Topics: Charter

Article 9. Authorities & Reserved Matters

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(Swiss Verein; Zug register; principal base Geneva. This Article allocates decision-rights between the Board of Trustees (“Board”), Executive Management (“EM”), and the Central Bureau (“CB”, a Swiss non-executive Privy Council). It defines Board-reserved matters, delegations to EM via the Delegatio...

Article 20. Non-Distribution, Asset Lock & Dissolution

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(Swiss Verein; Zug register; principal base Geneva. This Article locks GRF’s assets to public-benefit purposes (DRR/DRF/DRI), prohibits private inurement, and prescribes lawful dissolution and liquidation. Cross-refs: Arts. 1 (Purpose), 2 (Seat), 3 (Independence), 4 (Membership), 5 (Defs/Precedence...

Article 10. Programs, Tracks, Regionalization & Collaboration

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(Swiss Verein; Zug register; principal base Geneva. This Article operationalizes GRF’s purpose through three Programs—DRR, DRF, DRI—delivered via five cross-cutting Tracks, executed in 90-day Regional Sprints, and coordinated with Nexus Entities under the Earth Cooperation Treaty (ECT). It specifie...

Article 21. Amendments & Transitional Provisions

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(Swiss Verein; Zug register; principal base Geneva. This Article governs how these bylaws are amended, what must be ratified by the General Assembly (GA), and how the transition to the new governance/operating model occurs. Cross-refs: Arts. 1–3 (Purpose/Independence/Seat), 4 (Membership), 5 (Defin...

0. FRONT MATTER

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CHARTER & GOVERNANCE BYLAWS — FRONT MATTER (Swiss law; Zug-registered association (Verein), principal base Geneva; global footprint. The Central Bureau (CB) operates as a Swiss non-executive Privy Council. Inter-nexus relations are governed by the Earth Cooperation Treaty (ECT) among GCRI, G...

Article 11. Inter-Nexus Relations — Earth Cooperation Treaty (ECT)

September 5, 2025 37
(Swiss Verein; Zug register; principal base Geneva. This Article governs GRF’s cooperation with Nexus Entities under the private, multilateral Earth Cooperation Treaty (ECT), as referenced in Arts. 3 (Independence), 5 (Definitions & Precedence), 6 (Governing Bodies), 9 (Authorities), 10 (Progra...

Article 1. Preamble & Purpose

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(Swiss law; Zug-registered association (Verein), principal base Geneva; global footprint. The Central Bureau (CB) operates as a Swiss non-executive Privy Council. Inter-nexus cooperation proceeds under the Earth Cooperation Treaty (ECT) among GCRI, GRA, NSF, NE Labs, and GRF.) 1.1 Preamble and M...

Article 12. Meetings, Quorum & Voting

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(Swiss Verein; Zug register; principal base Geneva. This Article prescribes meeting formats, notice periods, quorum and voting rules for the General Assembly (GA), Board of Trustees, Leadership Council (LC), Global Stewardship Board (GSB), Regional Stewardship Boards (RSBs), Specialized Leadership ...

Article 2. Legal Status, Name, Seat & Duration

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(Swiss law; Zug-registered association (Verein), principal base Geneva; global footprint. Designed to overcome legacy multilateral shortcomings—slow decision cycles, weak enforceability, donor capture, data silos, and limited localization—by embedding neutrality, speed, auditability, and scale “by ...

Article 13. Transparency, Records & Council System of Record

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(Swiss Verein; Zug register; principal base Geneva. This Article establishes GRF’s transparency framework and Council System of Record (CSR)—the authoritative, cryptographically provable record of decisions, instruments, and notices. Cross-refs: Arts. 2 (Seat), 3 (Independence), 4 (Membership), 5 (...
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