Power Group © – Humanitarian

Permissions granted for non-commercial humanitarian collaboration; outcomes measured in trust, not transaction. This Humanitarian model sits within the Power Group Purchasing © 2010–2025 Governance and Stakeholder-Engagement System and Framework (Governance Five™). Governance Five™ = Govern → Engage → Aggregate → Deliver → Evolve™ ©.

The Peace & Safety Safeguard Cycle

Assess → Design → Deliver → Review → Adapt (repeat)
Developed and authored by C. Kechagias as an applied extension of Governance Five™ (Govern → Engage → Aggregate → Deliver → Evolve™ ©), this safeguard supports humanitarian, peace-building and crisis-response work. It aligns with recognised conflict-sensitivity and protection standards used globally, but its specific integration, thresholds and governance language are proprietary to Power Group Purchasing © 2010–2025.

Minimum Safeguards (Non-Negotiable)

• Neutrality & non-weaponisation – zero tolerance for partisan, military or propaganda use.
• Do-No-Harm screening – simple checklist before any activity; log risks and controls.
• Community consent & inclusion – co-design with women, youth, elders and minorities.
• Early-warning indicators – track rumours, hate speech, displacement and intimidation.
• Grievance channel – safe reporting; respond within 72 hours and close cases within 30 days.
• Trigger thresholds – medium risk → mitigate within 7 days; high risk → pause and notify stakeholders.
• Data protection – never share lists that could endanger people.
• Conflict-sensitive procurement – exclude suppliers linked to armed groups or hate crimes.
• Independent oversight – appoint a Peace Focal Point and an external Ombud contact.
• Public learning note – publish quarterly lessons focusing on trust, not transaction.

Quick Metrics (What “good” looks like)

Red Lines (Auto-Pause Rules)

Breaching any red line below requires immediate pause and notification of stakeholders, custodians and affected communities.

• Verified physical harm linked to the activity.
• Evidence of political capture or propaganda.
• Use of content to target, surveil or punish participants.
• Credible threat to staff or participants not mitigated within 7 days.

Circular Integrity – How the System Self-Corrects

The Power Group © – Humanitarian model is a living system. When harm or militarisation occurs, the response is adaptive. Disqualification acts as the system’s ethical immune response: removing bad actors and protecting trust for others.

• Integrity maintained – the governance cycle continues for compliant actors.
• Automatic exclusion – those causing or enabling harm lose permissions, ESG claims and legitimacy immediately.
• Restorative adaptation – each disqualification triggers system learning and stronger safeguards.
• Closed-loop ethics – the model stays circular because its response is correction, not collapse.

Disqualification is not failure; it is proof that governance works and prevents ethical contagion.

Penalty for Misuse, Militarisation or Harm

Any use of the Power Group © System to cause, support or conceal harm, coercion or military activity is prohibited. Breaches trigger licence termination, loss of permissions and may lead to civil or criminal referral under national and international law. Fees are forfeited and re-licensing is banned for at least five years.

Automatic disqualification of ethical and social claims

• No ESG, CSR or social-value claims may be made by any entity involved in harm or coercion.
• No public use of the Framework for publicity, awards or compliance once harm or military involvement is verified.
• Public endorsements or certifications under ethical or social-enterprise standards are revoked.
• Material benefits gained from such claims must be repaid or donated to an independent peace and reconciliation fund.
• Entities in breach lose eligibility for ESG indexes, sustainability ratings or public procurement recognition.

Scope and cooperation

• All commercial and non-commercial actors, partners and funders share responsibility for non-harm compliance.
• When harm occurs, organisations must cooperate with review and publish remedial actions within 90 days.
• Reinstatement of ethical status requires independent audit and written authorisation from the Custodian.

Self-Defence and Protection Clause

Use of force or protective action in genuine self-defence or to prevent imminent harm to life does not constitute misuse under this Framework. Such actions must be:

• Proportional and limited to the immediate threat.
• Declared transparently within seven (7) days and reviewed by an independent oversight body or Peace Focal Point.
• Documented with evidence showing no escalation, retaliation or political use occurred.

Where verified, these defensive actions are recorded as Protective Response Events and do not trigger disqualification or penalty. Abuse of this clause for aggression, coercion or propaganda remains a breach of the Framework and may result in termination or referral under international law.

The Framework protects life and builds trust. Misuse to justify or enable violence breaches its ethical foundation and the Commonwealth of Australia Copyright Act 1968 (Cth).

Real-World Consequences of Disqualification

Illustrative impacts when ethical or peace safeguards are breached.

Corporate and enterprise impact

• Removal from ESG or sustainability indexes and loss of access to green / social finance instruments.
• Share-price erosion typically 2–8% following ESG downgrade or reputational crisis.
• Suspension or termination of supplier contracts and social-procurement eligibility.

Government and public institutions

• Withdrawal of federal or donor grants for ethical-procurement programs.
• Integrity-commission review or parliamentary inquiry into governance failures.
• Loss of community trust and long-term reputational damage.

Humanitarian or faith-based organisations

• Revocation of charitable endorsements and tax concessions.
• Donor withdrawal leading to 30–70% funding loss within one fiscal year.
• Increased insurance and audit premiums due to higher risk rating.

Royal or institutional patrons

• Loss of standing in diplomatic or Commonwealth peace-building networks.
• Public withdrawal of support and reputational harm to associated foundations.

Financial and ethical cost

Automatic disqualification converts ethical breach into measurable loss. Entities forfeit market legitimacy, funding eligibility and social-value recognition until: (a) an independent audit confirms compliance, and (b) written approval is granted by the Custodian.