Conflict of Interest policy

The Conflict of Interest Policy (available here) is a separate document that must be signed by all individuals or parties identified as being at potential risk of a conflict of interest. For a detailed outline of the parties involved, please refer to the diagram found in the Teams and Stakeholders section.

All parties involved must sign the policy. The following is the minimum list of stakeholders who must be included:

• Members of the Executive board

• Members of the Secretariat, Standard Advisory Board

• Members of the Climate, Certification, R&D and Partnerships teams

• Members the Technical Advisory Board

• VVBs

• Contractors to the Riverse Standard involved in at least one of the procedures

Procedures to identify and mitigate conflicts of interest are detailed in the policy document.