# COMMONWEALTH CLIMATE AND LAW INITIATIVE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1203501
- **Other names:** CCLI
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** June 9, 2023
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1203501


## Contact

- **Address:** 128 City Road, London
- **Postcode:** EC1V 2NX
- **Phone:** 07860275169
- **Email:** natalie.shippen@commonwealthclimatelaw.org
- **Website:** www.commonwealthclimatelaw.org



## Activities

**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.

**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.




## Classification

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



## Areas of operation

- Australia
- Canada
- Hong Kong
- India
- Malaysia
- Philippines
- Singapore
- South Africa
- Throughout England



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £185979 | £344835 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £332484 | £248432 | — | — |



## Trustees

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