(Swiss private-law multilateral agreement among Nexus Entities. EN controls; FR/DE companions may be issued. Cross-refs: GRF Charter/Bylaws Arts. 3 (Independence), 5 (Defs/Precedence), 6 (Organs incl. CB), 9 (Authorities & CB Clearance), 10 (Programs/Tracks), 11 (Inter-Nexus), 13 (Records/Gazette), 14–16 (Finance; Data/Security/Privacy), 18 (Disputes). “CB” = each Party’s non-executive Privy Council function.)
ECT-1.0 Construction, Effect & Interpretation
(a) Nature. This instrument is a binding private-law multilateral contract among the Parties named in §1.1. It is not an intergovernmental treaty and is not governed by public international law.
(b) Effectiveness. The ECT takes effect on the Effective Date stated in the signature block or accession instrument; electronic execution with QES/AES is permitted.
(c) Hierarchy. Where a Party’s internal rules conflict with the ECT, the Party shall seek timely internal approvals or opt-out of the conflicting workstream; the ECT does not compel unlawful performance.
(d) Language. English controls; FR/DE companions may be issued.
(e) Precedence inside ECT. Core Articles prevail over Annexes; later-dated Annexes prevail over earlier on the same subject; CB Clearances condition execution (Art. 9/11).
(f) No third-party rights. No person other than a Party has enforceable rights under this ECT, save where an Annex expressly grants such rights.
ECT-1.1 Parties & Capacity (GCRI, GRA, NSF, NE Labs, GRF)
(a) Parties.
- The Global Centre for Risk & Innovation (GCRI) — science, standards, and systems methods for risk intelligence.
- The Global Risk Alliance (GRA) — alliances and delivery networks for multi-stakeholder programs.
- Nexus Standards Foundation (NSF) — neutral capital rails and risk transfer mechanisms.
- Nexus Enterprise Labs (NE Labs) — R&D and exponential-tech prototyping for DRR/DRF/DRI.
- The Global Risks Forum (GRF) — policy translation, convening, decision support, and governance interfaces.
(b) Capacity & authority. Each Party represents and warrants that:
- it is duly constituted, in good standing, and has taken all internal approvals to enter and perform the ECT;
- signatories have actual authority;
- performance will comply with applicable law, including sanctions/KYC/AML and export controls;
- it will maintain a functioning CB (Privy Council) or equivalent to issue clearances, keep registers, and interface with other Parties’ CBs;
- it has, or will procure, the technical and organizational measures required by the ECT’s data, security, and model-governance baselines.
(c) Relationships disclaimed. The ECT does not create a partnership, joint venture, association-in-fact, employment, or agency between Parties; no Party may bind another except as expressly authorized in a CB-cleared instrument. No immunities attach by virtue of this ECT.
(d) Notices. Legal and operational notices follow the addresses and electronic channels listed in Annex ECT-X (Notices & Designations) and are copied to each Party’s CB.
ECT-1.2 Non-State Treaty; Private-Law Multilateral Agreement
(a) Private-law contract. The ECT is governed by Swiss substantive law (excluding conflict-of-laws rules and CISG), with dispute resolution per ECT-7.3. The Swiss Rules of International Arbitration and Geneva seat apply where arbitration is invoked.
(b) No public-law status. The ECT is not an intergovernmental treaty, is not subject to the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, and confers no privileges or immunities.
(c) Independence by design. Each Party remains independent and non-exclusive; donor/vendor terms may not condition agenda, editorial content, methods, or procurement (§4.1).
(d) Transparency & audit. Material ECT actions are CB-cleared, filed in each Party’s Council System of Record (CSR) with a Council Register Extract (CRE), and summarized (lawful redactions) in the Council Gazette.
(e) Severability. If any clause is unlawful or unenforceable, it is modified to the minimum extent necessary to be lawful, preserving intent; the remainder continues in force.
ECT-1.3 Purpose & Scope (Inter-Nexus Cooperation)
(a) Purpose. To coordinate science, policy, innovation, alliances, and capital so that Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), Disaster Risk Finance (DRF), and Disaster Risk Intelligence (DRI) outcomes are faster, reproducible, transparent, and scalable for an all-of-society approach.
(b) Objectives.
- Interoperability: align pipelines, schemas, and APIs across Nexus Platforms (e.g., NXSCore, NXSQue, NXSGRIx, NXS-EOP/EWS/AAP/DSS/NSF).
- Rigor: adopt shared Model/Data Cards, QA/QC, and red-team standards for high-stakes analytics.
- Neutral capital: design transparent DRF rails (parametric triggers, pooled facilities) with community safeguards.
- Policy translation: convert evidence into decision-ready briefs, foresight packs, and scorecards with uncertainty and limitations disclosed.
- Open participation: enable states, cities, firms, and civil society to engage through clear interfaces, FRAND/open licenses where possible, and documented provenance.
- Localization: support Regional/ National Working Groups to adapt global standards to context.
- Continuity & safety: embed privacy, cybersecurity, and incident response (72-hour standard) in all joint operations.
(c) Scope of cooperation.
- Planning & governance: a rolling ECT Workplan with 90-day sprints, KPIs, and publication schedules (§2, §3).
- Workstreams: (i) Policy/Science (GRF–GCRI); (ii) Capital & Risk Transfer (GRF–NSF); (iii) Programs & Alliances (GRF–GRA); (iv) R&D/Innovation (GRF–NE Labs)—each with CB-cleared charters and deliverables.
- Artifacts: joint issue notes, datasets, models, dashboards, facility term sheets, convening outputs—each carrying CRE IDs, licenses, and provenance logs.
- Safeguards: independence walls, conflict disclosures, sanctions/KYC screens, export-control checks, DPIAs/TIAs for cross-border data, and model validation gates.
- Limits: No Party is obliged to (i) disclose Restricted Data beyond agreed tiers; (ii) accept donor-conditioned terms; or (iii) deploy high-risk tech without clearance.
(d) Success metrics. Parties will track: cycle time from signal → decision; coverage/quality of risk data; uptake of tools by public authorities and communities; DRF activation speed and loss avoidance; and publication provenance compliance.
(e) Instruments & annexes. Detailed rules for IP & licensing, data tiering, privacy/security, valuation of in-kind, and revenue sharing are in Annexes ECT-I/D/P/T/V/R, adopted and updated by the Joint Committee.