AboutEditorial Standards
INSTITUTIONAL

Institutional Collaboration

INSTITUTIONAL COLLABORATION

SNN collaborates to strengthen public evidence, implementation capability and institutional understanding, not to manufacture endorsement.

COLLABORATION SCOPE

A governed route from shared question to public record.

Research institutions, standard setters, public bodies, professional organizations and qualified enterprises may propose work that has a clear public-knowledge purpose.

Eligible work can include public consultations, research exchange, standards and taxonomy mapping, implementation studies, technical companions, institutional dialogues, evidence registries and jointly labelled educational material.

Every proposal is reviewed for relevance, source access, rights, conflicts, governance, editorial independence and the public value of the expected output before work begins.

COLLABORATION PATHWAYS

Four pathways with distinct controls.

The label and approval route depend on what each institution contributes and who controls the final publication.

01

Research exchange

Shared evidence questions, datasets or technical review. Findings remain attributable and methods remain inspectable.

02

Public participation

Consultation responses, comment letters and technical appendices retained with submission status and supporting records.

03

Institutional dialogue

Structured discussion on interoperability, implementation or governance without implying a negotiated institutional position.

04

Partner-labelled publication

A visibly labelled output stating participants, contributions, funding, editorial control, rights and non-endorsement boundaries.

DECLARED RELATIONSHIPS

Accurate relationship language is mandatory.

The following relationship types are recorded within the EMJ.LIFE knowledge infrastructure and must not be described beyond their documented scope.

LICENSING

IFRS Foundation · ISSB and SASB

Level III commercial licensing is a content-use relationship. It does not indicate IFRS Foundation review, certification, endorsement or partnership with SNN.

MEMBERSHIP

TNFD Forum

Forum membership indicates participation in the forum community within its applicable terms. It does not make SNN or EMJ.LIFE a TNFD representative or endorsed interpreter.

MEMBERSHIP

TISFD Alliance

Alliance membership indicates participation in the relevant community. It does not imply adoption of SNN analysis, approval of its publications or delegated authority.

PUBLICATION CONTROL

What must be agreed before collaboration begins.

A collaboration is not publishable until responsibility and rights are explicit.

Purpose and scope

The question, intended audience, deliverables and exclusions.

Roles and decisions

Who supplies evidence, reviews facts, controls analysis and approves release.

Funding and interests

Cash, in-kind support, licenses, memberships and other material relationships.

Sources and rights

Permitted use of documents, data, logos, figures, quotations and trademarks.

Labelling

Editorial, enterprise, sponsored or partner-labelled treatment displayed to readers.

Version and archive

Correction, replacement, withdrawal, retention and public-record responsibilities.

PROPOSAL STANDARD

A credible proposal starts with the evidence question.

Organizations should define the public issue, available primary records, expected contribution, material interests, rights position and proposed output. Access, funding or institutional profile does not guarantee acceptance or editorial coverage.

Review SNN public participation records