Philea and WINGS publish “International Philanthropy Commitment on Climate Change: Progress Report 2”
Philea, through the European Philanthropy Coalition for Climate, and WINGS, have published “International Philanthropy Commitment on Climate Change: Progress Report 2”, a new report that focuses on progress made by signatories to the International Philanthropy Commitment on Climate Change to integrate climate across their work and translate the commitment into institutional change.
Following the first International Commitment Progress Report published in 2025, this second progress report highlights the signatories’ progress to date, surfaces emerging trends, and identifies clear opportunities to strengthen and accelerate action across the International Commitment and the wider movement. The report is based on survey results from 23 responding signatories out of an eligible group of 48 signatories.
At a time when philanthropic climate funding remains insufficient, the Philanthropy For Climate Commitments, including the International Commitment, provide a practical, collective pathway for foundations everywhere to accelerate action, learn together, and strengthen philanthropy’s response. Using a multi-pillar framework, the commitments offer a flexible structure that supports foundations to embed climate across their work in a way that reflects their unique expertise, assets and institutional mandates.
Key takeaways
- All responding signatories report progress since signing and signatories show steady progress across all seven pillars.
- Despite remaining the most challenging pillar, the biggest collective shift was in Endowments and Assets. Signatories are increasingly adopting climate aware investment strategies, positive or negative screening, divestment, and impact investing.
- Non-signatories, particularly non-climate-focused foundations, stand to gain the greatest value from engagement with the International Commitment, where shared learning, structure, and peer support can spark action and accelerate progress.
- Signatories with a structured, forward-looking climate action plan are three times more likely to make progress. Foundations without such a plan have a clear to accelerate progress by developing one based on the framework of the International Commitment in order to structure action, align pillars, and sustain momentum over time.
By providing an update of progress along the commitments, this report offers a a unique opportunity to share collective progress and learning with signatories and illustrate to foundations considering signing the commitment, the value of the approach and the support available to take the next step on their climate journey – whether they are just getting started or ready to demonstrate leadership.
Read here: “International Philanthropy Commitment on Climate Change: Progress Report 2”
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