About Carbon Planet

Corporate Ethics and Social Policy

Carbon Planet is committed to meeting the ethical and social responsibilities expressed in our Guiding Ethical and Social Principles set out below.

Guiding Ethical and Social Principles

  • Uphold and preserve Carbon Planet's foundation of integrity, transparency, trust, respect and commitment to sustainability
  • Obey the law at all times
  • Maintain professional confidentiality
  • Avoid conflicts of interest between work and personal affairs
  • Never unfairly discriminate against anyone
  • Never act unethically or ask someone to act unethically
  • Engage the community in environmental initiatives aligned with our business values
  • Provide people with the knowledge and skills they need to make our planet sustainable
  • Adhere to the interdependent principles from the Earth Charter Initiative which promotes the transition to sustainable ways of living and a global society founded on a shared ethical framework that includes respect and care for the community of life, ecological integrity, universal human rights, respect for diversity, economic justice, democracy, and a culture of peace.

Guiding Principles on Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Carbon Planet values our relationship with Indigenous Peoples both in Australia and internationally. The expected social benefit by helping indigenous landowners achieve a sustainable livelihood and protect their native forests is a key element in Carbon Planet's REDD projects and one that we are proud to participate in.

Carbon Planet, in consultation and cooperation with Indigenous Peoples, undertake that we will endeavour to adhere with the principles outlined in the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (reproduced in amended form relevant to Carbon Planet below).

Carbon Planet will ensure that we obtain the informed consent of affected Indigenous Peoples for the project-related activities identified in paragraphs 31-37, given the specific vulnerability of Indigenous Peoples to the adverse impacts of such projects.

Article 31

  • Indigenous Peoples have the right to maintain, control, protect and develop their cultural heritage, traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions, as well as the manifestations of their sciences, technologies and cultures, including human and genetic resources, seeds, medicines, knowledge of the properties of fauna and flora, oral traditions, literatures, designs, sports and traditional games and visual and performing arts. They also have the right to maintain, control, protect and develop their intellectual property over such cultural heritage, traditional knowledge, and traditional cultural expressions.
  • In conjunction with Indigenous Peoples, Carbon Planet shall take effective measures to recognise and protect the exercise of these rights.

Article 32

  • Indigenous Peoples have the right to determine and develop priorities and strategies for the development or use of their lands or territories and other resources.
  • Carbon Planet shall consult and cooperate in good faith with the Indigenous Peoples concerned through their own representative institutions in order to obtain their free and informed consent of any project affecting their lands or territories and other resources, particularly in connection with the development, utilization or exploitation of carbon, mineral, water or other resources.

Article 33

  • Indigenous Peoples have the right to determine their own identity or membership in accordance with their customs and traditions. This does not impair the right of indigenous individuals to obtain citizenship of the States in which they live.
  • Indigenous Peoples have the right to determine the structures and to select the membership of their institutions in accordance with their own procedures.

Article 34

  • Indigenous Peoples have the right to promote, develop and maintain their institutional structures and their distinctive customs, spirituality, traditions, procedures, practices and, in the cases where they exist, juridical systems or customs, in accordance with international human rights standards.

Article 35

  • Indigenous Peoples have the right to determine the responsibilities of individuals to their communities.

Article 36

  • Indigenous Peoples, in particular those divided by international borders, have the right to maintain and develop contacts, relations and cooperation, including activities for spiritual, cultural, political, economic and social purposes, with their own members as well as other peoples across borders.

Article 37

  • Indigenous Peoples have the right to the recognition, observance and enforcement of treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements concluded with Carbon Planet or their successors and to have Carbon Planet honour and respect such treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements.
  • Nothing in its Agreements is intended to diminish or eliminate the rights of Indigenous Peoples contained in treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements.