Donor Due Diligence, Gift Acceptance and Commercial Independence

ASF accepts funds and gifts only when they advance its mission and leave standards development and accreditation decisions fully independent. Owner: ASF Secretariat.

• No donor, sponsor or facility may influence the content of a standard or the outcome of an accreditation decision, consistent with Financial Independence (published on Standards Development) and the firewall between standard-writing and accreditation.
• Every prospective donor or major partner is screened under Sanctions and Prohibited Parties Screening (ASF-POL-25) before a funding agreement is signed.
• Gifts above a published threshold from any facility, donor or partner are declared and logged, never accepted by an individual Council member, Coordinator or Monitor personally.