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New wealth of top 1% surges by over $33.9 trillion since 2015 – enough to end poverty 22 times over

Stuart Mitchell

The world’s richest one per cent increased their wealth by more than $33.9 trillion in real terms since 2015, according to new Oxfam analysis published ahead of the world’s largest development financing talks in a decade. This is more than enough to eliminate annual poverty 22 times over at the World Bank’s highest poverty line of $8.30 a day. The wealth of just 3,000 billionaires has surged $6.5 trillion in real terms since 2015, and now comprises the equivalent of 14.6 per cent of global GDP. Oxfam’s new briefing paper,…

$420 billion annual shortfall blocking gender equality in developing countries

Stuart Mitchell

Developing countries are falling short by an estimated USD 420 billion a year in the funding needed to achieve gender equality under the Sustainable Development Goals. At the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) in Sevilla, Spain, UN Women welcomed the adoption by consensus of the Compromiso de Sevilla, which reaffirms Member States’ shared commitment to inclusive and sustainable development. Despite a difficult global context, the agreement signals a step forward in recognizing the essential role of gender equality in financing strategies. FfD4 is a critical opportunity to…

Foot Anstey announces strategic partnership with Young Enterprise

Stuart Mitchell

Foot Anstey announces long-term charity partnership with Young Enterprise as part of its commitment to improving social mobility across the UK National law firm Foot Anstey has today announced an initial three-year strategic partnership with Young Enterprise to help tackle social mobility. The announcement follows a commitment to invest at least 1% of the firm’s net profit into responsible business and comes off the back of the recently launched responsible business framework. Providing essential entrepreneurship, financial education and applied learning opportunities to young people across the UK, Young Enterprise’s model…

Give A Little changes the face of supporter-led fundraising

Stuart Mitchell

Cashless fundraising platform, Give A Little, launches a revolutionary way for charitable organisations to empower their supporters to collect contactless donations from their smartphones using the new Give A Little Champion App. Turn your supporters into champions with the new Give A Little Champion App     The Give A Little Champion App , which utilises Tap to Pay on iPhone and Android, will change the face of supporter-led fundraising by giving supporters a quick, secure and easy way to collect in-person donations from their friends, family and anyone attending…

30 years of sustainable banking: Triodos Bank UK announces £2.5 billion of total lending

Stuart Mitchell

Triodos Bank UK, a frontrunner in sustainable banking, has today announced it has funded £2.5 billion of impact-led projects in the UK since its foundation, as it celebrates three decades of financing positive social and environmental change. Since opening its UK business in 1995, Triodos has been at the forefront of sustainable banking, enabling individuals and organisations to use their money in ways that benefit people and the planet. As it marks its 30th anniversary this year, Triodos has now delivered a total of £2.5 billion in lending to projects…