Greenpeace Inc

“The organization has voting members, which are all in the same class. These members are designated by the board of directors based on criteria established in the bylaws and hold a term of 2 years.”

“According to the organization's bylaws, the board of directors is elected by voting members.”

“The 990 is prepared by an independent public accounting firm based on data and schedules provided by the controller, and reviewed by the organization's management team. The 990 is then reviewed and approved by the finance committee. After this approval, the 990 is submitted to the full board prior to filing with the internal revenue service. These various levels of review ensure the information filed is complete, accurate, and in compliance with regulations.”

“The organization's conflict of interest policy is reviewed annually by each member of the board of directors. On an annual basis, each director also completes a disclosure form identifying any relationships, positions or circumstance in which he or she believes could contribute to a conflict. Following full disclosure of a possible conflict of interest, the board of directors shall determine whether a conflict of interest exists, and, if so, the board takes any action deemed necessary to address the conflict and protect the organization's best interests.”

“Compensation for the executive director is independently reviewed and based on analysis of comparable data obtained from industry resources, publicly disclosed 990s, and peer organizations. Review and approvals are documented accordingly by the board of directors or delegated committees. A similar procedure is followed for all other officers and key employees. Furthermore, independent consultants are periodically engaged to benchmark executive compensation against relevant labor markets.”

“The form 990 is posted on the organization's website. The 990 is also made available, as well as form 1023, upon request in accordance with the u.s. Title 26, subtitle f, chapter 61, subchapter b, section 6104(d)(1)(b).”

“Greenpeace, inc.'s organizational documents, code of ethics (which includes conflict of interest policy), annual reports, and related documents are posted on the organization's website. In addition, audited financial statements are posted to the website annually.”

“We launched four new projects. First, the ocean's plastics project which aims to change the mindsets of the general public on the issues of ocean's plastics. Instead of believing it's an overwhelming problem, or one that can be fixed with recycling, we want to encourage the general public to consider that plastics is an issue because corporations create and sell their goods in it - making plastic unavoidable. We hope that this realization pushes the general population to pressure corporations to find other packaging to end the dumping of plastics into our environment and our oceans into our food chain. Second, the resist campaign initiated and concluded in 2017 with the specific goal to build gp's power through identifying creative and unique opportunities where gp can mobilize supporters and likely supporters to resist the administration's regressive politics and message by working in coalition with our allies to ensure that we are united in defiance against environmentally and societally hurtful actions and words from the new administration. Team members both attend and host coalition meetings with diverse allies; meanwhile, other members rapidly respond to trump administration's activities and executive orders. Third, we also began working intentionally with key influencers in the us. This work was project-based and worked to engage our audiences and new audiences through key influencers, like famous book authors. The aim of this work is based in the belief that culture shapes the context of our world. It decides which political and business decisions are made and defines what is acceptable and what isn't in society. In addition to media and political elites, our campaigns should be designed to reach all levels of society. We might reach them through national tv, at the dinner table, or in a child's book. We might work with creative partners who can tell our stories in new ways. It is the belief that the more popular and relevant we are, the harder it is to silence us and the earth wins. Fourth and lastly, we began work on a cars campaign. It is important for holding companies accountable for their climate negligence. By demanding that automakers keep their promises to the public and uphold strong clean car standards, this campaign highlights tremendous impact of the transportation sector on climate pollution as well as the hypocrisy that exists in both the auto industry and our current political administration - both parties are guilty of prioritizing profits over basic public health and safety. Finally, saving the clean car standards is an important stepping stone toward both protecting our democracy and ending internal combustion engines for good, a goal of gpi's arctic and oil/clean air now campaigns.”