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Code of Conduct for all Trusts and Units

of the Auroville Foundation

Whereas, Auroville was founded by The Mother on the 28th day of February 1968

and envisioned by her as a universal township dedicated to Human Unity and

international understanding based on the teachings of Sri Aurobindo;

And Whereas the Mother has laid down the aims and ideals of Auroville in the

Auroville Charter (1968), To Be A True Aurovilian (1970) and in numerous other

messages and writings, such as “A Dream” (1954);

And Whereas the Auroville Foundation Act, 1988, was enacted with a view to

making long-term arrangements for better management and further development of

Auroville in accordance with the Auroville Charter and for matters connected

therewith and incidental thereto;

And Whereas the Secretary of the Auroville Foundation, appointed u/s 15 (1) of the

Auroville Foundation Act, 1988, in exercise of the powers conferred u/s 7(1)(a) of the

said Act has been issuing Office Orders since May 14, 1992, for the creation of new

Units and appointing executives for the said undertakings to carry on, for and on

behalf of the Governing Board of the Auroville Foundation, the management of said

undertakings in keeping with the aims, objectives and voluntary nature of the said

undertakings;

And Whereas the Governing Board of the Auroville Foundation, during their 45th

Meeting held on August 3, 2014, approved the Guidelines between Trusts and Units,

on the recommendation of the Working Committee and the Funds and Assets

Management Committee (FAMC) of the Residents’ Assembly, constituted under the

Auroville Foundation Rules 1997.

And whereas the Office of the Secretary, Auroville Foundation, further to the

approval of the Governing Board discontinued the issue of Office Orders and

authorized the FAMC to issue orders for the creation of new Units under Trusts of

the Auroville Foundation, appointment of Unit executives and closure of Units;

And Whereas the Working Committee and the Funds and Assets Management

Committee of the Residents’ Assembly of the Auroville Foundation consider it

necessary and expedient to replace the aforementioned Guidelines between Trusts

and Units of the Auroville Foundation with a Code of Conduct for Trusts and Units

of the Auroville Foundation;

Now therefore, the Working Committee and the Funds and Assets Management

Committee hereby make the following Code of Conduct for Trusts and Units of the

Auroville Foundation.

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1) PURPOSE OF CREATING TRUSTS AND UNITS

a) To create abundance for the growth of Auroville.

b) To contribute towards building a common collective prosperity.

c) To express beauty and harmony in matter.

d) To build and strengthen a shared economy.

e) To provide a healthy and sustainable environment for the development of

people from Auroville, the Bioregion, India and the World.

f) To develop while maintaining a harmony with nature and environment.

g) To support fair trade practices

h) To support fair and lawful labor relations.

2) GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF CONDUCT

a) All actions as a service and offering to the Divine.

b) A spirit of non-ownership above personal possession.

c) Conduct of stewardship on behalf of all the residents and Humanity as a

whole.

d) Trusteeship on behalf of the collectivity.

e) Adherence to Indian Laws and the Spirit of Auroville.

f) Transparent in representations.

g) Generosity and sharing of resources.

3) DEFINITIONS

a) In this Code of Conduct, unless the context otherwise requires,

i) “Act​” means the Auroville Foundation Act, 1988 (54 of 1988);

ii) “Auroville Maintenance​” is the unit under which the Office Order for

“Auroville Maintenance” has been issued.

iii) “BoT​” (Board of Trustees) means all the Trustees of a Trust of the

Auroville Foundation;

iv) “Code of Conduct Level​” means any number embedded in this Code

of Conduct which indicates a number required, a threshold, a specific

time period, etc., and may include any whole number or real number.

v) “Code of Conduct Guideline​” means any clause in this Code of

Conduct.

vi) “Executive​” means a person appointed by the Funds and Assets

Management Committee of the Auroville Foundation to manage a Unit

under the Trust.

vii) “External Entity​” includes any individual, organization, company,

activity, etc. outside of the Auroville Foundation.

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