Content Screening Information

Screening Criteria for Ethical and Strategic Decision-Making

ACFID employs a detailed screening process to ensure all activities, engagements, and collaborations align with its mission, values, and strategic goals. This framework helps safeguard ethical integrity while maximising the impact of ACFID’s work across its operations.

Risk Assessment and Ethical Screening

1. Core Values Exclusion: Activities fundamentally misaligned with ACFID’s mission are excluded. This includes industries such as:
   • Fossil fuels, tobacco, and gambling.
   • Armaments, pornography, and activities undermining human rights.
2. Responsible Practices: Areas involving complex ethical considerations—such as pharmaceuticals, biofuels, and water management—are evaluated for their alignment with sustainable and responsible practices.

Positive Screening

ACFID actively prioritises decisions that:

• Reduce human suffering and improve dignity, health, and well-being.
• Promote environmental sustainability and combat pollution.
• Foster ethical governance, social responsibility, and transparency.
• Support innovation that advances equity and justice within communities.

Negative Screening

Decisions exclude activities that:

• Compromise environmental sustainability or public trust.
• Contradict ACFID’s commitment to gender equality, human rights, and ethical development practices.

Internal Assessment Tools and Frameworks

• Risk Assessment Tool: A structured evaluation of each decision’s scope, governance implications, reputational impact, and alignment with ACFID’s values. This tool provides a detailed risk rating to guide decision-making.
• Strategic Alignment: Each decision is reviewed against ACFID’s Strategic Framework to ensure it supports the organisation’s long-term objectives and values.

Flexible, Case-by-Case Approach

While ACFID maintains explicit exclusions for certain industries and practices, decisions are not bound by fixed lists. Instead, each opportunity or activity is assessed on a case-by-case basis, ensuring flexibility while adhering to ACFID’s ethical and strategic standards.

Commitment to Integrity and Impact

This screening process reinforces ACFID’s commitment to ethical leadership and mission-driven decision-making. By integrating comprehensive assessments, ACFID ensures its actions reflect its values and contribute to creating a just, sustainable, and equitable world.