Sustainability & Environment
Overview
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 Sustainable Development Goals and we recognise the imperative of the UN Paris Agreement to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, reinforced by the IPCC’s Synthesis Report, released in 2023.
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.
FY24-28 Sustainability & Environment Program grantmaking
In line with the Sidney Myer Fund and The Myer Foundation’s strategic pillar of enabling organisations, multi-year grants will be made to organisations whose purpose and work as a whole align with the focus area.
Organisations must meet a range of eligibility criteria to be considered for funding. Projects, programs, initiatives, departments and/or campaigns will not be considered.
The Sustainability & Environment Program does not accept unsolicited applications.
FY19-23 strategic period
Grants were made to the following organisations:
