The Climate Lens

Climate change is impacting all causes that Australian philanthropists care about and already fund. Developed in partnership with the Australian Environmental Grantmakers Network (AEGN), the Climate Lens is a toolkit for understanding and acting on these impacts, and can be used by every funder, regardless of your structure, size or approach.

We invite you to apply the tool to all aspects of your philanthropy, from grantmaking to investments and operations. There is no one “right” way to do it: where and how you apply the lens is up to you.

Its application will help you to minimise the effects of climate change and enhance your impact, while remaining focused on the people, places and causes at the heart of your mission.

The Climate Lens was originally published in March 2023, this is an updated edition.