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class="home-banner-heading">Sustainability & Environment</h1> </div> </section> <section class="content-top"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="content-top-heading col-xs-12 col-lg-12 col-md-12"> <h3>Overview</h3> </div> <div class="content-top-description col-xs-12 col-lg-12 col-md-12"> <p>A sustainable future is fundamental to our vision for Australia. Environmental sustainability is one of the Sidney Myer Fund and The Myer Foundation’s five core values while addressing climate change is one of the two abiding themes of the FY24–28 strategic period. Our philanthropy is informed by the <a href="https://sdgs.un.org/goals" title="">Sustainable Development Goals</a> and we recognise the imperative of the <a href="https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/paris-agreement" title="">UN Paris Agreement</a> to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, reinforced by the IPCC’s <i><b><sup></sup></b></i> <a href="https://www.ipcc.ch/report/sixth-assessment-report-cycle/" title="">Synthesis Report</a>, released in 2023.</p> <p>The Myer Foundation and Sidney Myer Fund is pursuing a suite of strategies – a portfolio approach – to advance our commitment to environmental sustainability. Grantmaking supports organisations taking discrete but complementary approaches that effect systemic change, with more than 98% of The Myer Foundation’s own financial resources now invested in ESG (environmental, social, governance) assets. While environmental sustainability is largely the remit of The Myer Foundation, the Sustainability & Environment Program's budget has been augmented by the Sidney Myer Fund and a material proportion of its own corpus has been invested into ESG assets.</p> <p>The Sustainability & Environment Program's strategy for FY24-28 is included below.</p> <div><br></div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="content-middle"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="content-middle-left col-xs-12 col-lg-6 col-md-6 extend-container-left"> <div class="content-middle-heading"> <h1 style="line-height: 30px;">FY24-28 Sustainability & Environment Program Grantmaking</h1> </div> <div class="content-middle-description"> The Sustainability & Environment Program’s focus area for the FY24-28 strategic period is to support climate action that accelerates an equitable net zero aligned transition in Australia.<br><br> In line with the Sidney Myer Fund and The Myer Foundation’s strategic pillar of <a class="link-button" href="/our-approach-to-philanthrophy">enabling organisations</a>, multi-year grants will be made to organisations whose purpose and work as a whole align with the focus area.<br><br> Organisations must meet a range of eligibility criteria to be considered for funding. Projects, programs, initiatives, departments and/or campaigns will not be considered.<br><br>The Sustainability & Environment Program does not accept unsolicited applications.<ul> </ul> </div> <!-- <div class="content-middle-learn-more"> <a href="/grant-opportunities-list/sidney-myer-creative-fellowships" class="slide-btn-read-more" title="">Learn more</a> </div> --> </div> <div class="content-middle-right col-xs-12 col-lg-6 col-md-6 extend-container-right"> <div class="content-middle-heading"> <h1 style="line-height: 30px;">FY24-28 Sustainability & Environment Program Grantees</h1> </div> <div class="content-middle-description">In FY24, grants were awarded to the following organisations:</p> </p> <li><a href="https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/" class="link-button">Climate Council</a><br></li> <li><a href="https://www.climateworkscentre.org/" class="link-button">Climateworks Centre</a><br></li> <li><a href="https://www.ela.org.au/" class="link-button">Environmental Leadership Australia</a><br></li> <li><a href="https://igcc.org.au/" class="link-button">Investor Group on Climate Change</a><br></li> <li><a href="https://odi.org/en/" class="link-button">ODI</a><br></li> <li><a href="https://smartenergy.org.au/" class="link-button">Smart Energy Council</a><br></li> <li><a href="https://www.solutionsforaustralia.net/" class="link-button">Solutions for Climate Australia</a><br></li> <li><a href="https://sunriseproject.org/" class="link-button">The Sunrise Project</a><br></li> </div> </div> </div> </div> <!--<div class="row">--> <!-- <div class="content-middle-left col-xs-12 col-lg-6 col-md-6 extend-container-left test">--> <!-- <div class="content-middle-heading">--> <!-- <h1 style="line-height: 30px;">Transitioning to 100 percent sustainable investing</h1>--> <!-- </div>--> <!-- <div class="content-middle-description">--> <!-- In 2020, The Myer Foundation undertook a significant portfolio restructure to fast track our goal to achieve 100 percent ESG (environmental, social, governance) aligned investments, with over 95 percent now invested in ESG assets. <br></div>--> <!-- </div>--> <!-- <div class="content-middle-right col-xs-12 col-lg-6 col-md-6 extend-container-right test">--> <!-- <div class="content-middle-heading">--> <!-- <h1>Previous strategic periods</h1>--> <!-- </div>--> <!-- <div class="content-middle-description">During the FY19-23 strategic period grants were awarded to organisations that met the focus area as a whole, which was <i>to support organisations that seek to influence key stakeholders to take action on climate change</i>:<p>--> <!-- </p>--> <!-- <div class="content-middle-description">--> <!-- <ul>--> <!-- <li><a href="https://www.aycc.org.au/" class="link-button">Australian Youth Climate Coalition</a></li>--> <!-- <li><a href="https://bze.org.au/" class="link-button">Beyond Zero Emissions</a></li>--> <!-- <li><a href="https://www.climateworksaustralia.org/" class="link-button">ClimateWorks Australia</a>--> <!-- </li>--> <!-- <li><a href="https://ela.org.au/" class="link-button">Environmental Leadership Australia</a></li><a href="https://ela.org.au/" class="link-button">--> <!-- </a>--> <!-- <li><a href="https://ela.org.au/" class="link-button"></a><a href="https://farmersforclimateaction.org.au/" class="link-button">Farmers for Climate Action</a></li>--> <!-- <li>--> <!-- <a href="https://igcc.org.au/" class="link-button">Investor Group on Climate Change</a>--> <!-- </li>--> <!-- <li><a href="https://www.originalpower.org.au/" class="link-button">Original Power</a></li>--> <!-- <li><a href="https://www.seedmob.org.au/" class="link-button">Seed Indigenous Youth Climate Network</a></li>--> <!-- <li><a href="https://www.cana.net.au/solutions_for_climate_australia" class="link-button">Solutions for Climate Australia</a></li>--> <!-- <li><a href="http://nexteconomy.com.au/" class="link-button">The Next Economy</a></li>--> <!-- </ul>--> <!-- </div>--> <!-- <div 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