International Center for Living Aquatic

“The form 990 and its schedules are prepared and reviewed by independent qualified accountants before final review and approval by the head of finance and chief operating officer.”

“In every governance meeting, board members are required to declare any potential or actual conflict of interest. Conflict of interest policy is included as part of the director general and top management officials' employment contracts.”

“All staff, including the director general (the "dg"), have their compensation reviewed based on an annual performance review process. The dg reports to board of trustees, and an annual performance review is conducted by the board. Based on the outcomes of this performance review, the dg may receive a market increase, merit increase and/or performance bonus at the discretion of the board. The performance indicators will be communicated to the dg each year prior to the evaluation process. For the rest of the employees (including directors, management team, officers, etc.), the respective line manager is responsible for evaluating performance. During the annual performance and salary review period, if the employee has completed the six-month probationary period and has received a "satisfactory" rating or above, the employee will be entitled to receive a salary increment. The employee's salary will not be adjusted if the performance is rated "unsatisfactory." employees whose performance is rated "satisfactory or above will receive a cost of living (market) increase, which will be determined annually based on labor markets for global and national staff in offices where worldfish operates. Market and merit increase rates are approved by the dg, which primarily considers the available resources and fiscal situation of the center.”

“The center submits its audited financial statements to the cgiar and respective donors annually. The audited financial statements are also available on the internet. Conflict of interest and whistleblowing policies are provided to employees, consultants and board members.”

“The international phone number to reach the organization is 6-01-8661-6725.”

“The board of trustees has an audit, finance & risk committee (afrc) through cgiar which is responsible for providing the oversight function on both internal and external audits. This committee (afrc) is chaired by an independent member through the cgiar and all audit findings or recommendations are presented to this committee.”