Institutional status
The Global Risks Forum (GRF) describes only its own standing and its own relationships, and only when a record shows them. GRF is a Swiss association with a public-good, not-for-profit purpose, and one of the three pillar institutions of Nexus Consortiums. Statuses and memberships held by The Global Centre for Risk and Innovation (GCRI) belong to GCRI alone, and those of The Global Risks Alliance (GRA) to GRA. Neither extends to GRF. This page sets out what GRF's status is, what it is not, and how a relationship is added.
- InstitutionThe Global Risks Forum (GRF)
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GRF · Institution · service level R0
The short answer.
GRF's institutional status is that of a Swiss association with a public-good, not-for-profit purpose and one of the three pillar institutions of Nexus Consortiums. GRF describes only its own standing and relationships, and only with a record; statuses held by GCRI or GRA belong to them alone and are never borrowed.
Mandate to authority.
Fig.How the platform is governed, from its mandate to the authorities who decide. Design, not a record.
Jurisdictions in the Zambezi Basin.
The jurisdictions that hold authority over this question: countries, their first-level divisions and capitals, shown for the Zambezi Basin as an example geography for this subject.
What GRF is.
| Item | Status |
|---|---|
| Name | The Global Risks Forum (GRF) |
| Legal form | A Swiss association |
| Purpose | Public-good, not-for-profit |
| Published location | 6300 Zug, Switzerland |
| Role in Nexus Consortiums | Pillar institution for leadership, institutional dialogue and Nexus Universe programme governance |
| Governance | Its statutory organs under its articles of association; councils are programme bodies |
Status words and what they mean in law.
| Term | Meaning | Applies to GRF? |
|---|---|---|
| Association under Swiss law | Legal person under Articles 60 and following of the Civil Code | Yes |
| Intergovernmental organisation | Created by a treaty between states | No |
| UN consultative status | Granted by ECOSOC to NGOs on application | Only if a record shows it |
| Observer status | Granted by a specific body's rules | Only if a record shows it |
Checking claims about status.
Consultative and observer statuses are listed publicly by the granting bodies, for example the ECOSOC NGO database. If a claim about GRF's status is not on this page with a record, treat it as unverified and report it through corrections.
No borrowed or implied status.
- Not a government body, an intergovernmental body or a diplomatic mission.
- Not a regulator, licensing body or certifying body, and not a financial institution.
- Not the holder of any status recorded for GCRI, including GCRI's consultative status and memberships, which GCRI lists on GCRI affiliations and credentials.
- Not the holder of GRA's legal identity as a nonprofit business league; see GRA's U.S. business-league identity.
No external accreditation, observer status or membership is recorded for GRF at present. If one is recorded, it will appear here in its exact wording, with its date.
How a relationship is added to this page.
United Nations agencies, banks, universities and regulators are audiences of GRF's work. They are named as partners only with a current permission record.
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A record exists
A letter, agreement or decision from the other party, held by GRF.
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Permission is current
The other party has agreed in writing to be named, and the permission has not lapsed.
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Wording is exact
The relationship is described in the words of the record, never upgraded to partnership or endorsement.
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It can be withdrawn
When a relationship ends, the page is updated and the change is recorded.
Checking a claim about GRF.
If you see a status attributed to GRF that does not appear here, it is not confirmed by GRF. Write to integrity@globalriskforum.com. The acknowledgement gives a reference and names the next step. See also Swiss association identity and Claims and programme state.
Terms used on this page.
Each term as this page uses it. Where a standard-setting body defines the term, the wording follows that body.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Swiss association | A corporate body under the Swiss Civil Code formed for a non-commercial purpose, such as a scientific, cultural or charitable one, which acquires legal personality once its articles show the intention to exist as a corporate body. |
| Affiliation | A recorded relationship, such as accreditation, membership or observer status, between an organization and another body; listing it implies no endorsement unless the other body says so. |
| Public accountability | The obligation of an institution to explain and justify its conduct to the public and to bodies that can question it, and to face consequences, as the OECD frames accountability in governance. |
Where this page's references lead.
The bodies and documents this page is read against. Status and editions change; each link goes to the issuing body.
Questions and answers.
Does GRF share GCRI's consultative status?
Does convening governments give GRF a public status?
Can GRF be described as a partner of an international organisation?
Why list what GRF is not?
Around GRF.
Start with an enquiry.
The current service level is R0: information and enquiries. An enquiry receives a reference and names the next step; applications, payments, compute allocations and registrations open only when their team, terms and review capacity exist.