COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: N1675600
CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: NIC108291
Environmental Justice Network Ireland Ltd
Company Limited by Guarantee
Unaudited Financial Statements
31 December 2023

Environmental Justice Network Ireland Ltd
Company Limited by Guarantee
Financial Statements
Year ended 31 December 2023
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Independent examinerfs report to the trustees
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Statement of financial activities (including income and
expenditure account)
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ststement of financial position
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Notes to the financial statements
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Environmental Justice Network Ireland Ltd
Company Limited by Guarantee
Trustees. Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report)
Year ended 31 December 2023
The trustees. who are also the directors for the purposes of company law. p￿sent Iheir rep(Kt and the
unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2023.
Ref¢rence and administrative details
Registered charity name
Environmental Justice Nehyork Ireland Ltd
Charity registration number
NIC108291
Company regislration number N16756(M)
Principal office and registered 0[￿￿aU Baths
office
0￿eaU Avenue
Belfasl
BT2 8HS
Northern Ireland
The trustees
Ms V Cirefice
Mr R Blackwood
Dr P Doran
Ms B McNeill
Mr S Wood
Mrs C Bailey
(Resigned 23 February 2023)
(Resigned 1 November 2023)
(Appointed 10 January 2024)
Company secretary
Dr Clara Brennan
Independent examiner
Finegan Gibson Ltd

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Structure. govemance and management
The Environmental Justice Network Ireland was launched in June 2019 to create a collaborative
plattorm fc￿ partnership working be￿een academics, representalives of civil society and
environmental NGOS. EJNI'S core goal is to address the root causes of social and environmenlal
justice deficits on the island of Ireland. EJNI is delivering this goal through an innovative.
transdisciplinary model of wllaboration which draws together diverse stakeholders and
decision-makers who usually operate in almost completely separale spheres to enhance knowledge
exchange and facilitate more effecttve and strategic research, advocacy and action. EJNI now has an
extensive netsvork of members drawn from academia. lawyers. NGOS and community activists from
across the island of Ireland and beyond who work together to deliver unique, cutting-edge
collaborative environmentsl Justi￿ projects.
EJNI is an independent, non-profit netsvork, existing and acting in the public interest. The organisation
currently has a Board of Trustees whith provides oversight and makes core decisions. Co-ordination
of its projects is led by the Director and Steering Group. which is comprised of voluntary
representatives from academia. the NGO and legal sectors and grassrcols community activism drawn
from its wider network. Its primary activities centre on three key areas: (il Research: the creation and
dissemination of evidence-based. multi-media resources to help enhance knowledge about
environmental and social justice issues which impact citizens on the island of Ireland and beyond; (ill
Advocacy.. empowering and campaigning support activities relating to environmental injustices.. (iii)
Action: the provision of a unique platfomi for collaborative online and in-person activism and action
designed to enhance c￿peration be￿een diverse stakeholders and across borders.

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Structure, govemance and management (¢onthiuedJ
Trustses and declslon-making
EJNI is driven and overseen by a Board of Trustees and supported by a Steering Group that sits
within a transdisciplinary, cooperative 'community of practice,. The aim is a highly structured system of
distributed decision making. producing high quality outputs effiuenuy and democratically Ihrough a
cooperative model based on (i) core operations and lil) collaborative projects (as described below).
The Board of Trustees is responsible for overall perfomance. govemance and policy. It is currently
comprised of 4 individuals. Truslees will be elected and appointed by the Interim Board and Company
Secretary with consideration of adwce from Steering Group members. The appointed board will be
representativ& and reflect the ethos of the organisation. In December 2023, the board is comprised of..
Simon Wood, Brona McNeill, Clare Bailey and Vcenza Cirefice. Dr Clara Brennan (Director, EJNI) is
company secretary. The Steering Group is comprised of members of the network and EJNI staff, with
a maximum of 15 participants. It meels regularly and is representative of the diverse different types of
stakeholders EJNI works with.
Staff and Remuneration
During 2023 EJNI'S core activities continued to be funded by the Joseph RoWnt￿e Charitable Trust
(grant for core funding ran from Ocl 2021- September 2023. and was renewed in June 2023 for a
further 3 years) to support a small team of part-time staff to deliver its core operations and support and
coordinate its collaborative projects (detailed below). EJNI staff and steering group members may hold
multiple roles within the organisation (with the exception of board members, who cannot be salaried
employees), e.g. staff members may also be involved in collaborative projeGts as Gonsultants.
Director- Clara Brennan
Research Officer.. Caitlin Mcllhennon
Research Assistant.. Shea Anderson
IT and web support". Phillip Lock and John Bums
Remuneration for these staff members in their core roles was agreed by Ihe board on the basis of
academic payscales for lecturer and research asssstant (in light of the qualifications and the previous
roles of the staff members) and wtth consideration of NJC payscales. For project consultancy worf(,
daily rates are negotiated with funders on a project-by-project basis.
Relationships with related parties
Brcina McNeill {Trustee and member of the steering group) is sister to Clara Brennan (Director). Phillip
Lock (IT and web support) is husband to Clara Brennan.

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Objectives and actlvltles
EJNI'S growing ne￿Ork of academics, lawyers, NGOS and grassroots community activists in Northem
Ireland and across the island of Ireland are working together with partners across the EU to ￿spOnd to
environmental and social injustice. EJNI defines 'environmental justice, as the prevention of unfairly
distributed environmental harms and the estsblishment of procedures to ensure that concerned
citizens and public Inte￿St groups can a¢￿$$ the justice system at reasonable cost-. be provided with
a fair plafform for the treatment of environmental issues- and obtain adequate and effective remedies
for breaches of environmental law.
EJNI will contribute to the ongoing tranSfO￿atiOn of the Northem Ireland conflict through:
empowering cilizens to address root causes of environmental injustice
namely the
de-prioritization of environmental protection and social justice during Ihe conflict
contributing to peace-building efforts by providing a plaffom for collaboration between
diverse stakeholders but also beiween groups and indNiduals from all communities in
Northern Ireland
promoting cross-border cwperation on the island of Ireland through the development of
cooperative solutions to shared environmental chalSenges
EJNI'S core mission and operations are underpinned by the principles and values of participation,
human rights and equality. Public participation is one of the central tenets of the UNECE Convention
on Access to Environmental Justi￿. The right to a heatthy environment is increasingly recognised as
the basis for a wide range of legal interventions centred on environmental justice claims. Finally.
equality, dIVe￿ty & inclusivity considerations have informed the development of the organisation since
its establishment.
EJNI'S activities are designed to encourage the development of a non-sectarian political culture
which is inclusive. transparenl. responsive and accountable. It will do this through supporting and
equipping communities with the knowledge they need to create a vibranL pluralist and activist civil
society, responsive to the needs of the most vulnerable and able to hold the government to account
for environmental and connected social justice failures
EJNI'S work will help provide a platft)mi for voices from community activist groups which have been
marginalised groups in the context of public policy-making in relation to the environment and social
justice in Northem Ireland. Through joint-working belween communtlies. NGOS. lawyers and
academics to produce evidence-based resources. events and advocacy activits'es. EJNI will help
cultivate the Independen￿ of the community and voluntary sectors. EJNI'S work has already. and Wbll
conlinue to develop projects that promote increased participation of women in processes which will
help influence political decis10n-ma￿ng and also greater indusivity in political decision-making and
poIiGy work.
EJNI'S work will fulfil three central charitable purwses:
(i) to promote. for the benefit of the public, access to environmental justice by supporknng comrnuntties.
individuals and organisations that are engaged in challenging environmental injLJstice on the island of
Ireland and providing a Platfo￿ for collaboration between these groups.. {ii) to promote. for the benefit
of the public, the advan￿ment of education about environmental justice concems on the island of
Ireland and how these relate lo global environmental. economic and societal debates: and(iii)lo cary
out or assist in the carying out of research inlo environmental justice and to publish or otherwise
disseminate the results of such research on the island of Ireland and across the wodd for the benefit of
the public.
EJNI will achieve tts goal of enhancing environmental justice on the island of Ireland through

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addressing the root ￿USe$ of environmental Injusti￿ through three ￿ntral areas of activty:
Research." the creation and dissemination of evKdence-based. rnulti-Tnedia resources to help
enhance knowledge about environmental and social justice issues which impact citizens on the island
of Ireland and beyond.
Advocacy. empowering and campaigning supwrt activities relating to environmental Injusti￿S.
Action= the prowsion of a unique plafform for collaborative online and in-person acbvism and action
designed lo enhance cooperation belween diverse slakeholders and across borders.
In terms of timescale. EJNI has a range of short-. medium- and long-tern goals. In the short term, the
goal of the organisation is to continue to develop its network, profile. administrative and working
practices and acquire additional core funding to support a growing team of staff in line with the scale of
our operations - which have increased again during 2023. In the medium term. EJNI will focus on the
development of its 4 core projects.. Rights and Nature.. Access to Justice: Climate Govemance and
Linking the Irish Environment. In the long lem, EJNI will continue to develop new project streams
within a broader strategy for addressed environmental and the connected social injustice on the island
of Ireland. This strategy will be developed in partnership with EJNI'S network of partners from the
island of Ireland but also in consultation with other environmental justice networks and bodies from
other jurisdictions (in particular from postryconflict societies).

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Objectives and actlvltles (conth?ued)
Risks
The retum to physical events in the post-pandemic environmentsl justice arena has been slow.
Our response to this has been lo blend in-person events with the production of a range of online
altematives which have been highly successful. including hybrid meetings. a series of collaborative
film projects, webinars. interactive briefing papers and online dialogues and the development of a
social media and communications strategy which is focused on digital activities and advocacy events.
We have minimised costs of operating a physical office by taking up a residenl desk in a co-working
space - so we do not have wastage or unnecessary overheads associated with a full private office. In
addition. our working pattems are flexible to ensure equality of opportunity and participation for
parents and those with caring responsibilities.
Unprecedented levels of political uncertainty in Northem Ireland and the controversial nature of
some of the issues which will be raised during projects (e.g. the extent & nature of cross-border
collaboration on the environment) can render building Irust bel￿een stakeholders & ensuring active
participation difficult. We have employed mechanisms used to build trust in collaborative projects,
such as building on existing relationships. use of intermediaries & guarantors & building trust through
the project itself to offset this risk. Stakeholders are always consulted about anonymity &
confidentiality requirements at the outset of each EJNI project and where relevant a full ethical
approval process is cofflpleted via the academic institutions associated with each project.
Difficulties developing a Common 'language' that cross-disciplinary groups & non-academic
stakeholders can engage with and dealing wth disagreements between collaborative working partners
are addressed in EJNI projects through our use of accessible language and the early identification of
themes which draw together commonalties raised by Part￿1pant$. This is essential when projects deal
with contentious issues, especially those which may have political ramir￿atIOnS in Northern Ireland.
Duplication of efforts in an already busy and underfunded environrnental sector are avoided by
EJNI through careful scoping and mapping studies at the outset of each core activity or collaborative
project. These efforts have typically led to new cooperalive relationships with organisations or
individuals engaged in complementary work.
Difficulty securing collabordtive project funding has rK)t to date been an issue, with all of our
current collaborative projects {designed to address existing knowledgelsupport deficits) attracting
funding or in-kind support (details on request).

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Achievements and perfomian¢e
EJNI has had significant successes across all three of our central objectives:
One of the central goals of EJNI'S work is to enhance knowledge and raise awareness of
environmental justice issues. To fulfil this goal and to document the work and impact of the
organisation- (il EJNI'S accessible, ￿rtifIed green website acts as a repository for all of our
collaborative work - all of which is open access; lil) rigorous proofing of outputs for accessibility and
readability occurs: (iii) dedicated project pages on our website {e.g. our Rights and Nature project
pagel include descriptions of the project and all outputs associated with it, instructions on how to gel
involved with advocacy and links to other resources: INI dtfferent multimedia formats are used to
reflect project findings & to maximise interest and accessibility: and Iv) novel techniques to
communicate research findings are adopted (e.g. dance. poety. music as well as legal, technical and
political analysis. e.g. our film proiectsl.
Evaluation and peer-review is critical in collaborative. transdisciplinary wotk when stakeholders
from very diverse backgrounds are working together on a project. EJNI has developed a systematic
peer-review process whereby outputs for each project comply with produclion guidelines and pass
through an independent review and qualty assurance process. Each project is also screened for
accessibility and equality issues at design slage. ensuring that we are constantly engaged in
strengthening human rights and equality through how we do our work, and in tum supporting inclusive,
non-sectarian and participatory politics in all of EJNI'S acttvities.
Dissemination of our work is delivered vla (i) email updates a￿ut outputs to our extensive ne￿Ork
of associates who in tum disseminate the work to their own nehvorks)-, {ii} our online presence, e.g.
our Iwitter accounts and website., and (iii) press releases to local and national Tnedia. The work of EJNI
is making a difference lo a number of beneficiary groups in Northem Ireland. the border counties and
across the island of Ireland (the impact of our projects is also regislering across the EU and our
outputs are used by intemational audiences). Benefits have been generated for. (i) collaborating
project partners through highlighting their work to a wider audience,. lil) environmental NGOS &
activists (particularly small cornmunity groups) through networkinglengagemenuco-production
opportunities and through our provision of advocacy tools-. (iii) politicians & policy makers benefit from
the production of evIden￿-baSed research {notably our impact on discussions around the NE Protocol
through our 'Linknng the Irish Environment, Report which was launched in June 2023., and (iv) local
communities & the wider public - through education and raising awareness of environmental injuslices,
environmental and access to juslice rights of communities and individuals. and by giving agency to
environmental concerns. EJNI'S work is helping shift perceptions of the consequences of weak
environmental govemance & the need for effective accountability mechanisms. This is demonstrated
in the web metrics for both EJNI'S webstte and the Manual of Environmental Justice (over 1300 page
views per month as of February 2023}. Important wider impacts include enhancing public support for
higher environmental ambition (e.g. our Rights and Nature work is translating into successful council
motions and proposals for legal reform and through the convening work of our Climale Governan
ObseNatory) and building communty cohesion through highlighting the work of community activists in
protecting natural heritage, e.g. through our IMO movement-tracking Rights of Nalure films whith have
been screened by communtties across the i51and of Ireland.
We have coordinated signrficant collaborative efforts with other network bodies bolh on the island
of Ireland and with EU partners, (e.g. Northem Ireland Environment Link and Irish Environmental
Network. EEB. CAN-E) - with our Linking the Irish Environment Report prompting co-signed letters to
the UK and Irish Governments and diredy informing the development of the first dl-island
environmental civic form. Our Work is also having significant international impact, featuring in the UN'S
Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee's prcoress report on state aid.
All of these outputs and details of our events are hosted on our ￿￿bSite. v*ww.ejni.neL

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Achievements and performance (cortthJuedJ
Advocacy.. we have engaged in wid&ranging, impactful and empowering support activities for
campaigns relaling to environmental justice
induding the translation of research into accessible
formats and new advocacy tools. Highlights include:
Our 'Manual of Environmental Justi￿, _ a major new web resour￿ developed in partnership with
Community Law and Mediation. We engaged in needs assessment research lo identify gaps in the
support and informab'on currenty available io comrnunities facing environmental injustice on both
sides of the border in Ireland lo infomi the design of the Manual website, addressing identified gaps
through three key functionalities- (i) an expert directory
connecting environmental expertise to
communitiesl campaignerslorganisations as a direct response to our research which indicated that
78°h of participants believed a lack of accessibility to infonnation andlor expertise was an obstacle to
carrying out their work,. lil) an advocacy map - our analysis indicated fragmentation of resources and
knowledge across the island of Ireland. and our map allows organisations and communities to connect
and share knowledge on similar workjcampaigns by pinning submissions to a virtual map where users
can investigate further the worklprojects being carried out by communities facing similar challenges,.
and (iii) a resource library - an extensive library of resources covering a broad range of environmental
issues. In the three rnonths since the website launched in November 2022. we have added over 100
subscribers to our quarterfy newsletter and this number is growing as our directory. map and library
expand.
Our Environrnental Justice Calendar promotes events (online. in-person and hybrid) as well as
details of govemment consullations and opportunities for citizens to engage in public participation in
environmentsl justice decision-making. We dedicate time to searching and adding new events and
consultations to the calendar but have also created a function for communities and other organisations
to add Iheir own events - creating cross-pollination between academics. lawyers. and civil society. We
have featured over 200 events or consultations since 2021.
Actlon.. EJNI has developed into a unique convening platform for collaborative online and in-person
activism and action designed to enhance cooperation between dTverse slakeholders and across
borders to deliver strategic, real-world impact
Launch of our 'Linking the Irish Environmenf Report at our stakeholder networking event with
NIEL and IEN in June 2023
Launch of Strategic Climale Litigation Report
Administration of a Rights of Nature monthly hub
Convening of a monthly NECP working group
Briefing to the Irish Consulate in Edinburgh on the LIE report findings
Environmental Protestors and Riverwalk events in June 2023
Briefing on Lough Neagh's fijture ownership. presentstion to Belfast Cty Council is support of
successful motion. Follow up activity and briefing councillors.
All of these outputs and details of our events are hosted on our website, w1￿V.ejni.net.

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Achievements and performance (eoijtiftuedj
Public Benefft
Our main activities and who we try to help are described below. Our charitable activilres involve
supporting communities, individuals and organisations through undertaking and publishing accessible
research in response to stakeholder needs, undertaking advocacy around key environmental justice
issues and taking direct aclion in collaboration with partners through engaging in public consultation
processes to help challenge environmental injustice on the island of Ireland. EJNI provides a platform
for collaboration be￿een diverse stakeholder groups lo promote the advancement of education about
environmental justice concems on the island of Ireland and how Ihese relate to global environmental,
economic and societal debates through production of multimedia resources and convening of key
events such as roundtables. workshops and conferences. EJNI also carries oui high quality.
peer-reviewed research into environmental juslrce and we disseminate the results of such research on
the island of Ireland and across the worfd for the benefit of the public. All of these activities are
undertaken to further our charitable purposes for the public bener
We have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public
benefit when reviewing our aim and objectives and in planning our future activities. In particular, the
trustees consider how planned activities will contribute to the aims and objectives they have set.
Financial review
EJNI continues to receive Core Funding from the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust with our latest
grant of £207,000 running from October 2023 for three years. ECF continues to be our primary project
fijnder and we have significantly expanded the scope of our ECF-funded projects in 2023. with a new
project focusing on strategic litigation attracting significant interest from stakeholders north and south
of the border. Our main project with ECF has been renewed for 2024125. We were also commissioned
by the Northern Ireland Human Rights CommissKsn to undertake a project examining the impact of
Brexit on environmental rights, and received a small top-up grant from Community Foundation Ireland
to maintain our work on the Manual of Environmental Justi￿.
Reserves policy and going ¢oncem
Reserves are needed to bridge the timing gap between spending and receiving of incorne and to cover
unplanned temporary shortfalls in income should they arise. Holding adequate reserves safeguards
the provision of our services in the evenl of unexpected significant financial pressures. The trustees
consider that the ideal level of reserves would be belween three months of core expenditure which
would come to approximately £15,000.
Unrestricted reserves freely available to spend. therefore excluding fixed assets. restricted reserves
and designated reserves amounted to £19,079 which is above targec the trustees believe that this
represents an apwopriate level of reserves.

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Plans for future periods
The two intersecting areas of activity which EJNI is engaged in reLqte to core operations and
collaLN)ralive projects. li) Core Operations are undertaken by the EJNI staff {all of whom are part-time)
which comprise a Director {Dr Clara Brennan), a Research and Policy Coordinator (Caitlin
Mcllhennon), Research Assistant (Shea Anderson) and an IT Coordinator (Phillip Lock). {ii)
Collaborative Projecls are run by a semi-autonomous leam of paid individuals (where required) and
volunteers from the EJNI nelwork and partner organisations, nested within the larger EJNI circles of
accountability {the Steering Group and Board). Approval of projects is the responsibility of the Steering
Group and the Director will provide oversight and coordination of the collaborative projects within
EJNI'S broader strategy. Some projects require external funding {e.g. to fijnd buy-ouusecondment for
project leads, research assistance. dissernination. projeci-speciffic events etc.) and securing this
funding is the responsibility of the project team who ¥MII be supported by EJNI stsff. Other projects do
not require funding and are cooperative efforts between individuals working for a range of partner
organisations on a project of common strategic interest. This rnodel ensures buy in andlor in-kind
support from a wide range of organisations at the cutting edge of environmentsl justice issues. The
priorities for this year are to complete and develop the projects which have commenced and to acquire
fvnding to support the development of those projects which are at an eady stage of development or
which we have not yet acquired funding for
notably the Rights of Nature project and continued
funding for Linking the Irish Environment. A further priority is to ensure fvnding is acquired for an
administrative assistant given the rapid increase in organisational activities and income and the
associated increased administrative burden assc¢iated wilh this growth.
Small company provisions
This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies entided to
the small companies exemption.
The trustees, annual report VRS approved on 2 Seplember 2024 and signed on behalf of the board of
trustees by:
Mr S Wood
Trustee
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