History shapes ETĦOS - ETĦOS shapes Rules


History

NEOĦANSA draws lessons from the fates of

Pytheas, Merchant Guilds, Duchy of Amalfi, Lombard League, Champagne Fairs, the VOC, the Peruzzi, Francesco Datini, Luca Pacioli, Jan Thurzo, Jakob Fugger, Consolat de Mar, the Levant Company,


and above all: the Hanseatic League


Inherited Hanseatic Ethos: cooperation increases profits, shares knowledge and distributes risk

ETĦOS

The League is built on
voluntary cooperation

Membership is earned
through demonstrated
wisdom and agency

Rules

  1. NEOĦANSA exists to act in the interests of its Members
  2. The most important decisions are made collectively
  3. There is one way into and one way out of the League
  4. NEOĦANSA does not impose its will
  5. Disputes are settled by the Consuls