Social Report

TNI strives to establish and uphold ethical standards within the institute, guided by the policies and procedures in place for this. These include integrity policies covering such matters as discrimination, (sexual) harassment, fraud and corruption, whistle-blowing and complaints. Staff elect an Internal Integrity Officer, while the Board appoints an external agency to serve as an External Integrity Officer. TNI convenes monthly staff meetings, and thus complies with Dutch regulations on employee participation.

No inappropriate behaviour, misconduct or any other breaches of TNI’s integrity policies were reported in 2023. No disciplinary procedures were required, and no complaints were received on the basis of the Complaints Policy published on the TNI website.

In 2022, TNI developed a Gender Equity and Diversity Plan published on our website. In 2023, we evaluated our indicators positively.

More than 50% of senior positions are held by women, more than 50% of our consultants are women. We have increased the proportion of women within our fellowship to 43%, though there is still room for improvement there. We are pleased to realise how many women-led and feminist organisations we cooperate with; how many explicit gender-focused outputs and events we organised; and that no all-male panels have been organised in TNI’s name.

We found a healthy balance of ages among staff and consultants, with most being in their 30s and 40s. Among the fellowship, the average age has dropped from 66 to 56 years old.

The transnational character of TNI is reflected well among team and Board members, who represent 21 nationalities within the cohort of 60 people. The Fellowship is also reflective of the transnational character of the Institute. The proportion of members drawn from the Global South now stands at 40% (up from 27%). Until at least 50% parity is achieved, we will prioritise appointing new members from the Global South, particularly African women.