Tough, moving read. Awful to think of the trauma meted on innocent civilians - including super young children - for over a decade now in Syria. Hard to imagine they will ever fully record even if peace restored: devex.com/news/opinion-t…

Important news coming out of the #EuropeanParliament today with new law to enhance human rights & environment checks on big companies reuters.com/sustainability…

"Public development banks must stop propping up a failing system, stand alongside Indigenous groups, and stop financing factory farming," said Kari Hamerschlag of Friends of the Earth (Action). #PRONACAContamina. commondreams.org/news/public-de…

Life on #Twitter has been hard work lately. Florence Stuart-Leach, our Head of Digital, shares the key questions not-for-profit organisations should ask when deciding whether or not to invest in the platform. linkedin.com/pulse/twitter-…

Fascinating big read from the Financial Times's Camilla Hodgson. Those affected by environmental disasters are turning to the courts for redress, stoking debate about who should pay to bring the cases. ft.com/content/055ef9…

Another landmark climate trial to watch this week as 16 young people launch a legal case , supported by Our Children's Trust , against the state of Montana arguing that the state is robbing their futures by embracing policies that contribute to climate change. nytimes.com/2023/06/12/us/…

Devastating news this week of another migrant boat sinking off the Greek coast and a reminder of how the erosion of asylum rights by Western states is costing lives. Worth reading Matina Stevis-Gridneff powerful investigation into Greek authorities' violations against migrants.

Interesting point from Leo Barasi 🇺🇦 leobarasi.bsky.social about the language we use around efforts to mitigate climate change. Do you agree?

Jennifer Mueller, co-author of The Scheme gave us a fascinating talk today about the hidden money campaign that’s capturing - and corrupting - the US Supreme Court. Terrifying stuff - and as ever, a cautionary tale for democracies everywhere. 👀

In an open letter, global leaders call for a green transition that leaves no one behind. They promise to "seek to advance concrete actions that deliver on the promise of the SDGs, for our prosperity, people, and planet." 🌎 bit.ly/430kIU8

Animal agriculture contributes a *fifth* of global emissions. But development banks still fund it. 😳 Its been great working with the #StopFinancingFactoryFarming campaign to bring this to light. This from Kari Hamerschlag and Friends of the Earth (Action) tells it all 👉bit.ly/43UePZB

"My view is that what’s missing is the political leadership... until that happens, this programme is going to run into the sand." – Stark words from the head of the UK Climate Change Committee on the launch of today's progress report. 👇🏽 ft.com/content/8364fe…

What's happening with Thames Water is a great example of why we need urgent #AuditReform in the UK 👀 ft.com/content/deaf19…

Extraordinary and important NYT reporting from a field hospital in Ukraine 👇🏽 nytimes.com/video/world/eu…

New report finds a rise in strategic climate change litigation, challenging: 👩‍⚖️climate-washing 👩‍⚖️inadequate corporate climate plans 👩‍⚖️weak climate policies by governments 👩‍⚖️finance flows to highly polluting projects LSE report: bit.ly/3D0gKjE

Fossil fuel giant Shell is making hundreds of millions trading Russian gas since the Ukraine war. Important investigation by Global Witness #FossilFuelsFundWar bit.ly/3D3F6ZY

We loved this long read from Bill McKibben – a thoughtful and compelling take on #degrowth newyorker.com/news/daily-com…

So Twitter becomes X. Most of you are probably wondering what this means, so we will be keeping an eye out for any useful information and resources. How are charities reacting to the changes? Here are a few great tweets (or X's) that we've seen. 🧵 theverge.com/2023/7/24/2380…

18 months into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the question remains: why aren’t policymakers in democracies clamping down harder on illicit finance flows? An excellent piece from @CFCS_RUSI bit.ly/3Ys7I9a

Jen Carson from Climate Group explains the necessity & opportunity of kick-starting the net zero steel transition—great read in BusinessGreen👇 businessgreen.com/opinion/412529…