Articles of association
1. Navn og hjemsted
1.01 Fondens navn er Fonden Planetary Responsibility Foundation. Fonden er en erhvervsdrivende fond.
1.02 Fondens hjemsted er Gladsaxe Kommune.
2. Formål
2.01 Fondens formål er på almennyttigt grundlag:
2.01.01 At skabe en grønnere, sundere og mindre forurenet fremtid ved at bevare, beskytte og genopbygge vores naturlige verden, globalt, hvorved der genoprettes en bæredygtig balance mellem mennesker og natur, herunder ved:
2.01.02 At forøge biodiversitet og tilgængelig plads (på land, i vand eller i luften), hvor biodiversitet kan trives.
2.01.03 At forøge oprindelig skov, så biodiversitet kan trives, ved at købe jord, genplanteoprindelige arter og placere disse i beskyttende strukturer f.eks. i naturparker, beskyttede naturområder eller lign.
2.01.04 At virke for reduktion af enhver form for forurening, affald og CO2-udslip, som er et resultat af menneskelig aktivitet på tværs af industrier, men især inden for byggeindustrien.
2.01.05 At understøtte udvikling af nye teknologier, der understøtter Fondens almennyttige formål.
2.02.01 Fonden kan støtte ethvert formål, som direkte eller indirekte understøtter Fondens formål.
2.02.02 Fonden kan anvende ethvert nødvendigt middel, herunder, men ikke begrænset til erhvervelse af jord, rewilding, uddannelse, udbredelse af ideer og løsninger, støtte forskningsprojekter, og investeringer i ideer og løsninger.
2.02.03 Fonden kan samarbejde med myndigheder, institutioner, organisationer og virksomheder med henblik på at gøre disse mere miljøvenlige og bæredygtige med særligt fokus på byggeindustrien.
2.02.04 Ved valget af arbejdsområder og støtte, skal Fonden inddrage det seneste videnskabelige viden, og fokusere på den højest mulige globale virkning og med den højst mulige langvarige succes i forhold til investerede midler, under hensyntagen til alle relevante risici – hvad enten politisk, juridisk, lovgivningsmæssig, miljømæssig og climate change forudsigelser.
2.03 Bestyrelsen vurderer og beslutter om og i hvilket omfang – om noget – de i punkt 2.01.02 til 2.02.04 nævnte formål eller aktiviteter skal tilgodeses.
2.04 Med henblik på opfyldelse af formålsbestemmelsen kan Fonden tilvejebringe kapital, erhverve og afhænde aktiver og modtage bidrag fra ALFA Development A/S Danmark, myndigheder, private virksomheder, institutioner, organisationer, fonde m.v.
3. Grundkapital
3.01 Fondens kapital består ved stiftelsen af en grundkapital på kr. 300.000. Kapitalen er indbetalt kontant.
4. Bestyrelsen
4.01 Fonden ledes af en bestyrelse bestående af 4-7 medlemmer. Det skal tilstræbes, at bestyrelsen sammensættes således, at den har komplementære kompetencer, der svarer til Fondens behov og udvikling.
4.02 Medlemmerne af bestyrelsen sammensættes således:
4.02.01 1 bestyrelsesmedlem udpeget af Andreea Kaiser.
4.02.02 1 bestyrelsesmedlem udpeget af Ludvig Find.
4.02.03 De i 4.02.01 og 4.02.02 nævnte bestyrelsesmedlemmer skal udpege 2-5 bestyrelsesmedlemmer med henblik på at sikre, at bestyrelsen til enhver tid har de fornødne komplementære kompetencer, som understøtter Fondens virksomhed og udvikling.
4.02.04 Medlemmer af ledelsen af stifter eller personer, der direkte eller indirekte ejer mere end halvdelen af ejerandelene eller stemmeandelene i virksomheden, kan ikke udgøre bestyrelsens flertal, jf. lov om erhvervsdrivende fonde § 40, stk. 2.
4.03 Bestyrelsesmedlemmer udpeges for 2 år ad gangen og kan genudpeges.
4.04 Bestyrelsen konstituerer sig selv med formand og evt. en næstformand.
4.04.01 Et bestyrelsesmedlem kan til enhver tid træde ud af bestyrelsen.
4.04.02 Et bestyrelsesmedlem skal udtræde, såfremt medlemmet er under konkurs.
4.04.03 Et bestyrelsesmedlem, der gør sig skyldig i en handling, som gør den pågældende uværdig til fortsat at være medlem af bestyrelsen, skal udtræde af bestyrelsen.
4.04.04 Et bestyrelsesmedlem, som på grund af længerevarende sygdom eller anden svækkelse har vist sig ude af stand til at beklæde hvervet som medlem af bestyrelsen, eller som har vist sig klart uegnet, skal udtræde af bestyrelsen.
4.05 Ved et bestyrelsesmedlems afgang udpeges det nye medlem i overensstemmelse med pkt. 4.02.
4.05.01 Sker udpegning ikke i overensstemmelse med punkt 4.01 og 4.02, efter at den udpegningsberettigede med 30 dages varsel er opfordret hertil sker udpegning i overensstemmelse med § 47, stk. 2, i lov om erhvervsdrivende fonde.
5. Bestyrelsens virksomhed
5.01.01 Bestyrelsen kan ansætte en direktør til varetagelse af Fondens daglige ledelse og drift.
5.01.02 Direktøren kan ikke være medlem af bestyrelsen men har ret til at deltage i bestyrelsens møder uden adgang til at stemme.
5.02 Et bestyrelsesmedlem eller direktøren må ikke deltage i behandlingen af spørgsmål om aftaler mellem Fonden og den pågældende selv eller søgsmål mod den pågældende selv eller om aftaler mellem Fonden og tredjemand, hvis den pågældende deri har en væsentlig interesse, der kan være stridende mod Fondens.
5.03 Formanden skal sørge for, at bestyrelsen holder møde, når dette er nødvendigt. Formanden skal indkalde bestyrelsen, når et medlem af bestyrelsen, direktøren eller revisor fremsætter begæring herom.
5.04.01 Bestyrelsen er kun beslutningsdygtig, når mere end halvdelen af bestyrelsens medlemmer og enten formanden eller næstformanden deltager i mødet.
5.04.02 Bestyrelsen træffer beslutning ved simpelt stemmeflertal, medmindre andet er anført i disse vedtægter eller lovgivningen. Formandens stemme er i tilfælde af stemmelighed afgørende.
5.05 Fondens bestyrelse må kun med fondsmyndighedens samtykke foretage eller medvirke til ekstraordinære dispositioner, som kan medføre risiko for, at vedtægten ikke kan overholdes.
5.06 Over forhandlingerne i bestyrelsen skal der udarbejdes et referat, der underskrives af samtlige medlemmer. Et bestyrelsesmedlem eller direktøren, der ikke er enig i bestyrelsens beslutning, har ret til at få sin mening indført i referatet.
5.07 Bestyrelsen skal ved en forretningsorden træffe nærmere bestemmelser om udførelsen af sit hverv.
5.08 Næstformanden træder i formandens fravær i enhver henseende i formandens sted.
6. Årsmøde
6.01 Fondens bestyrelse afholder et særligt årsregnskabsmøde hvert år inden udgangen af maj måned, hvor bestyrelsen godkender Fondens årsrapport for det seneste regnskabsår jf. 9.02
6.02 Årsmødet afholdes i Fondens hjemstedskommune eller et andet sted i Danmark efter bestyrelsens bestemmelse.
6.03 Dagsordenen for årsmødet skal omfatte følgende:
1) Orientering om det seneste regnskabsår ved formanden.
2) Godkendelse af Fondens årsrapport.
3) Beslutning om uddelinger i henhold til vedtægten eller dækning af underskud i henhold til den godkendte årsrapport.
4) Udpegning af bestyrelsesmedlemmer.
5) Fastsættelse af eventuelt vederlag til bestyrelsen for det forgange år. Vederlaget må ikke overstige, hvad der anses for sædvanligt efter hvervets art og arbejdets omfang.
6) Valg af formand og evt. en næstformand.
7) Valg af revisor.
7. Ledelse
7.01 Bestyrelsen har ansvaret for den overordnede og strategiske ledelse af Fondens virksomhed.
7.02.01 Bestyrelsen skal påse, at bogføringen og formueforvaltningen kontrolleres på en efter Fondens forhold tilfredsstillende måde.
7.02.02 Direktøren varetager den daglige ledelse af Fonden og skal derved følge de retningslinier og anvisninger, som bestyrelsen har givet.
7.02.03 Direktøren er ansvarlig over for bestyrelsen og skal sørge for, at Fondens bogføring sker under iagttagelse af lovgivningens regler herom, og at formueforvaltningen foregår på betryggende måde i overensstemmelse med bestyrelsens direktiver.
7.03 Fuldmagt (prokura) kan kun meddeles af bestyrelsen.
7.04 Bestyrelsen skal påse, at donationer og investeringer skal være baseret på maksimal påvirkning med overvejelser for den lovgivningsmæssige ramme og stabilitet for at sikre den højeste sandsynlighed for langsigtet succes.
7.05 Bestyrelsen skal ved overvejelser af investeringer og køb af grunde i udlandet tage særlige hensyn til de tilfælde, hvor der ikke kan sikres beskyttede ejerskabsrettigheder, eller hvor der er ustabile, korrupte eller kommunistiske myndigheder.
8. Tegninsret
8.01 Fonden tegnes af bestyrelsens formand i forening med et bestyrelsesmedlem eller af tre medlemmer af bestyrelsen i forening eller af den samlede bestyrelse.
9. Årsregnskab
9.01.01 Fondens regnskabsår er kalenderåret.
9.01.02 Fondens første regnskabsår løber fra stiftelsen til 31. december 2022.
9.02 Inden fire måneder efter hvert regnskabsårs udløb udarbejder bestyrelsen og direktøren i overensstemmelse med lovgivningens og vedtægtens regler herom en årsrapport bestående af resultatopgørelse, balance og noter. Endvidere udarbejdes en årsberetning. De opregnede dele udgør en helhed. Årsrapporten forelægges til bestyrelsens behandling og godkendelse på det i punkt 6.01 nævnte årsmøde.
9.03 Bestemmelserne i Årsregnskabsloven finder anvendelse med de fravigelser og tilpasning, , der er en følge af Fondens status som fond, jf. lov om erhvervsdrivende fonde.
10. Revision
10.01 Den i foregående punkt nævnte årsrapport, bestående af beretning, resultatopgørelse, balance og noter skal undergives revision af en af bestyrelsen for 1 år ad gangen udpeget statsautoriseret revisor. Genudpegning kan finde sted.
10.02 Bestyrelsen skal påse, at revisor er til stede ved bestyrelsens regnskabsmøde, medmindre det på konkret grundlag fraviges og revisor er enig heri.
10.03 Den af revisor reviderede årsrapport indsendes af bestyrelsen til Erhvervsstyrelsen inden den i lovgivningen fastsatte frist.
11. Uddeling og overskudsanvendelse
11.01 I overensstemmelse med formålsbestemmelsen i pkt. 2.01 træffer bestyrelsen beslutning om anvendelse af Fondens frie midler, jf. pkt. 11.02.
11.02 Bestyrelsen kan foretage rimelig henlæggelser til konsolidering af Fonden.
11.03 Uddelingen kan kun ske af følgende midler:
1) Årsresultatet, overført overskud fra tidligere år og andre reserver efter fradrag af uddækkede underskud og pligtige henlæggelser,
2) Det løbende regnskabsårs resultat jf. erhvervsfondsloven § 78, stk. 2-5,
3) Kapitalnedsættelsesbeløb
11.04 Bestyrelsen kan ikke tillægge stiftere, bestyrelsesmedlemmer, revisorer, direktøren eller andre personer, der indtager en ledende stilling i Fonden, andre ydelser end et vederlag, som ikke må overstige, hvad der anses for sædvanligt efter hvervets art og arbejdets omfang. Tilsvarende gælder for den, der er knyttet til en af de nævnte personer, som forældre, livsarving, ved ægteskab eller fast samlivsforhold.
11.04.01 Ydelse af lån og sikkerhedsstillelse for lån til den i pkt. 11.03.01 nævnte kreds er ikke tilladt.
12. Ændring af vedtægten og opløsning
12.01 Efter indstilling fra bestyrelsen med 2/3 flertal kan fondsmyndigheden tillade, at en bestemmelse i vedtægtens ændres.
12.02.01 Bestyrelsen kan med 2/3 flertal beslutte at indstille over for fondsmyndigheden, at Fonden skal opløses. Opløsning af Fonden kræver Civilstyrelsens samtykke.
12.02.02 Hvis Fonden opløses, skal en eventuel formue udloddes efter bestyrelsens bestemmelse i overensstemmelse med det i pkt. 2.01 nævnte formål til en forening, fond m.v., som er hjemme-hørende her i landet eller i et andet EU-/EØSland og har et almenvelgørende eller på anden måde almennyttigt formål.
13. Stifter
13.01 Fonden er stiftet af Andreea Kaiser og Ludvig Find.
13.02 Supplerende stiftere, jf. lov om Erhvervsdrivende fonde §1, stk. 3.
Articles of association of Planetary Responsibility Foundation (original Danish version)
1. Name and registered office
1.01 The name of the foundation is the Planetary Responsibility Foundation. The Foundation is a commercial foundation.
1.02 The registered address of the Foundation is Gladsaxe Municipality.
2. Objects
2.01 The objects of the Foundation are on a non-profit basis:
2.01.01 To create a greener, healthier and less polluted future by preserving, protecting and rebuilding our natural world, globally, whereby a sustainable balance between human beings and nature is restored, including by:
2.01.02 Increasing biodiversity and accessible space (on land, by sea or in the air) where biodiversity may thrive.
2.01.03 Increasing original forests so that biodiversity may thrive, by buying land, replanting initial species and placing them in protected structures, such as in natural parks, protected natural areas etc.
2.01.04 Promoting the reduction of any kind of pollution, waste and CO2 emissions which are results of human activities across industries, but in particular in the building industry.
2.01.05 Supporting the development of new technologies that underpin the non-profit objects of the foundation.
2.02.01 The Foundation may support any purpose that directly or indirectly supports the objects of the Foundation.
2.02.02 The Foundation may use any necessary means, including, but not limited to, acquisition of land, rewilding, education, dissemination of ideas and solutions, support research projects and investments in ideas and solutions.
2.02.03 The Foundation may cooperate with authorities, institutions, organisations and enterprises for the purpose of making them more environmentally friendly and sustainable with particular focus on the building industry.
2.02.04 In the choice of work areas and support, the Foundation must involve the most recent scientific knowledge and focus on the highest possible global effect and with the utmost long-term success in proportion to invested funds, taking into consideration all relevant risks, be it political, legal, as regards legislation, environmental and climate change predictions.
2.03 The board of directors assesses and determines if and to which extent, if any, the objects or activities mentioned in articles 2.01.02 to 2.02.04 should be considered.
2.04 For the purpose of fulfilling the objects clause, the foundation may obtain capital, acquire and dispose of assets and receive contributions from ALFA Development A/S Danmark, authorities, private enterprises, institutions, organisations, foundations etc.
3. Contributed capital
3.01 On formation, the contributed capital of the Foundation is DKK 300,000. The capital has been paid in cash.
4. Board of directors
4.01 The Foundation is managed by a board of directors consisting of 4-7 members. It must be accepted that the board of directors is composed to the effect that it has complementary skills corresponding to the needs and development of the Foundation.
4.02 The members of the board of directors are composed as follows:
4.02.01 1 board member appointed by Andreea Kaiser.
4.02.02 1 board member appointed by Ludvig Find.
4.02.03 The board of directors must appoint 2-5 board members for the purpose of ensuring that the board of directors always has the required complementary skills that support the activities and development of the Foundation.
4.02.04 Members of the management of the founder or persons, who directly or indirectly own more than half the ownership interests or voting rights of the enterprise, cannot form the majority of the board of directors, see section 40(2) of the Danish act on commercial foundations.
4.03 Board members are appointed for two years at a time and may be reappointed.
4.04 The board of directors constitutes itself with a chairman and perhaps a vice chairman.
4.04.01 A board member may always resign from the board of directors.
4.04.02 A board member must resign if the member is administered in bankruptcy.
4.04.03 A board member that commits an action which renders the said person unworthy of continued membership of the board, must resign from the board of directors.
4.04.04 A board member who due to long illness or other impairment has proved unable to sit on the board as a board member or who has proved to be clearly unsuited, must resign from the board of directors.
4.05 On resignation of a board member, the new member is appointed in compliance with article 4.02.
4.05.01 If appointment does not take place in compliance with articles 4.01 and 4.02 after the party entitled to make the appointment has been requested to do so at 30 days' notice, the appointment is made in compliance with section 47(2) of the Danish Act on Commercial Foundations.
5. Duties of the board of directors
5.01.01 The board of directors may hire a managing director to attend to the Foundation's day-to-day management and operation.
5.01.02 The managing director cannot be a member of the board of directors, but has a right to participate in the board meetings without access to vote.
5.02 A member of the board of directors or the managing director may not participate in the dealing with a question of agreements between the Foundation and the said party itself, or in legal proceedings against the said party, or about an agreement between the Foundation and a third party, if the said party has a material interest which may be contrary to that of the Foundation.
5.03 The chairman must ensure that the board of directors holds a meeting when required. The chairman must convene the board of directors when a member of the board, the managing director or the auditor so requests.
5.04.01 The board of directors only forms a quorum when more than at least half of the board members and either the chairman or the vice chairman participates in the meeting.
5.04.02 The board of directors makes decisions by a simple majority of votes unless otherwise specified in these articles of association or legislation. In the event of an equality of votes, the chairman has the casting vote.
5.05 The Foundation's board of directors may only by the consent of the foundation authority make or contribute to extraordinary transactions that may entail a risk that the articles of association cannot be complied with.
5.06 Minutes of meeting of the discussions in the board of directors must be prepared to be signed by all members. A board member or the managing director who does not agree to the decision of the board of directors is entitled to have their opinion entered in the minutes.
5.07 Through rules of procedure, the board must determine in detail the performance of its duties.
5.08 In the absence of the chairman, the vice chairman takes the place of the chairman in all respects.
6. Annual meeting
6.01 The Foundation's board of directors holds a special financial statements meeting each year before the end of May, at which the board of directors approves the Foundation's annual report of the latest financial year, see 9.02.
6.02 The annual meeting is held in the Foundation's home municipality or another place in Denmark at the board's decision.
6.03 The Agenda of the annual meeting must include:
1) Information about the past financial year, from the chairman.
2)Approval of the Foundation's annual report.
3) Decisions on distributions under the articles of association or cover of losses under the approved annual report.
4) Appointment of board members.
5) Determination of any remuneration for the board of directors for the previous year. The remuneration may not exceed what is considered usual according to the nature of the duties and the scope of the work.
6) Election of chairman and any vice chairman.
7) Appointment of auditors.
7. Management
7.01 The board of directors is responsible for the overall and strategic management of the activities of the Foundation.
7.02.01 The board of directors must ensure that the bookkeeping and asset management are controlled in a way satisfactory to the circumstances of the Foundation.
7.02.02 The managing director attends to the day-to-day management of the Foundation and must thus adhere to the guidelines and instructions given by the board of directors.
7.02.03 The managing director is responsible vis-a-vis the board of directors and must ensure that the Foundation's bookkeeping is made in compliance with the legislative rules to that effect and that the asset management takes place in a satisfactory way in compliance with the directions of the board of directors.
7.03 Power of attorney (power of procuration) can only be given by the board of directors.
7.04 The board of directors must ensure that donations and investments must be based on maximum impact with considerations to the legislative framework and stability to ensure the most likelihood of long-term success.
7.05 When contemplating investments and purchase of land abroad, the board of directors must make special considerations in the cases when protected ownership rights cannot be secured or where there are unstable, corrupt or communist authorities.
8. Powers to bind the Foundation
8.01 The Foundation is bound by the joint signatures of the chairman of the board of directors and one board member, or by the joint signatures of three members of the board of directors, or by the joint signatures of the entire board of directors.
9. Financial statements
9.01.01 The financial year of the Foundation is the calendar year.
9.01.02 The first financial year of the Foundation runs from the formation until 31 December 2022.
9.02 The board of directors and the managing director prepares, no later than four months after the end of each financial year, an annual report consisting of an income statement, balance sheet and notes, in accordance with the rules of law and the articles of association to that effect. Further, an annual review is prepared. The listed elements constitute an entirety. The annual report is presented to the board of directors discussion and approval at the annual meeting mentioned in article 6.01.
9.03 The provisions of the Danish Financial Statements Act apply with the deviations and adaptations which follow as the Foundation's status as a foundation, see the Danish Act on Commercial Foundations.
10. Audit
10.01 The annual report mentioned in the preceding article, consisting of a report, income statement, balance sheet and notes, must be subject to auditing by a state-authorised public accountant appointed by the board of directors for one year at a time. Re-appointment may take place.
10.02 The board of directors must ensure that the auditors are present at the board's financial statements meeting unless this is deviated from on an actual basis and the auditors agree.
10.03 The annual report audited by the auditors is submitted by the board of directors to the Danish Business Agency before the deadline set out in the legislation.
11. Distribution and appropriation of profit
11.01 In compliance with the objects clause in article 2.01, the board of directors makes decisions on the use of the free funds of the Foundation, see article 11.02.
11.02 The board of directors may make reasonable provisions to consolidate the Foundation.
11.03 The distribution can be made from the following funds only:
1) The annual results, retained earnings from previous years and other reserves less uncovered losses and mandatory transfers to reserves,
2) The results of the current financial year, see section 78(2-5) of the Danish Act on Commercial Foundations.
3) Capital reduction amount
11.04 The board of directors may not grant to founders, board members, auditors, the managing director or other persons, who have a managerial position in the Foundation, other services than remuneration which may not exceed what is considered usual according to the nature of the position and the extent of the work. Similarly applies to a party who is related to one of the said persons, such as parents, issue, by marriage or permanent live-in-relationships.
11.04.01 Advancing of loans and provision of security for loans for the group mentioned in article 11.03.01 are not permitted.
12. Amendment of the Articles of association and dissolution
12.01 According to recommendation by the board of directors at a majority of two thirds, the foundation authority may permit that a provision in the articles of association is amended.
12.02.01 At a majority of two thirds, the board of directors may determine to recommend to the foundation authority that the Foundation should be dissolved. The dissolution of the Foundation requires the consent of the Civil Affairs Agency.
12.02.02 If the Foundation is dissolved, any assets must be distributed according to the decision of the board of directors in compliance with the objects stated in article 2.01 to an association, foundation etc. residing in Denmark or in another EU/EEA country and whose objects are generally charitable or otherwise non-profit.
13. Founder
13.01 The Foundation was founded by Andreea Kaiser and Ludvig Find.
13.02 Supplementary founders, see section 1(3) of the Danish Act on Commercial Foundations.