HAINICA MAGAZINE · OFFICIAL RECOGNITION
The Hainica Ring
Fifteen foundations. Meaningful impact.
Submit a nomination ↗FIFTEEN DISTINCT FOUNDATIONS
Explore the fifteen Rings
Each colour identifies a fundamental form of positive social impact. Select a card to read that Ring’s recognition criteria. Future specialisations belong within these fifteen foundations.
Relational
The impact of meaningful relationships.
Explore this Ring →FOUNDATION 02Existential
Existence that preserves or enables another.
Explore this Ring →FOUNDATION 03Business
Enterprise decisions that improve lives.
Explore this Ring →FOUNDATION 04Cultural
Changing collective practices and patterns.
Explore this Ring →FOUNDATION 05Cognitive
Knowledge and understanding advanced.
Explore this Ring →FOUNDATION 06Educational
Teaching and learning that open opportunities.
Explore this Ring →FOUNDATION 07Health
Positive change in health and well-being.
Explore this Ring →FOUNDATION 08Ecological
Benefit to ecosystems and living systems.
Explore this Ring →FOUNDATION 09Technological
New technological abilities and tools.
Explore this Ring →FOUNDATION 10Institutional
Reforming rights, rules and institutions.
Explore this Ring →FOUNDATION 11Humanitarian
Responding to suffering and human needs.
Explore this Ring →FOUNDATION 12Artistic
Social change expressed through art.
Explore this Ring →FOUNDATION 13Material
Discovering useful properties of materials.
Explore this Ring →FOUNDATION 14Autonomy
Helping others live and act independently.
Explore this Ring →FOUNDATION 15Communion
Achieving constructive convergence.
Explore this Ring →OFFICIAL REGULATIONS
Rules and eligibility
01 · Fair access
No discrimination on political or religious beliefs, race, culture, origin, identity, imprisonment or an attributed past.
02 · Social benefit
An identifiable positive impact is required, even if small. Fame, wealth or public prestige are not required.
03 · Credible exclusions
Only substantiated grave harm under established rules may warrant exclusion, with fair consideration and an opportunity to respond. Allegations are not proof.
04 · Privacy
No personal surveillance, harassment or campaigns to uncover wrongdoing.
05 · Open nominations
Any individual member of the public may nominate themselves or another person, business, project or record.
06 · Comparable evaluation
People with people, businesses with businesses, projects with projects and records with comparable records.
07 · Recognition limits
One project nomination per award cycle; each person may win a particular category only once. Recognition across distinct categories remains possible.
08 · Annual window
Nominations open 5 July and close 5 February of the following year.
09 · Fifteen foundations
No sixteenth foundation: new areas are derivatives, combinations or specialisations of the established fifteen.
10 · Evidence and review
Explain the contribution, the resulting change and supporting information. Nominations are assessed; an award is not automatic.
APPLICATIONS · JULY 5 — FEBRUARY 5
Nominate yourself or someone else
Self-nominations are welcome. Choose a category, identify the nominee and explain the impact. Send nominations to admi@hainicamagazine.com.
This opens the visitor’s email application to send the nomination. It does not send automatically through WordPress. If it does not open, email the information directly to admi@hainicamagazine.com.