What are the core principles of the Council?

Principle 1: Respect and Kindness

The Council, its members, and its engagements are founded upon a sense of mutual respect and kindness to create a space of shared learning, belonging, and empowerment.

Principle 2: Vulnerability and Agency

The Council values vulnerability but expects its members to choose how and when to be vulnerable.

Principle 3: Social Justice and Equity

The Council confronts structural inequalities whilst building internal and external systems which work with each according to their ability and with each according to their needs.

Principle 4: Diversity and Inclusion

The Council embeds the perspectives of a diversity of peoples, cultures, thought, geographies and lived experiences in its composition and work.

Principle 5: Reflexive, Responsive and Accountable

The Council engages in constructive dialogue with the rest of HBGI, as well as its own members, to ensure that each is committed to delivering on their established goals.

Principle 6: Transparency, Collaboration and Communication

The Council works with a range of partners whilst engaging in transparent and effective communication both internally within HBGI and externally to a broader public.

Principle 7: Evidence and Impact

The Council acknowledges and values the existence of numerous approaches to constructing evidence and systems of knowledge more broadly which go beyond the experiential and the academic. 

Principle 8: Implementation

The Council will ensure a continued focus on applied research which bridges the knowledge to action gap with conscientious implementation across global contexts