Conflict of Interest Policy

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The Conservancy ensures it will operate in compliance with our highest corporate value.

2008 Zambezi-Savannah US Tour 2010-06-29 490x250

Amanda Meadows (Savannah River Project Director, TNC Georgia Chapter) gives an overview of the Savannah River at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Savannah District Office in Georgia. Representatives from the Zambezi River Basin hydropower authorities, USACE, World Wildlife Fund (WWF), UNESCO-IHE and TNC joined together to discuss responsibilities and interests in ecologically sustainable river basin management. The program included a field tour of the Savannah River along the Georgia-South Carolina border, with a focus on discussing lessons learned from the Sustainable Rivers Project (SRP) and transferring these to help water managers address challenges faced in the Zambezi Basin. © Erika Nortemann/The Nature Conservancy

Policy

It is the policy of the Conservancy to identify conflicts of interest involving Covered Persons (as defined in the Conflict of Interest Standard Operating Procedure) as well as situations that may give rise to an appearance of a conflict of interest and to address such conflicts and situations in a manner that fully protects the integrity and reputation of the Conservancy.

The purchase or sale of real estate (or any interest therein) from or to any Related Party is specifically prohibited. For this purpose, a “Related Party” includes

Any individual who is, or was at any time during the 12-month period ending on the date of the purchase or sale, a member of the Board of Directors, a Trustee, or an employee of the Conservancy;
Any individual who is a close relative of such an individual; or
An entity in which the individual owns and/or his close relatives own directly or indirectly more than five percent of the equity interest therein.

Purpose

To assure and ensure that the Conservancy will live up to its high fiduciary obligations and operate in compliance with our highest corporate value: “Integrity Beyond Reproach.”

Origin

Approved by the Board of Directors June, 1995. Revised March 15, 1996, October 2, 2002, and March 12, 2004. Revised to incorporate the former "Sales To or From Related Parties Policy" (approved on June 13, 2003) and approved on January 30, 2009.

February 18, 2011