Open For Good Governance Metrics
Governance Metrics
Although less tangible than emissions or diversity metrics, governance metrics provide insight into how a company functions and whether it is being run according to best practices. Governance metrics examine representation on the board of directors, board of director competencies, training and culture of anticorruption, and the use of external assurance of reported data.
The graph below shows how companies performed on each metric. A green circle indicates a company discloses the relevant information. A yellow circle indicates a company discloses some of the information requested. And a red circle indicates that a company does not disclose any relevant information.
Guide to Governance Metrics
Board of directors: Does the company disclose the number of board members with economic competencies?
Board of directors: Do the board member biographies indicate that some members have competencies in environmental topics (competencies include, but are not limited to, professional experience, academic experience, and bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees)?
Board of directors: Do the board member biographies indicate that some members have competencies in social topics (competencies include, but are not limited to, professional experience, academic experience, and bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees)?
Board of directors: Does the company disclose the numbers of executive and non-executive board members?
Board of directors: Does the company disclose the percentage of independent board members?
Board of directors: Does the company disclose the tenure in years of each board member?
Board of directors: Does the company disclose the significant commitments of its board members, including positions on other boards, academic appointments and other professional engagements?
Board of directors: Does the company disclose the percentage of women on its board?
Board of directors: Does the company disclose the number of board members who are part of underrepresented social groups?
Board of directors: Does the company disclose whether non-shareholders are represented on the board?
Materiality: Does the company disclose its processes for assessing and reporting material issues that impact stakeholders?
Anti-corruption: Does the company disclose the percentage of governance body members, employees and business partners who have been trained in the company’s anti-corruption policies and procedures by region?
Anti-corruption: Does the company disclose details regarding its initiatives to improve the broader operating environment and culture to combat corruption?
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