ANNUAL REPORT 2021

Operations and finance 54 ISC Members 60 2021 publications 65 2 International Science Council Annual Report 2021 MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT AND THE ACTING CEO We write the introduction to this report of the ISC’s activities in 2021 against the backdrop of war in Ukraine, with distressing loss of life and consequences of concern for the whole of the scientific community. [...] in the multilateral system, informed by the This will set the direction of the Council’s recommendations in the Report on ISC strategy activities over the coming term and, together in the intergovernmental system, which was with the Governing Board and supported by published in late 2021 and endorsed by ISC the Secretariat team, we are already working to Members at the General Assembly. [...] The work of the Global Forum of Funders and establishment of the Global Commission on Science Missions for Sustainability further demonstrates how the Council has expanded its reach to advance science that has the potential to create real impact on the most challenging and pressing issues facing policy-makers and societies today. [...] The ISC was an active contributor sets out principles for reforming scientific to discussions on the development of the publishing to better serve the needs of the Recommendation, soliciting comments from scientific community, and at the 2021 General its network of members and wider community, Assembly, ISC Members overwhelmingly and building on the ideas developed in the supported a resolution en. [...] Freedom and Responsibility in Science As part of the consultation process, 60 participants from the ISC membership and its affiliated bodies took part in online dialogues to share their views on the development of the Plan, and a further 21 members responded to the online portal with comments and suggestions.