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BIOECONOMY
CIRCULAR BIOECONOMY ALLIANCE (CBA): Charity Number: 1204669
Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service.
What the charity does: Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps: The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps: Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
Throughout England And Wales, Brazil, Chad, China, Colombia, Ecuador, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Nigeria, Peru, Romania, Rwanda, South Africa, Uganda
Activities - How the Charities Spends their Money
Charities provides funding , expertise, and know how to facilitate projects designed to accelerate the transition to a "circular bioeconomy" that is climate neutral, inclusive and prospers in harmony with nature. Circular bioeconomy means a system where renewable biological resources from the land and sea (such as plants, animals, micro-organisms and derived biomass) are restored and sustainably managed.
Charitable Objectives
To promote for the public benefit the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment, in particular, but not exclusively, by the transformation of degraded land into regenerative landscapes that are biodiversity positive and climate neutral.
To promote sustainable development for the benefit of the public by:
• The preservation, conservation and the protection of the environment and the prudent use of resources;
• The relief of poverty and the improvement of the conditions of life in socially and economically disadvantaged communities;
• And the promotion of sustainable means of achieving economic growth and regeneration of nature;
• To advance the education of the public in subjects relating to sustainable development and the protection, enhancement and rehabilitation of nature and the environment;
• And to promote to promote study and research in such subjects provided that the useful results of such research are disseminated to the public at large;
• Sustainable development means “development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”
Registration history: 12 September 2023: CIO registration
Organisation type: CIO
Other names: CBA (Working name)
Gift aid: Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators: No information available
Policies: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures, Complaints handling, Complaints policy and procedures, Conflicting interests, Financial reserves policy and procedures, Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures, Internal risk management policy and procedures, Investing charity funds policy and procedures, Paying staff, Risk management, Safeguarding policy and procedures, Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries, Serious incident reporting policy and procedures, Social media policy and procedures, Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures, Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property
DISASTERS EMERGENCY COMMITTEE(DEC): Charity Number: 1062638
DEC brings together 15 of the UK's leading humanitarian agencies. At times of major humanitarian crisis, DEC works with its members, broadcast and other partners to launch a fundraising appeal to the UK public. The proceeds of each appeal are distributed to DEC's member agencies to enable them to deliver humanitarian programmes to help those most affected.
The DEC's History of Emergency Funding
Founded in 1963, the DEC's first appeal responded to the August 1966 earthquake in Varto, Turkey. Since then, the committee has run 77 appeals and raised more than £2.4 billion as disaster emergency funding, saving millions of lives and helping rebuild communities devastated by disasters.
The other charities on the committee are Action Against Hunger, ActionAid, Age International, Catholic Agency for Overseas Development, Care, Christian Aid, Concern Worldwide, International Rescue Committee, Islamic Relief, Oxfam, Plan International, Save the Children, Tearfund and World Vision.
CIRCULAR BIOECONOMY ALLIANCE (CBA): Charity Number: 1204669
Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service.
What the charity does: Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps: The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps: Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
Throughout England And Wales, Brazil, Chad, China, Colombia, Ecuador, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Nigeria, Peru, Romania, Rwanda, South Africa, Uganda
Activities - How the Charities Spends their Money
Charities provides funding , expertise, and know how to facilitate projects designed to accelerate the transition to a "circular bioeconomy" that is climate neutral, inclusive and prospers in harmony with nature. Circular bioeconomy means a system where renewable biological resources from the land and sea (such as plants, animals, micro-organisms and derived biomass) are restored and sustainably managed.
Charitable Objectives
To promote for the public benefit the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment, in particular, but not exclusively, by the transformation of degraded land into regenerative landscapes that are biodiversity positive and climate neutral.
To promote sustainable development for the benefit of the public by:
• The preservation, conservation and the protection of the environment and the prudent use of resources;
• The relief of poverty and the improvement of the conditions of life in socially and economically disadvantaged communities;
• And the promotion of sustainable means of achieving economic growth and regeneration of nature;
• To advance the education of the public in subjects relating to sustainable development and the protection, enhancement and rehabilitation of nature and the environment;
• And to promote to promote study and research in such subjects provided that the useful results of such research are disseminated to the public at large;
• Sustainable development means “development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”
Registration history: 12 September 2023: CIO registration
Organisation type: CIO
Other names: CBA (Working name)
Gift aid: Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators: No information available
Policies: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures, Complaints handling, Complaints policy and procedures, Conflicting interests, Financial reserves policy and procedures, Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures, Internal risk management policy and procedures, Investing charity funds policy and procedures, Paying staff, Risk management, Safeguarding policy and procedures, Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries, Serious incident reporting policy and procedures, Social media policy and procedures, Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures, Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property
DISASTERS EMERGENCY COMMITTEE(DEC): Charity Number: 1062638
DEC brings together 15 of the UK's leading humanitarian agencies. At times of major humanitarian crisis, DEC works with its members, broadcast and other partners to launch a fundraising appeal to the UK public. The proceeds of each appeal are distributed to DEC's member agencies to enable them to deliver humanitarian programmes to help those most affected.
The DEC's History of Emergency Funding
Founded in 1963, the DEC's first appeal responded to the August 1966 earthquake in Varto, Turkey. Since then, the committee has run 77 appeals and raised more than £2.4 billion as disaster emergency funding, saving millions of lives and helping rebuild communities devastated by disasters.
The other charities on the committee are Action Against Hunger, ActionAid, Age International, Catholic Agency for Overseas Development, Care, Christian Aid, Concern Worldwide, International Rescue Committee, Islamic Relief, Oxfam, Plan International, Save the Children, Tearfund and World Vision.
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The Bank Information Center (BIC) partners with civil society in developing and transition countries to influence the World Bank and other international financial institutions (IFIs) to promote social and economic justice and ecological sustainability. BIC is an independent, non-profit, non-governmental organization that advocates for the protection of rights, participation, transparency, and public accountability in the governance and operations of the World Bank Group and regional development banks.
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BIC Campaigns, February 2012
The Community BIC Serves
BIC is a principal source of information for affected communities, non-governmental organizations and grassroots groups working to address the negative impacts of economic globalization. BIC is also a resource for government employees, IFI staff, the media, students, and the general public.
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The strategic plan will guide BIC’s work for the next four years, assuming a $2.5 million annual budget.
With the emergence in recent years of various international financial regulatory bodies as well as alternative sources of finance, the power and influence of the World Bank has been called into question. In the face of the global economic crisis sparked in 2008, the World Bank Group is likely to increase its power and finance for at least the next few years, particularly for aid-dependent countries and middle-income countries with high levels of debt. At the same time, the markets will shun goals, such as economic justice and ecological sustainability, if they are perceived as short-term costs rather than long-term benefits. Hence, the need for BIC’s mission and role as the premier go-to organization on the World Bank Group (WBG) is greater than ever.
BIC Strategic Plan: 2012-2015
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Our annual reports provide a description of BIC’s activities and outcomes achieved on these campaigns during the specified period as well as our concerted efforts to mainstream gender considerations into our work. They also provide information on our core work in building the capacity of local civil society groups in order to better understand World Bank Group operations, allowing for civil society voice and participation in the design of IFI projects and policies. Our annual reports also highlight our efforts to enhance awareness of the IFI accountability/grievance mechanisms as tool for civil society to achieve social justice.
BIC Annual Report 2013
BIC Annual Report 2012
BIC Annual Report 2011
BIC Annual Report 2010
BIC Annual Report 2009
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