Values

The IUGG is guided by the core values represented by the acronym DORIC (Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion, Open Science and Services, Relevance and Excellence, Integrity, Collaboration).

Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion
The IUGG is committed to fostering a just and inclusive scientific Union where the voices of individuals of different genders, career stages, backgrounds, and nationalities can be heard. The IUGG promotes equal opportunities, respects diverse perspectives, and provides financial support for active participation for geoscientists regardless of their personal circumstances. The IUGG strives to ensure equitable access to research outcomes and collaborative opportunities for all member countries and individual scientists. The IUGG Community pays particular attention to global engagement and advancing the success of women and under-represented minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).

Open Science and Services
The IUGG champions the principles of Open Science, which strives to collect, manage, analyse and readily share research outcomes and data in the geosciences. The IUGG supports the principles of Open Access to scientific publications, and the development and open availability of scientific software. By advancing standards for data, models, and analysis products, the IUGG contributes to greater reproducibility, accessibility, and international collaboration in the geoscientific disciplines.

Relevance and Excellence
The IUGG Community is committed to promoting research that advances our understanding of the Earth system and planets, and contributes to addressing the critical global challenges of our time, including (but not limited to) natural hazards, climate change, and sustainability. The IUGG engages with the public, stakeholders and policymakers operating in the geoscience field, supporting scientific assessments by United Nations (UN) bodies, including the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) and the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), among others.

Integrity
The IUGG upholds the highest principles and ethical standards in research and international collaboration, as promoted by the ISC. The IUGG’s activities are guided by the principles of good practice based on scientific methods, including independence, openness, objectivity, robust methodologies, data handling, scrutiny and replication of results. These principles encourage the advancement of knowledge and the promotion of public trust in science.

Collaboration
The IUGG encourages scientific cooperation at all levels of society. The IUGG promotes collaboration among its Associations, with other scientific Unions and organisations, and researchers across the globe by providing a platform for scientific discourse, as well as providing direct financial support.