Samantha Fiander

Baillie Gifford & Co. is an independent, global investment management firm headquartered in Edinburgh, UK. The firm was founded in 1908 and is wholly-owned by their partners. Baillie Gifford manages assets for pension funds, institutions, corporates, foundations, charities and retail investors. They are a socially responsible investor which works with their fund managers to assess ESG concerns both before and after investing in companies.

Speirs & Jeffrey Ltd. (Broker) (S&J) is the stockbroking division of Speirs & Jeffrey Ltd. in Great Britain. Established in 1906, the firm is located in Glasgow, Scotland, and provides brokerage services to private individuals, trusts, charities and pension funds on an advisory and discretionary basis. S&J specializes in private client portfolio asset management to clients who are mainly based in Scotland and England. In addition, they advise and manage investments within tax-advantageous structures such as PEPs, ISAs and retirement funds such as SIPPs and SASSs.

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland operates as a professional membership organization. The non-profit company is based in Edinburgh, UK. The British company was founded by Janice Margaret Brown and Sundeep Bahanda. The CEO is Bruce Cartwright.

UK Community Foundations is a national network of community foundations that aims to improve communities by addressing social inequity issues. The private company is based in London, UK, and has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom. The British company's description emphasizes the alignment of the sustainable development goals with the work of community foundations to drive philanthropy and collaboration across communities. The company was founded in 1991.

The Personal Investment Management & Financial Advice Association provides advice to the investment community.

The Edinburgh International Festival Endowment Fund provides grants, donations, or gifts to organizations. The non-profit company is based in Edinburgh, UK.

Y Care International is a partnership-based organization that works with local youth-focused organizations in some of the world's poorest countries to create opportunities for disadvantaged young women and men. The non-profit company is based in London, UK. The organization partners with YMCA's around the world to push poverty back and young people's potential forward. Y Care International strives to ensure that young people are supported through access to training, business and life skills, tools of the trade, and entrepreneurial opportunities for growth. The organization's goal is to help young people get themselves into work and out of poverty. Y Care International was founded in 1984 by Terry Waite, David Bedford, and John Naylor, and the CEO is Leigh Daynes.