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Thursday 21 March | 10:00am-3:30pm

The urgency of climate change continues, with the impact of severe temperatures and extreme weather events being felt more than ever in the UK and even more so overseas. The importance of the conversation around sustainability and what charities are doing continues to be vital.

We know it’s difficult to commit time, resources, and effort to improve your climate impact, especially with the financial strain the sector is under. But it is a necessary journey for all of us, and time is of the essence. Join the Directory of Social Change for a second year as we continue to discuss what we can do, how we go about it and how we embed this within our organisational cultures. We all have a role to play, no matter where we are on the journey.

Event sessions cover:

• Writing an environmental policy
• Understanding what funders look for in sustainability
• Going green when you are a small charity
• Learning from corporate sustainability best practices
• Panel discussion on ESG (environmental, social, governance) reporting
• Keynote that will discuss the continuing need to incorporate sustainability in all we do

Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, delivered the final Spring Budget before the upcoming election. Here's how it will impact the charity sector.

Civil society organisations have reacted to Jeremy Hunt's latest spring budget, with several groups lamenting a lack of measures to help the charity sector. The chancellor recently outlined the government's tax and spending plans, including a further cut to National Insurance, an increase in the VAT registration threshold, and protections for charities claiming gift aid. Hunt announced more funding for medical research charities, the National Theatre and more than £1bn in additional tax relief for creative industries over the next five years.

During the Charity Commission's strategy launch on Monday 26 February, a group of panellists from around the sector discussed the spread of misinformation, and what charities need to be doing to safeguard themselves.