Friends of the Earth Trust

Friends of the Earth Trust is committed to the:

• Conservation,
• Protection and
• Improvement of the environment.

We do this through:

• Promoting environmental solutions
• Campaigning
• Research
• Education
• Publishing
• Our information service

Friends of the Earth Trust shares its mission, vision and values with Friends of the Earth Limited.

Our charitable objects

• 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 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 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;
  • 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.

Achievements

• Secured the Climate Change Bill 
  which will commit the UK to legally binding reductions in carbon dioxide emissions

• Produced research
  whose findings were included in the Company Law Reform Bill.

• Launched a Rights and Justice Centre
  which has won a number of high profile cases.

Constitution, accounts and annual return

• Board
• Memorandum
• Articles
• Accounts
• Summary Information Return

The Board of Friends of the Earth Trust states the charity complies, where relevant, with CC10 The Hallmarks of an Effective Charity - the guidance given by the Charity Commission.

Friends of the Earth Trust complies, where relevant, with Good Governance: a Code for the Voluntary and Community Sector as set out by The National Hub of Expertise in Governance.

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