The Working Relationship. Without prejudice to their regular informal exchanges and communications between their members of staff, the Participants may hold consultations (including formal review meetings) to co-ordinate areas falling within the scope of this MoU. The venue, date and agenda related to each individual meeting will be decided by mutual consent and each Participant will be responsible for any costs it incurs. Specific funding for individual activities and projects (if any) may be decided on an ad hoc basis by the mechanism detailed in the following paragraphs. Whenever more than the exchange of technical information or visits of individuals is contemplated, such activity will be described in a Project Agreement which will set forth, in terms appropriate to the activity, a work plan, staffing requirements, cost estimates, funding sources, and other undertakings, obligations, or provisions not included in this MoU. Please note as Cefas is a UK Government organisation, any potential arrangements to provide funding will be subject to relevant procurement regulations. In the case of any inconsistency between the provisions of this MoU and the terms of a Project Agreement, the terms of the Project Agreement will take precedence. In the absence of any agreement or understanding to the contrary, the Participants intend that they will at all times be liable for their own costs, losses and expenses of or relating to their participation in this MoU or any activities or projects undertaken pursuant to this MoU. This MoU does not create any commitment or right to reimbursement or compensation of any kind from either Participant in favour of the other or their respective members of staff or of any third party. Nothing in this MoU prevents either Participant providing or arranging funding from its own- or third- party resources whether or not pursuant to the scope of this MoU. Activities developed under this working relationship will be detailed in Annex A, a first draft of which is appended to this MoU. Annex A defines the objectives of each activity, how it relates to the scope of the MoU and where relevant, information on financial resourcing arrangements, timescales, management, impact plans, peer review and monitoring, and evaluation processes. Annex A will be reviewed and updated on an annual basis.
The Working Relationship. Specific activities developed through this working relationship will be detailed in Annex C that will be appended to this MoU as and when DCWW and NERC agree to initiate joint activities. The implementation, management and control mechanisms for each activity will be defined in the Annex, but in all cases will be overseen on DCWW’s behalf by a DCWW Head of Service, who is an employee of DCWW, and a NERC Knowledge and Innovation Manager. This will include the scope of the activity, the type of activity, joint financial and resourcing arrangements, timescales, management, impact plan, peer review procedures, monitoring and evaluation processes. NERC would become an observer of the DCWW Independent Environmental Advisory Panel (IEAP), and in so doing be regularly updated on all the research, science and other work DCWW supports. Activities may include, but are not limited to: • sharing and development of relevant strategies, • mapping connections and priorities, • signposting to academic research and expertise through analysis of the existing NERC portfolio and identification of leading groups in areas of interest to DCWW, • events such as workshops/networking meetings/problem clinics to explore the research base in areas of interest to DCWW, • people exchange, • research syntheses to provide the science evidence for DCWW decision-makers, • collaborative projects to translate NERC science into practice, • identification of opportunities for mutual use of facilities, • evaluating the benefit of collaboration, and • introductions to third parties that can assist in defining and scoping areas of interest to DCWW or NERC.
The Working Relationship. Specific activities developed through this working relationship for the SpydaSilk brand and related activities will be detailed in Annex C that will be appended to this SPA as and when KBLB and MK agree to initiate joint activities. The implementation, management and control mechanisms for each activity will be defined in Annex C. This will include the scope of the activity, the type of activity, joint financial and resourcing arrangements, timescales, management, impact plan, peer review procedures, monitoring and evaluation processes. Activities may include, but are not limited to: ● sharing and development of relevant strategies, ● mapping connections and priorities, ● events display of collaboration branding for marketing, ● events such as workshops/networking meetings/problem clinics to explore the research base in areas of interest to KBLB, **CERTAIN INFORMATION, MARKED BY [******], HAS BEEN EXCLUDED BECAUSE IT BOTH (I) IS NOT MATERIAL AND (II) WOULD BE COMPETITIVELY HARMFUL IF PUBLICLY DISCLOSED.** ● people exchange, ● market research syntheses to provide the evidence for KBLB decision-makers, ● funding for collaborative projects to translate KBLB science into commercial products, ● identification of opportunities for mutual use of facilities, ● evaluating the benefit of collaboration, and ● introductions to third parties that can assist in defining and scoping areas of interest to KBLB.
The Working Relationship. Specific activities developed through this working relationship will be detailed in Annex C that will be appended to this MoU as and when M&S and NERC agree to initiate joint activities. The implementation, management and control mechanisms for each activity will be defined in Annex C. This will include the scope of the activity, the type of activity, joint financial and resourcing arrangements, timescales, management, impact plan, peer review procedures, monitoring and evaluation processes. Activities may include, but are not limited to: • sharing and development of relevant strategies, • mapping connections and priorities, • signposting to academic research and expertise through analysis of the existing NERC portfolio and identification of leading groups in areas of interest to M&S, • events such as workshops/networking meetings/problem clinics to explore the research base in areas of interest to M&S, • people exchange, • research syntheses to provide the science evidence for M&S decision-makers, • funding for collaborative projects to translate NERC science into practice, • identification of opportunities for mutual use of facilities, • evaluating the benefit of collaboration, and • introductions to third parties that can assist in defining and scoping areas of interest to M&S.
The Working Relationship. Specific activities developed through this working relationship will be appended to this MoU as and when TESCO and IUF agree to initiate joint activities. Activities may include, but are not limited to: • Sharing information and analysis on broader trends and issues in global food supply chains and identifying potential human rights risks. • Working collaboratively and transparently to ensure effective remediation where breaches are identified. • Reducing the vulnerability of women to exploitation, abuse and all forms of harassment and discrimination in recruitment, terms of employment and workplace practices, in accordance with ILO Convention 190. • Promoting safe workplaces involving unions representing employees, with reference to ILO Health and Safety Conventions through the promotion of risk assessments, hierarchy of hazard control approach and the participation of elected Health & Safety representatives. • Supporting suppliers to develop workplace policies to eliminate harassment and discrimination and implement training and support programmes that include both men and women. • Supporting the establishment of gender sensitive grievance mechanisms and ensuring that women employees who come forward as victims of sexual harassment and discrimination are safeguarded. • Assessing the effectiveness of ethical auditing in relation to worker representation and grievance mechanisms, and specifically the access of female workers to effective worker representation and grievance mechanisms. • Promoting gender equality and developing and sharing of targeted plans to increase women’s participation in representative forums, including in trade union leadership. • Evaluating the impact of the collaboration.
The Working Relationship. Specific activities developed through this working relationship will be detailed in separate agreements executed by the parties setting out in full the contractual arrangements for each joint activity as and when Shell and NERC agree to initiate joint activities. The implementation, management and control mechanisms for each activity will be defined in the relevant agreement. This will include the scope of the activity, the type of activity, joint financial and resourcing arrangements, timescales, management, peer review procedures, monitoring and evaluation processes. Activities may include, but are not limited to, exchange of secondees, identification of opportunities for mutual use of facilities, sharing of relevant strategies, priority mapping, analysis of the existing NERC portfolio and identification of leading groups in areas of interest to Shell, introductions to third parties that can assist in defining and scoping areas of Shell interest, direct Shell funding to connect to existing NERC investments, and joint development or funding of research and postgraduate training.
