+36.0 impact
Confidence 95%2023

Inflexion Foundation significantly supports environmental conservation and climate innovation through strategic partnerships.

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Positive impact

Active 20232024

The Inflexion Foundation has provided substantial funding and strategic partnerships to organizations like the London and Lancashire Wildlife Trusts, supporting environmental education, species reintroduction, and habitat restoration. Additionally, their partnership with the Grantham Institute's "The Greenhouse" program has fostered over 165 climate innovation startups, which have collectively raised over $1.3 billion.

environment.biodiversity
environment.general
society.culture
society.education
society.social_good

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The Inflexion Foundation provided a three-year grant to Chickenshed's Access and Participation Fund, which supports the organization's mission to ensure programs remain accessible to all and helps reach a diverse range of beneficiaries [1]Pro. Louise Perry, Managing Director of Chickenshed, confirmed that "With the Inflexion Foundations support, we can expand access to our programmes and collaborate with agencies serving those most in need" [1]Pro.

Members of Inflexion's Amsterdam office provided support to Kazerne Reigersbos, an Amsterdam-based community center, by helping to make its impact more tangible and visible to stakeholders [1]Pro. This involved a collaboration with PwC Strategy's CDD team to conduct an impact due diligence across Kazerne's stakeholders, including neighborhood residents, the local municipality, funds, and employees [1]Pro. Maru Asmellash, Founder of Kazerne, stated that "Beyond funding, we have collaborated on this important impact project, leveraging Inflexions network, which has been of great value over the past year" [1]Pro.

Inflexion Foundation provided funding to the London Wildlife Trust, specifically for education initiatives and species reintroduction efforts in London [2]Pro. This funding focused on glow-worms, a species in sharp decline across the capital due to habitat fragmentation, habitat loss, and widespread pesticide use [2]Pro. Leah McNally, Director of Learning Youth & Communities at London Wildlife Trust, noted that "With generous support from Inflexion, London Wildlife Trusts education programme has thrived, helping us to inspire thousands of primary-school aged children through contact with nature in their local neighbourhoods in London" [2]Pro. Between April 2023 and March 2024, 17,875 children and young people were engaged in educational activities in London through the Trust [2]Pro.

In Lancashire, the Inflexion Foundation's support enabled the delivery of outreach nature education directly into schools, aiming to embed the forest school ethos and foster connections with wildlife and nature [2]Pro. Additionally, further funding was allocated to the creation, restoration, and enhancement of 1,500 meters of hedgerows in Greater Manchester [2]Pro. Megan Kelsall, Partnerships Manager at Lancashire Wildlife Trust, stated that Inflexion's "regionally targeted donation will support our reach in Greater Manchester and pave a route forward for the next generation to take action for nature as part of their future" [2]Pro.

The Inflexion Foundation established a strategic partnership with the Royal Geographical Society (RGS), directly supporting two projects [3]Pro. The "Geography for All" project aims to broaden access to geography and foster diversity within the discipline, while "Earth Stories" seeks to improve sustainability communication by connecting climate and biodiversity experts with culture and media leaders to enhance public understanding [3]Pro. Professor Joe Smith, Director of the RGS, confirmed that Inflexion's support "has enhanced our partnership working and maximised our collective impact, facilitating the cross-pollination of approaches in pursuing a greater number as well as a wider range of students studying geography at all education stages" [3]Pro.

The Inflexion Foundation also formed a strategic partnership with the Grantham Institute to support "Undaunteds climate innovation accelerator programme, The Greenhouse" [3]Pro. This program has supported over 165 pre-seed startups since 2012, providing up to £20,000 in equity-free catalytic funding, business coaching, mentoring, masterclasses, workshops, and access to Imperial's technical facilities and workspaces [3]Pro. Alyssa Gilbert, Director of Undaunted and Director of Innovation at the Grantham Institute, reported that the ventures supported by the program have collectively raised "upwards of $1.3bn in investment, operating across 30 countries and creating over 1,600 jobs globally" [3]Pro. The startups graduating from The Greenhouse have an 88% survival rate and an 85% success rate in raising a minimum of £100,000 of follow-on funding [3]Pro.

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