What is a Member?

Types of Membership

 

The Actual titles will be changed soon. (updated 5-13-07)

 

  1. “A” Members, which must be mainly comprised of businesses and industries dedicated to environmental management and conservation.
  2. “B” Members, which may be individuals or organizations, institutions, businesses with a proven track record of activities to support and facilitate environmental management and conservation
  3. “C” Members, which may be individuals with outstanding performance in supporting and facilitating environmental management and conservation.

 

General Principles and Criteria NOAH members should meet

  • The objectives and priorities of the “A” Members are the promotion, dissemination, development and application of sound environmental management practices and environmental excellence. “B” Members and “C” Members may be profit-seeking businesses, which are working to improve their own as well as general environmental performance.
  • Members activities for the promotion of environmental management may include, among others, setting up intercompany working groups, arranging seminars and training, holding symposia on environmental subjects, coordinating research projects, promoting educational models and university research, providing information to their members and the general public.
  • The “A” Members shall be autonomous, yet linked by similar objectives and statutes. They should have their own logo but also should use NOAH´s logo as a common international symbol. “B” Members and “C” Members must respect the objectives of NOAH and may use its logo as a common international symbol.
  • The scope of activities of the Full Members is not restricted to national borders, except that in their search for members, consideration should be first given to their own country.
  • Membership in an NOAH Full Member organization does not automatically imply membership in any other national Full Member organization. Simultaneous memberships in several national organizations is, however, permissible and desirable.
  • The Full Member organizations shall maintain non-governmental, non-profit status as well as independence from political parties and interests. Their members should come from all sectors and professions.

 

 

 

More coming soon. (Last update 3-25-08)