Comic Relief gets serious about tackling the climate emergency

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Comic Relief, which banned fossil fuel investments last year, has joined more than 30 charities that have signed the Funder Commitment on Climate Change

A trio of charities have joined a fast-growing initiative encouraging charitable trusts and foundations to incorporate awareness of the climate emergency into their investment strategies, the bodies announced...

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