TPF believes in its principled, scientific, and unbiased approach its research work. Accordingly, the following emphatic statements characterise TPF's work ethics;

• The Peninsula Foundation does not represent or lobby for any interest groups or industry, back any political candidates, or engage in direct political activities
• TPF is not associated with any political organisation or party.
• TPF is a think tank, dedicated to increasing and enhancing the understanding of key public policies and to realistically analysing their impact – positive, adverse, and other.
• TPF is committed to expanding civil society by working on spreading knowledge and awareness among people, and thus reducing the impact of politics on society. In civil society individuals make choices about their lives while in a political society someone else makes or attempts to greatly influence those choices.