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Friends of the Earth Charitable Trust

What is Friends of the Earth Charitable Trust and what does it do to help protect the environment and tackle climate breakdown?
  Published:  24 Jul 2018    |      Last updated:  05 Aug 2025    |      1 minute read
Please note this page is currently being updated. More information on our trustees will be available soon.

Our sister organisation Friends of the Earth Charitable Trust is a registered charity (No. 281681) that works to raise funds and provide grants to organisations whose activities further its charitable objectives. It is regulated by the Charity Commission and registered with Companies House. 

Download the latest financial accounts for Friends of the Earth Charitable Trust.

Charitable objectives

  • The conservation, protection and sustainable use for the public benefit of the Earth’s natural environment, including bio-diversity, atmosphere, water, land and natural resources.
  • The advancement of education for the public benefit and, in particular, the advancement of education in ecology, natural history, resource conservation, sustainable development and environment studies.
  • The promotion of sustainable development for the benefit of the public by the preservation, conservation and the protection of the environment and the prudent use of natural resources; and conducting or commissioning research and publishing the results of such research. ‘Sustainable development’ means improving the quality of life while living within the carrying capacity of supporting ecosystems and the natural environment.

Governance

The Board of Friends of the Earth Charitable Trust is:

Sian Ferguson, Chair

Sian Ferguson was appointed Chair of the Charitable Trust in 2023. Sian has worked the environmental sector for 30 years and for the last 10 within philanthropy as Trust Executive of the Aurora, JJ Charitable and Mark Leonard Trusts. She is a trustee at the Environmental Funders Network and a member of the advisory committee of the Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity.

Ashok Sinha, Trustee

Gareth Jenkins, Trustee

Paul Infield, Trustee
 

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