How the Rich List can save the Red List

The Sunday Times’ Rich List is eagerly awaited in May every year, as it reveals the 1,000 wealthiest individuals and families in the UK. Brexit has done no favours for most people on this list, but fear not, those featured still have at least £80m (over US$100m) in net wealth.

Significantly, since 2005, as part of the Rich List, The Sunday Times has also produced an annual Giving List, which tracks the most generous philanthropists in the UK as a proportion of their wealth. In 2018, it was reported that of the 300 philanthropists listed in the Giving List, a total of £3,207 billion (US$4.1 bn) was given away – impressive!

Less known is the Red List. The Red List of Threatened Species, founded in 1964, is the world’s most comprehensive inventory of the…