Taking action
Without a healthy environment, life-supporting systems for people and animals will fail. With less than 3% of global philanthropy going to the environment, the Australian Ethical Foundation aims to protect nature, combat climate change, and support communities affected by climate change and environmental degradation – focusing on systemic change and high-impact solutions.
Find high-impact partnerships
- Collaborate to co-design and co-fund high-impact strategic projects
- Empower First Nations to lead and make decisions on projects, recognising their deep knowledge and expertise
- Build long-term relationships with partners based on trust and transparency
Unlocking scalable solutions through pilots and early-stage action
- Focus on first-mover projects that test and prove models for policy shifts and future investment
- Use philanthropy to de-risk and unlock larger capital flows for nature-based solutions
- Fund legal challenges, policy reform, early research and prototype financial mechanisms that address barriers to biodiversity and climate action
Advocacy, policy reform and movement building efforts
- Fund policy advocacy, public campaigns, and regulatory engagement to influence government and corporate decision-making 
How we assess partners
We apply a comprehensive impact framework to all grant proposals, considering the organisation's theory of change, project outcomes, alignment with our focus areas, relevant expertise and the impact and scalability of the project.