Our Independence
Trust needs
visible rules.
Independence is not a slogan. It is a set of boundaries the public can inspect, question and expect us to keep.
The finding comes before the interest.
Caelus may work with funders, partners, institutions and communities. No relationship purchases a preferred result.
Our safeguards separate public-interest research from commercial research, partisan work and editorial opinion. When a relationship could matter to interpretation, we disclose it.
Public standard
Eight rules that protect the work.
Sponsors and partners do not control sampling, question wording, analysis or conclusions.
Public research identifies material funding and relevant relationships.
Commercial or partisan client data is not presented as Caelus public-interest research.
Grant funding for Caelus work is not used to support parties, candidates or partisan campaigns.
The Caelus name and identity are not placed on partisan research products.
Political Headache and other KoaMedia editorial work cannot influence Caelus methods or conclusions.
Material services provided by related organisations are disclosed where relevant.
We state uncertainty, constraints and corrections clearly—not only favourable findings.