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Conditions

Introduction

The Policy on Environment and Sustainability delineates the conditions, principles, and protections for environment and sustainability that are integral to the Agreement you enter into whenever — and wherever — you commence or continue any conduct or service relating in any way, directly or indirectly, to The Ikoku Center. Please, therefore, take the time to read what follows carefully.

Your Policy Agreements

Section 12.1.0. First, with respect to the Environment and Sustainability Policy you enter into via your Agreement with the Codes and Policies, you understand and agree to abide by the following:

12.1.1. Policy, Name, Nature
that the name of this Policy is the “Policy on Environment and Sustainability of The Alvan Ikoku Center for Ethics” (the “Environment and Sustainability Policy,” the “Environment Policy,” and the “Sustainability Policy”) and that the nature of this Policy is to serve as the policy on environment and sustainability of The Alvan Ikoku Center for Ethics;
12.1.2. Policy, Composition
that the Environment and Sustainability Policy consists of all conditions, principles, protections, and equivalent provisions for environment and sustainability in the Codes and Policies of The Alvan Ikoku Center for Ethics (the “Codes and Policies” and the “Policies”) and The Ikoku Center Conduct and Service Agreement (the “Agreement”), which therefore include, but are not limited to, those delineated below;
12.1.3. Policy, Agreement
that you understand the Environment and Sustainability Policy to be an integral part of the Codes and Policies and the Agreement you enter into with The Ikoku Center;
12.1.4. Policy, Consent
that your consent to the Codes and Policies and the Agreement includes your legally equivalent consent to the Environment and Sustainability Policy;
12.1.5. Policy, Duties
that your duties to the Codes and Policies and the Agreement includes your legally equivalent duties to the Environment and Sustainability Policy;
12.1.6. Policy, Entry
that your entry into the Agreement includes your legally equivalent entry into the Environment and Sustainability Policy, and similarly occurs whenever you commence or continue any conduct or service at, by, for, in, on, with or otherwise relating to The Ikoku Center;
12.1.7. Policy, Legally Abiding
that your attestation about your reading, understanding, consenting and agreeing to legally abide by the Codes and Policies and the Agreement includes your legally attestation about your reading, understanding, consenting and agreeing to legally abide by the Environment and Sustainability Policy, in its entirety without modification or severability, as amended from time to time solely by the Founder;
12.1.8. Policy, Legally Binding
that your attestation about your reading, understanding, consenting and agreeing to be legally bound by the Codes and Policies and the Agreement includes your legally equivalent attestation about your reading, understanding, consenting and agreeing to be legally bound by the Environment and Sustainability Policy, in its entirety without modification or severability, as amended from time to time solely by the Founder;
12.1.9. Policy, Knowledge
that your attestation about your awareness and acceptance of your responsibility to keep informed and update your knowledge of the Codes and Policies and the Agreement includes your legally equivalent awareness and acceptance of your responsibility to keep informed and update your knowledge of the Environment and Sustainability Policy, in its entirety without modification or severability, as amended from time to time solely by the Founder.

Your Policy Understandings

Section 12.2.0. Second, with respect to your understandings of the Environment and Sustainability Policy, you covenant, represent, and warrant the following:

12.2.1. Policy Understandings
that you have read, understood, consented to, and agreed to be legally bound by and abide by applicable understandings of environment and sustainability as they are normally operative and reasonably interpreted in law, policy, and society;
12.2.1.1. Policy Understandings, A
the above including such understandings of environment protecting, providing for, and otherwise pertaining to ambient, ecological, human and occupational cohabitation, collaboration, development, functioning, health, support, and surroundings;
12.2.1.2. Policy Understandings, B
the above including such understandings of sustainability protecting, providing for, and otherwise pertaining to ecological, human, occupational and resource biodegradability, durability, feasibility, precarity, reasonableness, replenishableness, resilience, reusability, scarcity, viability, and vulnerability;
12.2.2. Policy Understandings, Conditions
that you have read, understood, consented to, and agreed to be legally bound by and abide by understandings of environment and sustainability conditions as they are defined and provided for in the Environment and Sustainability Policy, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation, to be fulfilled and respected and not breached or violated, in any way, by you;
12.2.3. Policy Understandings, Definitions
that you have read, understood, consented to, and agreed to be legally bound by and abide by understandings of environment and sustainability definitions as they are defined and provided for in the Environment and Sustainability Policy, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation, to be fulfilled and respected and not breached or violated, in any way, by you;
12.2.4. Policy Understandings, Practices
that you have read, understood, consented to, and agreed to be legally bound by and abide by understandings of environment and sustainability practices as they are defined and provided for in the Environment and Sustainability Policy, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation, to be fulfilled and respected and not breached or violated, in any way, by you;
12.2.5. Policy Understandings, Principles
that you have read, understood, consented to, and agreed to be legally bound by and abide by understandings of environment and sustainability principles as they are defined and provided for in the Environment and Sustainability Policy, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation, to be fulfilled and respected and not infringed or violated, in any way, by you;
12.2.6. Policy Understandings, Processes
that you have read, understood, consented to, and agreed to be legally bound by and abide by understandings of environment and sustainability processes as they are defined and provided for in the Environment and Sustainability Policy, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation, to be fulfilled and respected and not breached or violated, in any way, by you;
12.2.7. Policy Understandings, Rights
that you have read, understood, consented to, and agreed to be legally bound by and abide by understandings of environment and sustainability rights as they are defined and provided for in the Environment and Sustainability Policy, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation, to be fulfilled and respected and not infringed or violated, in any way, by you;
12.2.8. Policy Understandings, Safeguards
that you have read, understood, consented to, and agreed to be legally bound by and abide by understandings of environment and sustainability safeguards and resulting protections as they are defined and provided for in the Environment and Sustainability Policy, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation, to be fulfilled and respected and not breached or violated, in any way, by you;
12.2.9. Policy Understandings, Violations
that you have read, understood, consented to, and agreed to be legally bound by and abide by understandings of environment and sustainability breach, diminishment, incompatibility, infringement, and violation as they are defined and provided for in the Environment and Sustainability Policy, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation, to not be brought about, in any way, by you.

Your Policy Commitments

Section 12.3.0. Third, with respect to your commitments to the Environment and Sustainability Policy, you understand and agree to abide by the following:

12.3.1. Policy Commitments, Basis
that your commitment is the basis for any conduct or service at, by, for, in, on, with, or otherwise relating to The Ikoku Center that you commence or continue — including via any of the Products or Services, or the divisions, series, subsidiaries, or affiliates — and that any such conduct or service is free of any infringement of the most humane, protective and respectful interpretations of environment and sustainability, the Environment and Sustainability Policy, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation;
12.3.2. Policy Commitments, Conditions
that this commitment include but not be limited to upholding for every person at The Ikoku Center the most humane, protective and respectful interpretations of environment and sustainability conditions, including as provided for in the Environment and Sustainability Policy, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation;
12.3.3. Policy Commitments, Definitions
that this commitment include but not be limited to upholding for every person at The Ikoku Center the most humane, protective and respectful interpretations of environment and sustainability definitions, including as provided for in the Environment and Sustainability Policy, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation;
12.3.4. Policy Commitments, Principles
that this commitment include but not be limited to upholding for every person at The Ikoku Center the most humane, protective and respectful interpretations of environment and sustainability principles, including as provided for in the Environment and Sustainability Policy, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation;
12.3.5. Policy Commitments, Processes
that this commitment include but not be limited to upholding for every person at The Ikoku Center the most humane, protective and respectful interpretations of environment and sustainability processes, including as provided for in the Environment and Sustainability Policy, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation;
12.3.6. Policy Commitments, Rights
that this commitment include but not be limited to upholding for every person at The Ikoku Center the most humane, protective and respectful interpretations of environment and sustainability rights, including as provided for in the Environment and Sustainability Policy, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation;
12.3.7. Policy Commitments, Safeguards
that this commitment include but not be limited to upholding for every person at The Ikoku Center the most humane, protective and respectful interpretations of environment and sustainability safeguards and resulting protections, including as provided for in the Environment and Sustainability Policy, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation;
12.3.8. Policy Commitments, Practices
that you respectfully assist solely via Your Duties as described in the Codes and Policies and the Environment and Sustainability Policy and in no way interfere with or impede the reasonable efforts authorized and executed solely by the Founder to translate the aforementioned commitments into practices for adopting and applying policies pertaining to environment and sustainability; for adjudicating and determining compliance with the policies; and for fulfilling The Ikoku Center’s own duties pertaining to environment and sustainability, environment and sustainability conditions, environment and sustainability definitions, environment and sustainability principles, environment and sustainability processes, environment and sustainability rights, and environment and sustainability safeguards and their resulting protections, including as provided for in the Environment and Sustainability Policy, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation;
12.3.9. Policy Commitments, Protections
that you also respectfully assist solely via Your Duties as described in the Codes and Policies and the Environment and Sustainability Policy and in no way interfere with or impede the reasonable efforts authorized and executed solely by the Founder to develop and enforce environment and sustainability protections derived from, first, applicable law and regulation, and second, from advances in environment and sustainability that protect persons in ways that go beyond what such law and regulation currently provides.
Two Mannequins, One Yellow, the Other Black, Arranged in Yang-Yang or Twin Fetal Positions
Ethics (Javier Miranda)

Principles

Provision

The Policy on Environment and Sustainability requires your adherence to the conditions above and correlative conditions and principles delineated below.

A — On Environment

Conditions for Environment

Section 12.5.0. With respect to conditions for environment, you understand and agree to abide by the following:

12.5.1. Environment Conditions
that, in addition to your Agreement, you do not infringe, in any way, the ensuing conditions for environment;
12.5.2. Environment Conditions, Administration
that the environment of The Ikoku Center and provisions attendant to such environment — as administered solely by the Founder, and executed solely via the Founder’s authorization — are attained, maintained and protected, and not infringed in any way;
12.5.3. Environment Conditions, Areas
that environment in areas, offices, parts, properties, sections, and equivalent of The Ikoku Center — and attendant principles and provisions for such environment — are attained, maintained and protected, and not infringed in any way;
12.5.4. Environment Conditions, Founder
that environment for the Founder and Founder-related activities, administration, conduct, and service — and attendant principles and provisions for such environment — are attained, maintained and protected, and not infringed in any way;
12.5.5. Environment Conditions, Practices
that practices for ensuring environment at The Ikoku Center, including through its conduct and service — and attendant principles and provisions for such practices — are attained, maintained and protected, and not infringed in any way;
12.5.6. Environment Conditions, Reporting
that measures for reporting actual, anticipated or apparent infringement related to environment at The Ikoku Center — and attendant principles and provisions for such reporting — are attained, maintained and protected, and not infringed in any way;
12.5.7. Environment Conditions, Understanding
with the understanding that the aforementioned and other conditions for environment at The Ikoku Center are authorized, administered and adjudicated for compliance solely by the Founder, and executed solely via the Founder’s authorization.

Duties for Environment

Section 12.6.0. With respect to duties for environment, you understand and agree to abide by the following:

12.6.1. Environment Duties
that, in addition to your Agreement, you fulfill and do not infringe, in any way, the ensuing duties for environment;
12.6.2. Environment Duties, Activity
that you have a duty to maintain and not infringe, in any way, the environment of an act or activity of The Ikoku Center;
12.6.3. Environment Duties, Agent
that you have a duty to maintain and not infringe, in any way, the environment of an agent, party, or other person of The Ikoku Center;
12.6.4. Environment Duties, Arrangement
that you have a duty to maintain and not infringe, in any way, the environment of an arrangement of The Ikoku Center;
12.6.5. Environment Duties, Conduct, Service
that you have a duty to maintain and not infringe, in any way, the environment of a conduct or service of The Ikoku Center;
12.6.6. Environment Duties, Entity, Organization
that you have a duty to maintain and not infringe, in any way, the environment of The Alvan Ikoku Center for Ethics, including as an environmentally conscious organization and as an entity of environmentally conscious administration;
12.6.7. Environment Duties, Expectation
that you have a duty to consider and not infringe, in any way, an expectation pertaining to environment at The Ikoku Center that is meaningful and reasonable;
12.6.8. Environment Duties, Material
that you have a duty to maintain and not infringe, in any way, the environment of a material of The Ikoku Center;
12.6.9. Environment Duties, Matter
that you have a duty to maintain and not infringe, in any way, the environment of a matter of The Ikoku Center;
12.6.10. Environment Duties, Procedure
that you have a duty to maintain and not infringe, in any way, the environment of a procedure, proceeding, or process of The Ikoku Center;
12.6.11. Environment Duties, Relation
that you have a duty to maintain and not infringe, in any way, the environment of a relation or relationship of The Ikoku Center;
12.6.12. Environment Duties, Request
that you have a duty to consider and not infringe, in any way, a request pertaining to environment at The Ikoku Center that is meaningful and reasonable;
12.6.13. Environment Duties, Understanding
with the understanding that your sole means of fulfilling the aforementioned and other duties for environment is by refraining from and reporting — via fully informing communication directly to the Founder — any infringement of environment, and furthermore, not in any way diminishing or hindering the Founder’s sole discretion and powers to adjudicate and remedy such infringements.

Rights for Environment

Section 12.7.0. With respect to rights for environment, you understand and agree to abide by the following:

12.7.1. Environment Rights
that, in addition to your Agreement, you respect and do not infringe, in any way, the ensuing rights for environment;
12.7.2. Environment Rights, Civil
that you respect and do not infringe, in any way, rights for environment accorded to persons at The Ikoku Center by their applicable state or territorial governments;
12.7.3. Environment Rights, Legal
that you respect and do not infringe, in any way, rights for environment accorded to persons at The Ikoku Center by applicable law and regulation;
12.7.4. Environment Rights, Entity, Organization
that you respect and do not infringe, in any way, rights for environment of The Ikoku Center, including rights of environment accorded to The Alvan Ikoku Center for Ethics, as an environmentally conscious organization and entity of environmentally conscious administration, via the Codes and Policies;
12.7.5. Environment Rights, Human
that you respect and do not infringe, in any way, human and natural rights for environment accorded to natural persons at The Ikoku Center via the Codes and Policies;
12.7.6. Environment Rights, Understanding
with the understanding that your sole means of respecting the aforementioned and other rights for environment is by refraining from and reporting — via fully informing communication directly to the Founder — any infringement of environment, and furthermore, not in any way diminishing or hindering the Founder’s sole discretion and powers to adjudicate and remedy such infringements.

Safeguards for Environment

Section 12.8.0. With respect to rights for environment, you understand and agree to abide by the following:

12.8.1. Environment Safeguards
that, in addition to your Agreement, you maintain and do not infringe, in any way, the ensuing safeguards for environment;
12.8.2. Environment Safeguards, Activity
that you maintain and not infringe, in any way, practices, processes, protections, and other provisions to safeguard the environment of an act or activity of The Ikoku Center;
12.8.3. Environment Safeguards, Agent
that you maintain and not infringe, in any way, practices, processes, protections, and other provisions to safeguard the environment of an agent, party, or other person of The Ikoku Center;
12.8.4. Environment Safeguards, Arrangement
that you maintain and not infringe, in any way, practices, processes, protections, and other provisions to safeguard the environment of an arrangement of The Ikoku Center;
12.8.5. Environment Safeguards, Conduct, Service
that you maintain and not infringe, in any way, practices, processes, protections, and other provisions to safeguard the environment of a conduct or service of The Ikoku Center;
12.8.6. Environment Safeguards, Entity, Organization
that you maintain and not infringe, in any way, practices, processes, protections, and other provisions to safeguard the environment of The Alvan Ikoku Center for Ethics, including as an environmentally conscious organization and as an entity of environmentally conscious administration;
12.8.7. Environment Safeguards, Expectation
that you consider and not infringe, in any way, an expectation to safeguard environment at The Ikoku Center that is meaningful and reasonable;
12.8.8. Environment Safeguards, Material
that you maintain and not infringe, in any way, practices, processes, protections, and other provisions to safeguard the environment of a material of The Ikoku Center;
12.8.9. Environment Safeguards, Matter
that you maintain and not infringe, in any way, practices, processes, protections, and other provisions to safeguard the environment of a matter of The Ikoku Center;
12.8.10. Environment Safeguards, Procedure
that you maintain and not infringe, in any way, practices, processes, protections, and other provisions to safeguard the environment of a procedure, proceeding, or process of The Ikoku Center;
12.8.11. Environment Safeguards, Relation
that you maintain and not infringe, in any way, practices, processes, protections, and other provisions to safeguard the environment of a relation or relationship of The Ikoku Center;
12.8.12. Environment Safeguards, Request
that you consider and not infringe, in any way, a request to safeguard environment at The Ikoku Center that is meaningful and reasonable;
12.8.13. Environment Safeguards, Rights
that you maintain and not infringe, in any way, practices, processes, protections, and other provisions to safeguard rights for environment, including rights to such safeguards;
12.8.14. Environment Safeguards, Understanding
with the understanding that your sole means of maintaining the aforementioned and other safeguards for environment is by refraining from and reporting — via fully informing communication directly to the Founder — any infringement of environment, and furthermore, not in any way diminishing or hindering the Founder’s sole discretion and powers to adjudicate and remedy such infringements.

B — On Sustainability

Conditions for Sustainability

Section 12.9.0. With respect to conditions for sustainability, you understand and agree to abide by the following:

12.9.1. Sustainability Conditions
that, in addition to your Agreement, you do not infringe, in any way, the ensuing conditions for sustainability;
12.9.2. Sustainability Conditions, Administration
that the sustainability of The Ikoku Center and provisions attendant to such sustainability — as conducted solely by the Founder, and executed solely via the Founder’s authorization — are attained, maintained and protected, and not infringed in any way;
12.9.3. Sustainability Conditions, Areas
that sustainability in areas, offices, parts, properties, sections, and equivalent of The Ikoku Center — and attendant principles and provisions for such sustainability — are attained, maintained and protected, and not infringed in any way;
12.9.4. Sustainability Conditions, Founder
that sustainability for the Founder and Founder-related activities, administration, conduct, and service — and attendant principles and provisions for such sustainability — are attained, maintained and protected, and not infringed in any way;
12.9.5. Sustainability Conditions, Practices
that practices for ensuring sustainability at The Ikoku Center, including through its conduct and service — and attendant principles and provisions for such practices — are attained, maintained and protected, and not infringed in any way;
12.9.6. Sustainability Conditions, Reporting
that measures for reporting actual, anticipated or apparent infringement related to sustainability at The Ikoku Center — and attendant principles and provisions for such reporting — are attained, maintained and protected, and not infringed in any way;
12.9.7. Sustainability Conditions, Understanding
with the understanding that the aforementioned and other conditions for sustainability at The Ikoku Center are authorized, administered and adjudicated for compliance solely by the Founder, and executed solely via the Founder’s authorization.

Duties for Sustainability

Section 12.10.0. With respect to duties of sustainability, you understand and agree to abide by the following:

12.10.1. Sustainability Duties
that, in addition to your Agreement, you fulfill and do not infringe, in any way, the ensuing duties for sustainability;
12.10.2. Sustainability Duties, Activity
that you have a duty to maintain and not infringe, in any way, the sustainability of an act or activity of The Ikoku Center;
12.10.3. Sustainability Duties, Agent
that you have a duty to maintain and not infringe, in any way, the sustainability of an agent, party, or other person of The Ikoku Center;
12.10.4. Sustainability Duties, Arrangement
that you have a duty to maintain and not infringe, in any way, the sustainability of an arrangement of The Ikoku Center;
12.10.5. Sustainability Duties, Conduct, Service
that you have a duty to maintain and not infringe, in any way, the sustainability of a conduct or service of The Ikoku Center;
12.10.6. Sustainability Duties, Entity, Organization
that you have a duty to maintain and not infringe, in any way, the sustainability of The Alvan Ikoku Center for Ethics, including as a sustainable organization and as an entity of sustainable administration;
12.10.7. Sustainability Duties, Expectation
that you have a duty to consider and not infringe, in any way, an expectation pertaining to sustainability at The Ikoku Center that is meaningful and reasonable;
12.10.8. Sustainability Duties, Material
that you have a duty to maintain and not infringe, in any way, the sustainability of a material of The Ikoku Center;
12.10.9. Sustainability Duties, Matter
that you have a duty to maintain and not infringe, in any way, the sustainability of a matter of The Ikoku Center;
12.10.10. Sustainability Duties, Procedure
that you have a duty to maintain and not infringe, in any way, the sustainability of a procedure, proceeding, or process of The Ikoku Center;
12.10.11. Sustainability Duties, Relation
that you have a duty to maintain and not infringe, in any way, the sustainability of a relation or relationship of The Ikoku Center;
12.10.12. Sustainability Duties, Request
that you have a duty to consider and not infringe, in any way, a request pertaining to sustainability at The Ikoku Center that is meaningful and reasonable;
12.10.13. Sustainability Duties, Understanding
with the understanding that your sole means of fulfilling the aforementioned and other duties for sustainability is by refraining from and reporting — via fully informing communication directly to the Founder — any infringement of sustainability, and furthermore, not in any way diminishing or hindering the Founder’s sole discretion and powers to adjudicate and remedy such infringements.

Rights for Sustainability

Section 12.11.0. With respect to rights for sustainability, you understand and agree to abide by the following:

12.11.1. Sustainability Rights
that, in addition to your Agreement, you respect and do not infringe, in any way, the ensuing rights for sustainability;
12.11.2. Sustainability Rights, Civil
that you respect and do not infringe, in any way, rights for sustainability accorded to persons at The Ikoku Center by their applicable state or territorial governments;
12.11.3. Sustainability Rights, Legal
that you respect and do not infringe, in any way, rights for sustainability accorded to persons at The Ikoku Center by applicable law and regulation;
12.11.4. Sustainability Rights, Entity, Organization
that you respect and do not infringe, in any way, rights for sustainability of The Ikoku Center, including rights of sustainability accorded to The Alvan Ikoku Center for Ethics, as a sustainable organization and entity of sustainable administration, via the Codes and Policies;
12.11.5. Sustainability Rights, Human
that you respect and do not infringe, in any way, human and natural rights for sustainability accorded to natural persons at The Ikoku Center via the Codes and Policies;
12.11.6. Sustainability Rights, Understanding
with the understanding that your sole means of respecting the aforementioned and other rights for sustainability is by refraining from and reporting — via fully informing communication directly to the Founder — any infringement of sustainability, and furthermore, not in any way diminishing or hindering the Founder’s sole discretion and powers to adjudicate and remedy such infringements.

Safeguards for Sustainability

Section 12.12.0. With respect to safeguards for sustainability, you understand and agree to abide by the following:

12.12.1. Sustainability Safeguards
that, in addition to your Agreement, you maintain and do not infringe, in any way, the ensuing safeguards for sustainability;
12.12.2. Sustainability Safeguards, Activity
that you maintain and not infringe, in any way, practices, processes, protections, and other provisions to safeguard the sustainability of an act or activity of The Ikoku Center;
12.12.3. Sustainability Safeguards, Agent
that you maintain and not infringe, in any way, practices, processes, protections, and other provisions to safeguard the sustainability of an agent, party, or other person of The Ikoku Center;
12.12.4. Sustainability Safeguards, Arrangement
that you maintain and not infringe, in any way, practices, processes, protections, and other provisions to safeguard the sustainability of an arrangement of The Ikoku Center;
12.12.5. Sustainability Safeguards, Conduct, Service
that you maintain and not infringe, in any way, practices, processes, protections, and other provisions to safeguard the sustainability of a conduct or service of The Ikoku Center;
12.12.6. Sustainability Safeguards, Entity, Organization
that you maintain and not infringe, in any way, practices, processes, protections, and other provisions to safeguard the sustainability of The Alvan Ikoku Center for Ethics, including as a sustainable organization and as an entity of sustainable administration;
12.12.7. Sustainability Safeguards, Expectation
that you consider and not infringe, in any way, an expectation to safeguard sustainability at The Ikoku Center that is meaningful and reasonable;
12.12.8. Sustainability Safeguards, Material
that you maintain and not infringe, in any way, practices, processes, protections, and other provisions to safeguard the sustainability of a material of The Ikoku Center;
12.12.9. Sustainability Safeguards, Matter
that you maintain and not infringe, in any way, practices, processes, protections, and other provisions to safeguard the sustainability of a matter of The Ikoku Center;
12.12.10. Sustainability Safeguards, Procedure
that you maintain and not infringe, in any way, practices, processes, protections, and other provisions to safeguard the sustainability of a procedure, proceeding, or process of The Ikoku Center;
12.12.11. Sustainability Safeguards, Relation
that you maintain and not infringe, in any way, practices, processes, protections, and other provisions to safeguard the sustainability of a relation or relationship of The Ikoku Center;
12.12.12. Sustainability Safeguards, Request
that you consider and not infringe, in any way, a request to safeguard sustainability at The Ikoku Center that is meaningful and reasonable;
12.12.13. Sustainability Safeguards, Rights
that you maintain and not infringe, in any way, practices, processes, protections, and other provisions to safeguard rights for sustainability, including rights to such safeguards;
12.12.14. Sustainability Safeguards, Understanding
with the understanding that your sole means of maintaining the aforementioned and other safeguards for sustainability is by refraining from and reporting — via fully informing communication directly to the Founder — any infringement of sustainability, and furthermore, not in any way diminishing or hindering the Founder’s sole discretion and powers to adjudicate and remedy such infringements.

C — On Protections

For Specific Persons

— For Entity

Section 12.13.0. With respect to environment and sustainability protections for The Ikoku Center as an entity, you understand and agree to abide by the following:

12.13.1. Protections, Entity
that The Ikoku Center holds protecting environment and sustainability for The Alvan Ikoku Center for Ethics as an organization to be a basic purpose and right of its establishment and existence as an entity, thus of high importance;
12.13.2. Protections, Entity, Administration
that The Ikoku Center holds protecting such organizational environment and sustainability to be important to its formation, governance, and overall administration;
12.13.3. Protections, Entity, Areas
that The Ikoku Center holds protecting such organizational environment and sustainability to include that of its official areas, offices, parts, properties, sections, and equivalent, as well as any involved act, activity, agent, arrangement, asset, or material or matter;
12.13.4. Protections, Entity, Conduct, Service
that The Ikoku Center holds protecting such organizational environment and sustainability to include that of its official conduct and service, as well as any involved act, activity, agent, arrangement, asset, or material or matter;
12.13.5. Protections, Entity, Mission
that The Ikoku Center holds protecting such organizational environment and sustainability to be important to the fulfillment of its mission and purposes, and so enforces and fulfills attendant policies, principles, requirements, and rights to the fullest extent possible;
12.13.6. Protections, Entity, Non-Infringement
that you maintain and not infringe, in any way, such organizational environment and sustainability, as provided for in the Codes and Policies and applicable law and regulation;
12.13.7. Protections, Entity, Understanding
with the understanding that your primary means of maintaining such organizational environment and sustainability is to refrain from and report — via fully informing communication directly to the Founder — any actual, anticipated or apparent infringement of the Codes and Policies or applicable law or regulation.

— For Founder

Section 12.14.0. With respect to environment and sustainability protections for the Founder of The Ikoku Center, Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku, you understand and agree to abide by the following:

12.14.1. Protections, Founder
that The Ikoku Center holds protecting environment and sustainability for the Founder to be a basic purpose and right of its establishment and existence as an entity, thus of high importance;
12.14.2. Protections, Founder, Administration
that The Ikoku Center holds protecting such Founder environment and sustainability to be important to its formation, governance, and overall administration;
12.14.3. Protections, Founder, Areas
that The Ikoku Center holds protecting such Founder environment and sustainability to include the Founder’s official areas, offices, parts, properties, sections, and equivalent, as well as any involved act, activity, agent, arrangement, asset, material or matter;
12.14.4. Protections, Founder, Conduct, Service
that The Ikoku Center holds protecting such Founder environment and sustainability to include the Founder’s official conduct and service, as well as any involved act, activity, agent, arrangement, asset, material or matter;
12.14.5. Protections, Founder, Mission
that The Ikoku Center holds protecting such Founder environment and sustainability to be important to the fulfillment of its mission and purposes, and so enforces and fulfills attendant policies, principles, requirements, and rights to the fullest extent possible;
12.14.6. Protections, Founder, Non-Infringement
that you maintain and not infringe, in any way, such Founder environment and sustainability, as provided for in the Codes and Policies and applicable law and regulation;
12.14.7. Protections, Founder, Understanding
with the understanding that your primary means of maintaining such Founder environment and sustainability is to refrain from and report — via fully informing communication directly to the Founder — any actual, anticipated or apparent infringement of the Codes and Policies or applicable law or regulation.

— For Humans

Section 12.15.0. With respect to environment and sustainability protections for human beings, as individuals, you understand and agree to abide by the following:

12.15.1. Protections, Humans
that The Ikoku Center holds protecting environment and sustainability for humans, as individuals, at The Ikoku Center to be a basic purpose and right of its establishment and existence as an entity, thus of high importance;
12.15.2. Protections, Humans, Administration
that The Ikoku Center holds protecting such human environment and sustainability to be important to its formation, governance, and overall administration;
12.15.3. Protections, Humans, Areas
that The Ikoku Center holds protecting such human environment and sustainability to include individual-related areas, offices, parts, properties, sections, and equivalent, as well as any involved act, activity, agent, arrangement, asset, material or matter;
12.15.4. Protections, Humans, Being
that The Ikoku Center holds protecting such human environment and sustainability to include that pertaining to an individual’s inner being, body, and brain, as well as inner self, soul, and spirit;
12.15.5. Protections, Humans, Conduct, Service
that The Ikoku Center holds protecting such human environment and sustainability to include individual-related conduct and service, as well as any involved act, activity, agent, arrangement, asset, material or matter;
12.15.6. Protections, Humans, Mission
that The Ikoku Center holds protecting such human environment and sustainability to be important to the fulfillment of its mission and purposes, and so enforces and fulfills attendant policies, principles, requirements, and rights to the fullest extent possible;
12.15.7. Protections, Humans, Non-Infringement
that you maintain and not infringe, in any way, such human environment and sustainability, as provided for in the Codes and Policies and applicable law and regulation;
12.15.8. Protections, Humans, Understanding
with the understanding that your primary means of maintaining such human environment and sustainability is to refrain from and report — via fully informing communication directly to the Founder — any actual, anticipated or apparent infringement of the Codes and Policies or applicable law or regulation.

From Risks, Threats

— From Specific Risks

Section 12.16.0. With respect to protections of environment and sustainability from specific risks and threats, you understand and agree to abide by the following:

12.16.1. Protections, Discrimination
that The Ikoku Center protects itself and the Founder, as first priorities, then where reasonable, other natural persons from specifically relevant risks and threats to environment and sustainability resulting from bias, discrimination, prejudice, or equivalent — including that due to age, caste, disability, ethnic, gender (including behavior, identity and preference), health, national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, reproductive choice or condition, sex (including behavior, identity and preference), or veteran status — as provided for in the Codes and Policies and applicable law and regulation;
12.16.2. Protections, Distrust
that The Ikoku Center protects itself and the Founder, as first priorities, then where reasonable, other natural persons from specifically relevant risks and threats to environment and sustainability resulting from distrust — including that due to eavesdropping, exposure, extortion, indiscretion, intrusion, spying, stalking, surveillance, wiretapping as well as intrusive, pervasive, surreptitious or unconsented following, monitoring, recording, supervision, testing, tracking, vetting, videoing, watching, or equivalent — as provided for in the Codes and Policies and applicable law and regulation;
12.16.3. Protections, Harassment
that The Ikoku Center protects itself and the Founder, as first priorities, then where reasonable, other natural persons from specifically relevant risks and threats to environment and sustainability resulting from abuse, bullying, harassment, or equivalent — including that focused on age, caste, disability, ethnic, gender (including behavior, identity and preference), health, national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, reproductive choice or condition, sex (including behavior, identity and preference), or veteran status — as provided for in the Codes and Policies and applicable law and regulation;
12.16.4. Protections, Harm
that The Ikoku Center protects itself and the Founder, as first priorities, then where reasonable, other natural persons from specifically relevant risks and threats to environment and sustainability resulting from harm — including that due to abuse, biological, environmental or occupational hazard, endangerment, imminent threat, injurious effect, unsafeness, or violence — as provided for in the Codes and Policies and applicable law and regulation;
12.16.5. Protections, Hostility, Toxicity
that The Ikoku Center protects itself and the Founder, as first priorities, then where reasonable, other natural persons from specifically relevant risks and threats to environment and sustainability resulting from hostile or toxic environs — including that due to abuse, coercion, duress, environmental or human degradation, exploitation, force, indenture, nuisance, retaliation, or targeting — as provided for in the Codes and Policies and applicable law and regulation;
12.16.6. Protections, Non-Care
that The Ikoku Center protects itself and the Founder, as first priorities, then where reasonable, other natural persons from specifically relevant risks and threats to environment and sustainability resulting from insufficiently prioritizing and recognizing the high importance of care, dignity, health and the prevention of depletion, exhaustion, or illness for individuals and organizations, and in administration, conduct, service, and work;
12.16.7. Protections, Non-Diversity
that The Ikoku Center protects itself and the Founder, as first priorities, then where reasonable, other natural persons from specifically relevant risks and threats to environment and sustainability resulting from insufficiently prioritizing and recognizing the high importance of diversity and the value of human difference for individuals and organizations, and in administration, conduct, service, and work;
12.16.8. Protections, Non-Inclusion
that The Ikoku Center protects itself and the Founder, as first priorities, then where reasonable, other natural persons from specifically relevant risks and threats to environment and sustainability resulting from insufficiently prioritizing and recognizing the high importance of inclusion and the benefit of inclusive environs for individuals and organizations, and in administration, conduct, service, and work;
12.16.9. Protections, Non-Provision
that The Ikoku Center protects itself and the Founder, as first priorities, then where reasonable, other natural persons from specifically relevant risks and threats to environment and sustainability resulting from non-provision of required and standard environment and sustainability administration, as provided for in the Codes and Policies and applicable law and regulation;
12.16.10. Protections, Understanding
with the understanding that the aforementioned determinations of specifically relevant risks and threats, and protections against them, are to be made solely by the Founder and executed solely via the Founder’s authorization.

— From Standard Risks

Section 12.17.0. With respect to protections of environment and sustainability from standard risks and threats, you understand and agree to abide by the following:

12.17.1. Protections, Incompatibility
that The Ikoku Center protects itself and the Founder, as first priorities, then where reasonable, other natural persons from standard risks and threats to environment and sustainability resulting from any incompatibility relating to The Ikoku Center, as provided for in the Codes and Policies;
12.17.2. Protections, Inconsistency
that The Ikoku Center protects itself and the Founder, as first priorities, then where reasonable, other natural persons from standard risks and threats to environment and sustainability resulting from any inconsistency relating to The Ikoku Center, as provided for in the Codes and Policies;
12.17.3. Protections, Infringement
that The Ikoku Center protects itself and the Founder, as first priorities, then where reasonable, other natural persons from standard risks and threats to environment and sustainability resulting from any infringement relating to The Ikoku Center, as provided for in the Codes and Policies;
12.17.4. Protections, Insecurity
that The Ikoku Center protects itself and the Founder, as first priorities, then where reasonable, other natural persons from standard risks and threats to environment and sustainability resulting from any insecurity relating to The Ikoku Center, as provided for in the Codes and Policies;
12.17.5. Protections, Interference
that The Ikoku Center protects itself and the Founder, as first priorities, then where reasonable, other natural persons from standard risks and threats to environment and sustainability resulting from any interference relating to The Ikoku Center, as provided for in the Codes and Policies;
12.17.6. Protections, Intrusion
that The Ikoku Center protects itself and the Founder, as first priorities, then where reasonable, other natural persons from standard risks and threats to environment and sustainability resulting from any intrusion relating to The Ikoku Center, as provided for in the Codes and Policies;
12.17.7. Protections, Invalidation
that The Ikoku Center protects itself and the Founder, as first priorities, then where reasonable, other natural persons from standard risks and threats to environment and sustainability resulting from any effective invalidation relating to The Ikoku Center, as provided for in the Codes and Policies;
12.17.8. Protections, Understanding
with the understanding that the aforementioned determinations of standard risks and threats, and protections against them, are to be made solely by the Founder and executed solely via the Founder’s authorization.
Life (Isaac Quesada)

Policies

Provision

As stated, earlier, the governance of The Alvan Ikoku Center for Ethics is, in important part, conducted via the Codes and Policies below:

Ikoku Center Agreement

The Ikoku Center Conduct and Service Agreement, which:

Collectively Governing
consists of several Codes and Policies that collectively govern all conduct and service in any way relating to The Alvan Ikoku Center for Ethics.
Collectively Including
collectively include the Basic Policies — the Conditions and Terms of Founding, the Conditions and Terms of Governance, the Conditions and Terms of Conduct and Service, and the Founding and Governing Code of Ethics — as well as all other codes and policies, associated as the Correlative Policies.
Available Below
are made available further below.

Conditions of Founding

Conditions and Terms of Founding of The Ikoku Center (HTML)

Conditions of Governance

Conditions and Terms of Governance of The Ikoku Center (HTML)

Conditions of Service

Conditions and Terms of Conduct and Service (HTML)

Founding Ethics

Founding and Governing Code of Ethics (HTML)

All Policies

All Policies (HTML)

Conclusion

— Collectively, the Policy

— All of the aforementioned in this section constitutes the Policy on Environment and Sustainability of The Alvan Ikoku Center for Ethics (the “Environment and Sustainability Policy”) and forms an integral part of the Codes and Policies of The Alvan Ikoku Center for Ethics as well as The Ikoku Center Conduct and Service Agreement you may enter into with The Alvan Ikoku Center for Ethics.

— Concerns and Questions

— Please report any concerns about code or policy violations, and send any questions you may have regarding the Policy on Environment and Sustainability or The Ikoku Center Conduct and Service Agreement, to policies@ikokuphilanthropies.com.

— Concluding

— And as a concluding aviso and proviso, you are informed as well as reminded that by commencing or continuing any conduct or service relating to The Alvan Ikoku Center for Ethics — in any way, either directly or indirectly, and via any manner, means, method, or mode — you enter into The Ikoku Center Conduct and Service Agreement and agree to abide by and be legally bound by the Policy conditions, principles, protections, and terms described above, and the Codes and Policies, in their entirety without modification or severability, as amended from time to time solely by the Founder.

Feeling, Madonna della PietĂ  (Grant Whitty)
Reading (Matthew Henry)
Meeting (Ricardo Gomez Angel)
Understanding (Yang Miao)

Also at the Center

The Ikoku Center is dedicated to the study and application of ethics for the benefit of communities, institutions, lives, and societies — in Africa and across the globe. And so in accordance with the above, the Center provides the following:

I.

Examining the Good

A center committed to studying and applying our various methods for examining the good — via analysis, conversation, deliberation, education, and further evaluation of beliefs, laws, mores, norms, values, and virtues.

II.

Being, Doing Good

A center also committed to studying and applying our various modes for being good, doing good, and living a good life among others — via forms of community, conscience, duty, obligation, reciprocity, responsibility, and service.

III.

Providing the Good

A center also committed to studying and applying our various means for providing the good to ourselves as well as others — via the ethics of care, civics, communities, economies, institutions, and the professions.

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