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Commonwealth Climate And Law Initiative

Ccli

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1203501
Status
Registered
Registered
June 9, 2023
Legal form
Charitable company

Address

Address
128 City Road
London
EC1V 2NX

Activities

The Commonwealth Climate and Law Initiative is a legal research and stakeholder engagement organisation. It examines and reports on the legal basis for directors and trustees to manage and disclose on climate and nature-related risks.

Objects: The Company's Objects Are Specifically Restricted To Advancing The Protection, Preservation And Conservation Of The Physical And Natural Environment For The Public Benefit, In Particular But Not Exclusively By:(1) Researching Strategies And Mechanisms That May Assist To Facilitate A Rapid, Orderly And Efficient Re-Allocation Of Capital To Business And Investment Activities That Promote Sustainable Development And The Transition To A Global Low Carbon Economy To Address The Threat Of Catastrophic Climate Change, And Publishing The Useful Results Of That Research;(2) Researching The Material Risks Of Future Legal Liabilities For Company Directors And Pension Fund Trustees, And Publishing The Useful Results Of That Research, In Order To Motivate A Behavioural Shift To Taking Account Of Physical Climate Change Risk And Societal Responses To Climate Change In Corporate And Investment Decision-Making;(3) Promoting The Integration Of The Financial Risks And Opportunities Of Climate Change Across All Facets Of Corporate Governance And Investment Practice; And(4) Educating The Public In All Matters Relating To The Law, Practice And Administration Of Justice In Connection With Climate Change, Sustainable Development And The Conservation And Protection Of The Environment And The Prudent Use Of Natural Resources.

Classification

How
Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
What
Environment/conservation/heritage
Who
The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Country
Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa
Region
Throughout England

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
March 31, 2025 £185,979 £344,835
March 31, 2024 £332,484 £248,432

Trustees

Name Appointed
Dr John Purcell (Chair) March 10, 2021
Dr Thom Wetzer March 10, 2021
Karina Litvack Aug. 11, 2025
Natalie Shippen Nov. 16, 2024
Professor Cynthia Williams March 10, 2021
Professor Virginia Harper Ho Aug. 11, 2025
Professor ernest Lim Nov. 6, 2023
Sarah Kilgour Feb. 7, 2019