PILLAR 1 OF 3
Governance.
Authority, oversight, and accountability — board composition, fiduciary duty, executive compensation, and the committee architecture regulators expect.
Board-ready, not just workflow-ready
Deliverables a committee can actually use
Governance is judged by whether the output belongs in a board packet. Here is what that looks like.
Confidential — Board of Directors
Board Risk Reporting Package
- Reporting period
- Q2 2026
- Status
- For review
- Audience
- Full Board
- Prepared by
- Compliance
1 · Executive summary
2 · Enterprise risk heatmap
3 · Open findings & remediation
4 · Regulatory change log
- Mandate
- Oversee enterprise risk appetite and compliance program effectiveness.
- Membership
- Chair (independent) + 3 independent directors.
- Reporting line
- Reports to the full Board; escalates to Audit Committee.
- Cadence
- Quarterly, with ad-hoc sessions on material events.
Maturity on the 1–5 scale (1 Initial → 5 Optimized). Illustrative values.
- SEC ClimateUS disclosure ruleClimate-related disclosure for US public companies.
- CSRDEU directiveEU corporate sustainability reporting.
- TCFDFrameworkClimate risk governance & scenario analysis (now under ISSB).
- GRIFrameworkBroad sustainability reporting baseline.
Climate risk (TCFD) informs SEC Climate and CSRD disclosures; GRI provides the broader sustainability baseline.
Who this is for
Board & audit committees
Deliver the reporting package regulators expect.
Chief Compliance Officers
Build the committee architecture that clears the exam.
ESG teams
CSRD, TCFD, GRI, and SEC Climate mapped end-to-end.
Internal Governance
- Board Risk Reporting Package
- Governance Policy Library
- Whistleblower Program Setup
- Internal Audit Coordination
- Compliance Committee Charter
Includes all 5 workflows above.
ESG & Non-Financial Reporting
- CSRD Materiality Assessment
- TCFD Climate Risk Disclosure
- GRI Standards Mapping
- SEC Climate Disclosure Readiness
Includes all 4 workflows above.