How we work

Two women standing in the corridor of an office building smiling and looking at a laptop screen.

We work closely with our partners to accelerate the transition towards a green, fair and inclusive economy. This collaboration is deepened by our industry expertise and commitment to fostering long-term relationships with partners.

  • 623
    Impact Icon Materials
    partners since launch
  • 1,000+
    Impact Icon Materials
    grants given
  • 28.5%
    Impact Icon Materials
    general operational support in 2023

GRANT PROCESS

We award grants to organisations with transformative ideas and scalable solutions with the aim of achieving the greatest impact in our global economic system. 

 

Becoming a partner

BEYOND GRANTMAKING

We work collaboratively with partners, providing financial and non-financial support to strengthen their skills, evolve their networks and build their organisations’ capabilities. 

 

Beyond Grantmaking
Closeup view of bright orange thread, knotted and going in different directions

Gender equity and social inclusion

Gender Equity and Social Inclusion (GESI) is a cornerstone of our mission to accelerate the transition to a green, fair and inclusive economy.  

GESI
A group of smartly dressed people sitting at a desk in a corporate workshop

GRANTS DATABASE

What we fund

Discover the range of organisations we have supported with our grantmaking.

Grants

Fashion for Good B.V.

  • €1,000,000
  • 0 months
  • Grant Active

For general operating support.

Learn more about this partner

ReLondon

  • €98,055
  • 12 months
  • Grant Active

Accelerating sharing of data already contained on local authority planning portals in support of transparency.

Learn more about this partner

Foundation for the Global Compact

  • €245,000
  • 24 months
  • Grant Active

To ensure just transition is meaningfully addressed in Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) in Asia

Learn more about this partner

Shift Project Ltd

  • €1,778,846
  • 36 months
  • Grant Active

Supporting strong implementation of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) and Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) in Europe

Learn more about this partner

Cornell University

  • €316,799
  • 19 months
  • Grant Active

Building climate-adaptive solutions to address extreme heat and flooding across factories in Bangladesh

Learn more about this partner

Future Earth Lab

  • €600,000
  • 27 months
  • Grant Active

For incentivizing regenerative farming and decarbonizing raw material supply chains through outcome-based farmer rewards.

Learn more about this partner

Dalberg

  • €169,998
  • 5 months
  • Grant Active

For supporting research into workers rights and just transition impacts of demand-side levers for decarbonising food supply chains.

Learn more about this partner

The Waste and Resources Action Programme

  • €249,812
  • 13 months
  • Grant Active

For developing and piloting with US retailers and cities a mechanism for changing the shopping environment and consumer habits to reduce food waste.

Learn more about this partner

Global Eco Transition gGmBH

  • €400,000
  • 18 months
  • Grant Active

For developing and embedding a new narrative that emphasises the role that businesses can play in shaping how Germany responds to the climate crisis

Learn more about this partner

Measuring with Rubrics

Evaluating systems change

Measuring with rubrics

Our rubrics-based methodology to help us, our partners and the wider field of philanthropy, understand our contribution to systems change, while learning and adapting to new and unforeseen circumstances.