DCH 244 Forum for the Future
Forum for the Future
Francene Graham
Committee Assistant
Joint Committee on the draft Charities
Bill
Scrutiny Unit, Room G10
7 Millbank
London SW1P
3JA
Response from the Trustees of Forum
for the Future to the draft Charities Bill
Forum for the Future welcomes the draft
Charities Bill and is in agreement with the majority of its proposals.
We are very concerned however that the
regulatory objectives of the Charity Commission focus on 'social
and economic impact' with no mention of impact on the environment
or on sustainability. The UK government has repeatedly stated
its commitment to sustainable development; fundamental to this
commitment is the need to address social, economic and environmental
impact at the same time. The Charities Bill itself recognises
environmental protection and improvement as a charitable purpose.
Any regulatory focus on social and economic impact, without regard
for environmental impact, would therefore be incomplete and inconsistent,
as well as incompatible with the government's larger commitment
to sustainable development. We urge that this clause be modified
to read 'positive social, environmental and economic impact'.
Yours sincerely
Richard Sandbrook OBE
Chair of Trustees
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