RSPB controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2014
RSPB advertising claims clarified after regulatory scrutiny
Questions were raised about the basis of claims concerning the proportion of income spent on conservation. Following contact from the Charity Commission, the RSPB clarified that its stated percentage referred to net income and included conservation activity beyond its reserves.
2014
Challenge to conservation-spending advertising claim
A media report questioned the RSPB’s claim that 90 percent of income was spent on conservation. The Charity Commission contacted the organisation, which clarified that the figure referred to net income after expenses and included a broad range of conservation activity rather than only spending on reserves.