The organisation should identify ways of measuring its environmental impact and report, internally and externally, on progress in reducing this impact and particular initiatives the organisation has undertaken.
Principle 5
- Principle 1
- Ensuring organisational purposes and rules set out in the governing document remain relevant and valid
- Setting up and upholding the vision, values and reputation of the organisation
- Understanding and fulfilling its legal duties
- Ensuring the stewardship of assets
- Ensuring appropriate organisational structures are in place
- Understanding the organisation’s operating environment
- Developing and agreeing a long-term strategy
- Reviewing and overseeing the work of the organisation in the interests of its beneficiaries and/or members
- Principle 2
- Structuring meetings effectively including preparation, frequency, recording and communication
- Ensuring that all board members, including office bearers, understand and fulfill their respective roles
- Providing all board members with opportunities for training and development according to their needs
- Periodically reviewing their individual contribution and performance as a team
- Finding, recruiting and retiring board members to meet the organisation’s changing needs in line with the governing document, taking into account skills, experience and diversity
- Providing suitable induction for new board members
- Accessing external advice when necessary
- Developing and maintaining a positive working relationship within the board and with volunteers and staff
- Ensuring that all members are able to participate fully at meetings and carry out their challenge function in an open and constructive way
- Principle 3
- Developing and monitoring organisational plans and budgets
- Evaluating results and assessing impact
- Ensuring proper arrangements/agreements are in place for partnership working and service delivery
- Understanding and complying with all legal, contractual and regulatory requirements that apply to it
- Implementing appropriate up to date internal financial and management controls
- Regularly identifying and reviewing the major risks to which the organisation is exposed including systems to manage those risks
- Ensuring that delegation to committees, staff and volunteers (as applicable) works effectively and the use of delegated authority is properly documented and supervised
- Ensuring proper arrangements for the recruitment, remuneration, supervision, support and appraisal of all staff including the most senior member of staff
- Making proper arrangements for managing and supporting volunteers
- Principle 4
- Act according to high ethical standards
- Identify, understand and manage conflicts of interest and loyalty both within the board and across the organisation
- Maintain independence of decision making
- Adopt a suitable code of conduct
- Have a clear and effective approach to promoting equality, diversity, inclusion and good relations within the board and throughout the organisation
- Encourage inclusive and accessible participation of beneficiaries and members
- Understand and comply with its safeguarding responsibilities
- Develop and provide a safe and respectful culture for all
- Principle 5
- Ensure open and effective communication and engagement with beneficiaries, members and stakeholders about the organisation and its work
- Consider organisational responsibilities to the wider community, society and the environment
- Put in place arrangements to deal with complaints constructively, impartially and efficiently
- Ensure proper arrangements for the management of membership as set out in the governing document
- Demonstrate public benefit/impact in line with its organisational purposes
- Principle 1
- Ensuring organisational purposes and rules set out in the governing document remain relevant and valid
- Setting up and upholding the vision, values and reputation of the organisation
- Understanding and fulfilling its legal duties
- Ensuring the stewardship of assets
- Ensuring appropriate organisational structures are in place
- Understanding the organisation’s operating environment
- Developing and agreeing a long-term strategy
- Reviewing and overseeing the work of the organisation in the interests of its beneficiaries and/or members
- Principle 2
- Structuring meetings effectively including preparation, frequency, recording and communication
- Ensuring that all board members, including office bearers, understand and fulfill their respective roles
- Providing all board members with opportunities for training and development according to their needs
- Periodically reviewing their individual contribution and performance as a team
- Finding, recruiting and retiring board members to meet the organisation’s changing needs in line with the governing document, taking into account skills, experience and diversity
- Providing suitable induction for new board members
- Accessing external advice when necessary
- Developing and maintaining a positive working relationship within the board and with volunteers and staff
- Ensuring that all members are able to participate fully at meetings and carry out their challenge function in an open and constructive way
- Principle 3
- Developing and monitoring organisational plans and budgets
- Evaluating results and assessing impact
- Ensuring proper arrangements/agreements are in place for partnership working and service delivery
- Understanding and complying with all legal, contractual and regulatory requirements that apply to it
- Implementing appropriate up to date internal financial and management controls
- Regularly identifying and reviewing the major risks to which the organisation is exposed including systems to manage those risks
- Ensuring that delegation to committees, staff and volunteers (as applicable) works effectively and the use of delegated authority is properly documented and supervised
- Ensuring proper arrangements for the recruitment, remuneration, supervision, support and appraisal of all staff including the most senior member of staff
- Making proper arrangements for managing and supporting volunteers
- Principle 4
- Act according to high ethical standards
- Identify, understand and manage conflicts of interest and loyalty both within the board and across the organisation
- Maintain independence of decision making
- Adopt a suitable code of conduct
- Have a clear and effective approach to promoting equality, diversity, inclusion and good relations within the board and throughout the organisation
- Encourage inclusive and accessible participation of beneficiaries and members
- Understand and comply with its safeguarding responsibilities
- Develop and provide a safe and respectful culture for all
- Principle 5
- Ensure open and effective communication and engagement with beneficiaries, members and stakeholders about the organisation and its work
- Consider organisational responsibilities to the wider community, society and the environment
- Put in place arrangements to deal with complaints constructively, impartially and efficiently
- Ensure proper arrangements for the management of membership as set out in the governing document
- Demonstrate public benefit/impact in line with its organisational purposes