The Partnership Agreement

The Partnership Agreement's terms state a set of expectations for how local groups, networks and staff can best work together and support each other consistently and to a good standard. By building a clearer understanding of the way local groups and staff can relate to each other, the Agreement aims to strengthen Friends of the Earth England, Wales and Northern Ireland as a whole so that it can campaign even more effectively.

All of the files linked below are in PDF format. There is a note at the bottom of this page explaining how to open them.

There are two versions of the Partnership Agreement which can be downloaded:

• for local groups
• or networks

There is also a form to complete for the Trade Mark Licence Agreement granting a licence for a local group or network to campaign under the Friends of the Earth name and explaining the limit to rights and use of that name.
The Trade Mark License Agreement only needs to be filled in when a local group starts, changes it name or when the Trade Mark License Agreement is amended.
Again, there are two versions of this which can be downloaded :

• for local groups
• for networks
• There are also some guidance notes for completing it.

Documents related to the Partnership Agreement :

• A list of resources and support (PDF) available to help local groups and networks with their work.
• The Complaints Procedures (PDF - 71K) which detail the systems for either party to feedback about any breakdown of the Agreement, so as to resolve it easily and constructively. Diagrams of these procedures are also available.
• A list of current Friends of the Earth campaigns (PDF) and the definition of ‘active campaigning’.