible operations and environmental sustainability update During 2022, IIED identified five strategic objectives to improve its environmental sustainability and responsible operations. Based on an … level changes implemented in 2022 was the formalisation of a policy to not accept funding from fossil fuel producing organisations …
Page, 08 February 2023
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IIED’s new executive director starts today
… programme at the Overseas Development Institute, supported UN policy on disaster risk reduction, and served as a coordinating lead …   "I am excited to have this opportunity to strive for social and environmental justice, and to build on the outstanding work that Andrew …
News, 05 September 2022
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Migration and forests: what state and non-state actors can do to optimize economic, social and environmental outcomes
… dynamics, politics, economic growth or decline and social or environmental change. It describes why migration outcomes in forest … Policy and planning … state and non-state actors can do to optimize economic, social and environmental outcomes …
Publication, 07 December 2023
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IIED’s chair to deliver prestigious Christmas Lecture
… IIED chair and environmental scientist Dr Tara Shine will be one of three people to … on the atmosphere and its impact on our ecosystems.   An experienced policy adviser and climate negotiator, Shine has 20 years’ experience …
News, 18 December 2020
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Global climate finance leader to deliver 2024 Barbara Ward Lecture
… Ward Lecture Series , hosted in honour of world renowned economist, policy advisor, early advocate of sustainable development and IIED’s … and approaches to address the world’s vast and entrenched social, environmental and economic challenges. As IIED embarks on a new strategy …
News, 19 March 2024
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Private insurance policies launched to protect elephants in Kenya and Sri Lanka
… This is a pilot devised by Kenya’s AB Consultants, the Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (IPS) and IIED with funding from the UK … badly affected our finances… We will be happy if there’s an insurance policy created… Our lives, properties and farms need to be covered.” … quickly. IIED is working with an actuarial consulting company and an environmental NGO in Malaysia to also launch the scheme there and there …
News, 06 October 2022
Workshop participants undertake a participatory resource mapping exercise for community enterprises (Photo: Asia Network for Sustainable Agriculture and Bioresources - ANSAB)
Forest and Farm Facility launches Phase II
… better representation. FFF will also focus on ensuring organisations’ environmental sustainability and on building effective management … and indigenous peoples in order to improve business, livelihoods and policy engagement. Phase I resource partner included the governments of … . FFF has achieved documented success in poverty reduction, policy influence, increased tenure security, improved prices for …
News, 20 July 2018
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New tracker paves the way for researchers to identify EU priorities from Majority World experts
… and banks, and its countries and citizens – is influencing environmental and socio-economic development in Majority World countries … EU in a way that is methodologically robust.   Corrado Topi , senior policy advisor for IIED Europe and lead author of a forthcoming … important new avenue for identifying research priorities to support policy and decision-making.   “This tracker will help to maximise the …
News, 20 December 2022