Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| Form 990, Part III, Line 4a- Climate (continuation) | Greenpeace U.S. is working with allies to block investments in dirty energy projects, and mobilizing broad public support for a High Arctic sanctuary to protect the region from oil drilling and other industrial exploitation. At the same time, Greenpeace is building demand for clean energy and for U.S. corporate and government leaders to champion a clean energy transition at home and abroad. 2014 Greenpeace Inc. Climate (Energy and Arctic) campaign highlights include: Shell cancelled its 2014 Arctic oil drilling plans for Alaska, shortly after federal court for the 9th Circuit ruled that the 2008 lease sale under which the company sought to drill was unlawful. LEGO announced in October it would not renew its partnership with Shell following Greenpeace's global campaign. More than 100 well known US citizens are among the 1,000 influential people that have signed on to the Arctic Declaration. Prominent US signatories include: Dr. Sylvia Earle, Ted Turner, Norah Jones, Jackson Browne, authors Gregg Easterbrook and Barry Lopez, GreenFaith ED Rev. Fletcher Harper, and Jimmy Fallon. More than 400,000 people joined the largest climate march in history - the People's Climate March - two days before the UN Climate Summit in New York City in September. Amazon Web Services announced on their sustainability page a new commitment to be 100% renewably powered. Google, Facebook, Yahoo, Yelp, Microsoft, and six utilities (Alliant Energy, Ameren, MidAmerican Energy Holdings, NV Energy, PacifiCorp, and PG&E) announced in 2014 they were ending their membership with ALEC (American Legislative Exchange Council). Apple announced construction of its third major solar farm in North Carolina, and Microsoft announced it would power its Chicago data center via a massive, 175 MW, purchase of wind energy in Illinois. Oregon Department of State Lands denied a key permit for Ambre Energy's proposed Morrow Pacific coal export terminal. In the past 2 years, four of the six proposed coal export terminals in the Pacific Northwest have been cancelled or significantly delayed. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4b- Oceans (continuation) | Greenpeace U.S. is using cutting-edge scientific research, and collaborating with Tribal communities, scientists, NGO allies, and seafood retailers to pressure the U.S. fisheries bodies to support / implement sustainable fisheries management and establish ocean sanctuaries in the Bering Sea, Ross Sea and elsewhere. Greenpeace U.S is also working with NGO allies to pressure the Obama Administration to demonstrate leadership to end whaling and reform the International Whaling Commission to be conservation agency. 2014 Greenpeace Inc. Ocean campaign highlights include: Compass Group, which supplies nearly 2 million pounds of tuna every year to hospitals, universities, and other institutions, committed to ensure all of its tuna is sustainable by the end of 2014. President Obama used his authority under the Antiquities Act to expand the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument, creating the world's largest marine reserve in one of the most pristine marine environments left on earth. The North Pacific Fishery Management Council initiated an official policy process in April to consider protective measures for the Bering Sea canyons and shelf-break. North American seafood company High Liner Foods announced in March that it would not buy products sourced from Icelandic companies linked to whaling. In November, for the first time in 104 years, Japan did not send its fleet to hunt whales in the Southern Ocean, heeding a decision by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in February calling on Japan to stop issuing permits for this whaling. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4c- Forests (continuation) | Greenpeace U.S. is securing Zero Deforestation commitments from influential U.S.-based companies to rid their supply chains of destructively harvested tropical forest and agricultural products, and to support political solutions that will provide long-term tropical forests protection. 2014 Greenpeace Inc. Forest campaign highlights include: All eight US companies named in Greenpeace's 2014 Tiger Challenge made No Deforestation Palm Oil commitments. These are: - Colgate-Palmolive, General Mills, Johnson & Johnson, Kellogg's, Mars , Mondelez (maker of Oreo cookies), PepsiCo, and Procter & Gamble (P&G). General Mills adopted a strong definition of High Carbon Stock (HCS) to support their implementation. Cargill, one of the world's largest agribusiness giants and a large palm oil industry player, released a revised palm oil policy in August. Lumber Liquidators, the largest hardwood flooring retailer in North America and third largest DIY chain in the US, published a global forest policy after Greenpeace linked its products with illegal logging. The landmark Brazilian Soy Moratorium, set to end in January 2015, was renewed for the eighth time and will now continue through May 2016. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2 | Officers Annie Marie Leonard , Philip Radford, Robert Fox, Thomas W. Wetterer, Michael S.Clark, Mark Royal Conheady, and Franklyn Darnell Baker serve or served as officers of Greenpeace Fund. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6 | The organization has voting members, which are all in the same class. These members are designated by the Board of Directors based on criteria established in the bylaws and hold a term of 2 years. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a | According to the organization's bylaws, the Board of Directors is elected by voting members. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11 | The 990 is prepared by an independent public accounting firm and reviewed by the organization's management team. The 990 is then reviewed and approved by the audit committee. After this approval, the 990 is provided to the full Board prior to filing with the Internal Revenue Service. These various levels of review ensure the information filed is complete, accurate, and in compliance with regulations. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c | The organization's conflict of interest policy is reviewed annually by each member of the Board of Directors. On an annual basis, each director also completes a disclosure form identifying any relationships, positions or circumstance in which he or she believes could contribute to a conflict. Following full disclosure of a possible conflict of interest, the Board of Directors shall determine whether a conflict of interest exists, and, if so, the Board takes any action deemed necessary to address the conflict and protect the organization's best interests. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a | Compensation for the Executive Director is independently reviewed and based on analysis of comparable data obtained from industry resources, publicly disclosed 990s, and peer organizations. Review and approvals are documented accordingly by the Board of Directors or delegated committees. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 18 | The Form 990 is posted on the organization's website. The 990 is also made available, as well as Form 1023, upon request in accordance with the U.S. Title 26, Subtitle F, Chapter 61, Subchapter B, Section 6104(d)(1)(B). |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 | Greenpeace Inc's organizational documents, code of ethics (which includes conflict of interest policy), annual reports, and related documents are posted on the organization's website. In addition, audited financial statements are periodically posted to the website. |
| Form 990, Part XII, line 2c, Oversight of the audit: | Greenpeace Inc. has an audit committee that assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit of its financial statements and selection of an independent accountant. The Audit Committee reviews and approves the audit report and financial statements and recommends their acceptance to the full Board. |
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