{"id":15585,"date":"2022-10-24T13:09:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-24T11:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/?page_id=15585"},"modified":"2026-03-13T12:58:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T11:58:58","slug":"how-we-work","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/en\/about-sunce\/how-we-work\/","title":{"rendered":"How we work"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In our work, we are guided by the <a href=\"https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SUNCE_Eticki_kodeks_FINAL_prociscena_verzija_15_4_2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ethical Codex<\/a> <em>(available in Croatian)<\/em> of the Association. Anyone can contact the Ethics Committee if they believe that Ethical Codex has been violated. A written application is sent to the address Sunce headquarters or to email address of any member of the Ethics Committee.<br><br>Ethics Committee of Sunce from April 15, 2024 to April 15, 2028: Vida Zrn\u010di\u0107 (as of January 30, 2026; previously Miranda \u0160imac), Ana Mileti\u0107 Milo\u0161 and Maja Golem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ethics Committee of Association Sunce from 2022 to 2024 consisted of employees: Margita Radman, Miranda \u0160imac and Matea \u0160pika.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sunce&#8217;s values and principles:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dedication to mission and vision<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Environmentally responsible behavior<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reliability<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Transparency<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Openness for collaboration<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Professionalism<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Responsibility<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Community benefit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Consistency<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sustainability<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Self-initiative<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Independence<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Social inclusion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ethics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fairness<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Democracy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We are aware of the need to achieve quality cooperation with all stakeholders who can contribute to the common goals of nature and environmental conservation. Therefore, in its activities, Sunce cooperates with numerous organizations, institutions, and individuals from all sectors of society, from international institutions and state administrations to educational institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Work at Sunce is organized through five basic organizational units, departments, two of which are thematic &#8211; programmatic, and three are horizontal &#8211; functional:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/en\/about-sunce\/departments\/nature-conservation-department\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nature conservation Department<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/en\/about-sunce\/departments\/environmental-protection-and-sustainable-development-department\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Environmental protection and sustainable development Department<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/en\/about-sunce\/departments\/education-and-information-department\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Education and information Department<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/en\/about-sunce\/departments\/communication-and-advocacy-department\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Communication and Advocacy Department<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/en\/about-sunce\/departments\/finance-organization-and-administration-department\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Finance, Organization and Administration Department<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sunce fulfils its mission and goals defined by the <a href=\"https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Stategic_plan_2021-2026.pdf\">Strategic Plan<\/a> and achieves the planned results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Financijski_plan_2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Financial plan for 2026<\/strong><\/a><\/em> <em>\u2013&nbsp;available in Croatian only<\/em><br><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Programski_operativni_plan_2026_FINAL.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Program Operational Plan for 2026<\/a> <\/strong>\u2013&nbsp;available in Croatian only<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Financijski-plan_za_2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Financial plan for 2025<\/strong><\/a><\/em> <em>\u2013&nbsp;available in Croatian only<\/em><br><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Programski_operativni_plan_2025.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Program Operational Plan for 2025<\/a> <\/strong>\u2013&nbsp;available in Croatian only<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SUNCE_Work_report_2024_FIN.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Work report 2024<\/a><\/strong><\/em><br><em><a href=\"https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Financijski-plan-2024_SUNCE.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Financial plan for 2024<\/strong><\/a><\/em> <em>\u2013&nbsp;available in Croatian only<\/em><br><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Programski_operativni_plan_2024.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Program Operational Plan for 2024<\/a> <\/strong>\u2013&nbsp;available in Croatian only<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/SUNCE_Work_report_2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Work report 2023<\/a><\/strong><\/em><br><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Programski_operativni_plan_2023.xlsx\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Programski_operativni_plan_2023.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Program Operational Plan for 2023<\/a><\/em><\/strong> <em>\u2013&nbsp;available in Croatian only<\/em><br><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Financijski-plan-2023_SUNCE.pdf\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Financijski-plan-2023_SUNCE.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Financial plan for 2023<\/a><\/em><\/strong> <em>\u2013&nbsp;available in Croatian only<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/SUNCE_Work-report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Work report 2022<\/a><\/strong><\/em><br><em><a href=\"https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Programski_operativni_2022.xlsx\"><strong>Program Operational Plan for 2022<\/strong><\/a> <em>\u2013<\/em> available in Croatian only <\/em><br><em><a href=\"https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Financijski-plan-za-2022..xlsx\"><strong>Financial plan for 2022<\/strong><\/a> <em>\u2013<\/em> available in Croatian only <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/SUNCE_Work_Report_2021.pdf\"><strong>Work report 2021<\/strong><\/a><\/em><br><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/SUNCE_izvjesce-o-revizijskom-uvidu-za-2021.pdf\">Independent Auditor&#8217;s report for 2021<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013&nbsp;available in Croatian only<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/SUNCE_WORK-REPORT_2020_EN_summary.pdf\">Work report summary 2020<\/a><\/strong> <em>\u2013<\/em> full report available in Croatian only<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/SUNCE_WORK_REPORT_2019_EN_summary.pdf\"><strong>Work report summary 2019<\/strong><\/a> <em>\u2013<\/em> full report available in Croatian only<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IZVJE\u0160TAJ_O_RADU_2018_-FINAL_09_09_2019-2.pdf\">Work report 2018<\/a><\/strong> <em>\u2013<\/em> available in Croatian only<\/em><br><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Revizijsko-izvjesce-za-2018..pdf\">Audit report for 2018<\/a><\/strong>  <em>\u2013<\/em> available in Croatian only <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IZVJE\u0160TAJ_O_RADU_2017_FINAL.pdf\"><strong>Work report 2017<\/strong><\/a> <em>\u2013<\/em> available in Croatian only<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IZVJE\u0160TAJ_O_RADU_2016.pdf\">Work report 2016<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;available in Croatian only<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IZVJE%C5%A0TAJ_O_RADU_2015.pdf\"><strong>Work report 2015<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;available in Croatian only<\/em><br><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Izvjesce-neovisnog-revizora-za-2015.pdf\">Independent Auditor&#8217;s report for 2015<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013&nbsp;available in Croatian only<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Izvjestaj-o-radu-2014..pdf\">Work report 2014<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013&nbsp;available in Croatian only<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Izvjestaj-o-radu-2013..pdf\"><strong>Work report 2013<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;available in Croatian only<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Izvjestaj-o-radu-2012..pdf\">Work report 2012<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013&nbsp;available in Croatian only<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Izvjestaj-o-radu-2011.pdf\">Work report 2011<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013&nbsp;available in Croatian only<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Vanjska-evaluacija-Udruge-Sunce_FINAL_25_02_2016-10.pdf\"><strong>External evaluation of Association Sunce 2005-2014<\/strong><\/a> \u2013&nbsp;available in Croatian only <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In our work, we are guided by the Ethical Codex (available in Croatian) of the 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