Ethical support policy

Your Park Bristol & Bath works with individuals, companies, trusts and foundations, partners and suppliers to support our mission: ensuring everyone can access parks' transformational health benefits.

We are grateful for the support we receive. However, we also have a responsibility to make sure that the money we accept, the partnerships we enter into and the organisations we work with do not conflict with our charitable purpose, values or the communities and environment we serve.

This policy explains how we make decisions about donations, sponsorship, partnerships, paid bookings, supplier relationships and other financial engagements.

Before making a donation, booking a Team Day or entering into a partnership with us, please check whether your organisation falls into any of the categories below.

Your Park Bristol & Bath will not accept donations from, partner with, purchase services from, or knowingly enter into booking arrangements with any person or organisation that:

• is on the UN Sanctions list
• directly manufactures weapons with the primary purpose of being used against people
• directly extracts carbon intensive fossil fuels such as thermal coal, oil shale and tar sands
• directly manufactures or sells products which are harmful to the environment such as peat products
• directly manufactures or supplies pornography
• is linked to allegations of exclusive practices or illegal activity towards minoritised communities including but limited to people from ethnic backgrounds, Disabled people and women and girls.

This applies to both income we receive and money we spend. It includes donations, sponsorship, partnerships, paid bookings, corporate Team Days, supplier relationships, venue hire and contracted services.

Some organisations and individuals may not be automatically excluded, but will require additional due diligence before we can make a decision including those associated with:

• the manufacture or supply of weapons with the primary purpose of being used against people
• the manufacture or supply of non-weapon-based products or services designed for use in conflict such as software and vehicles
• the extraction of carbon intensive fossil fuels such as thermal coal, oil shale and tar sands
• the manufacture or supply of products which are harmful to the environment such as peat products
• the manufacture or supply of pornography
• the manufacture or supply of non-weapon-based products or services designed for use in conflict such as software and vehicles
• the manufacture of tobacco-based products, e-cigarettes or nicotine-based products
• the manufacture of alcohol
• the supply of gambling products or services

We may need to ask further questions before confirming whether we can accept support, proceed with a booking or partnership.

We take a risk-based approach to due diligence. This means we consider the risks and benefits of each financial engagement, using our screening process and risk list. Decisions may be rated low, medium or high risk. Where concerns are identified, we may carry out further due diligence, add safeguards, escalate the decision or decide not to proceed.

Financial contributions and payments help us deliver our charitable work across Bristol and Bath. At the same time, we need to protect the trust of the people, communities, partners and supporters we work with.

Our policy helps us make consistent, transparent decisions so that our income, partnerships and spending do not compromise our mission, values or charitable purpose.