Governance
Claims are cheap.Evidence is not.
Most governance reporting is a company confirming it has the policies. This one asks for the document, checks it on arrival, and moves the score only when the evidence holds up.
What it does
A checklist per KPI
Each governance indicator names the documents that would actually evidence it — board charter, conflict register, whistleblower procedure, minutes for the period.
Validated on upload
Each document is checked as it arrives, so a board pack from the wrong period is rejected then rather than discovered at audit.
Scores roll up by dimension
Weighted per KPI, aggregated by dimension, recomputed live. A dimension cannot be talked up, only evidenced up.
Portfolio risk view
Every company ranked by governance risk, so the board conversation starts with the two that need it.
The check is a read, not a tick
The uploaded file is read: does it match the document type asked for, is it signed where a signature is required, what period does it cover, when does it lapse. A low-confidence read passes rather than blocks — nobody is ever locked out by a checker.
Expiry is tracked, not remembered
Dates come off the document itself, so a policy nearing its renewal raises an alert before it goes stale rather than after an LP notices.
What the check reads, and what it does
| Read on arrival | Passes | Comes back |
|---|---|---|
| Document type | A board charter where a board charter was asked for | A policy uploaded against a minutes requirement |
| Signature | Signed where the KPI requires a signature | Scanned, complete, and unsigned |
| Period covered | Inside the reporting period | Last year's board pack |
| Expiry | Valid past the campaign close | A certification that lapsed mid-period |
A low-confidence read passes rather than blocks. Nobody is ever locked out of a campaign by a checker, and the reviewer sees what the check was unsure about.
How an assessment runs
- 01 · Setup
Pick the dimensions
Board, ethics, controls, data. Each KPI names the documents that would evidence it rather than asking for a yes.
- 02 · Collection
Request the documents
Companies upload against a named checklist, so nobody guesses what would satisfy the question.
- 03 · Validation
Check on arrival
Each upload is validated as it lands. A board pack from the wrong period is rejected then, not discovered at audit.
- 04 · Output
Score and rank
Scores roll up by dimension and the portfolio view ranks by risk, so the board conversation starts where it should.
What a dimension actually rests on
| Required document | State | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Board charter | Verified | High |
| Conflict-of-interest register | Verified | High |
| Anti-corruption policy | Verified | Medium |
| Whistleblower procedure | Awaiting upload | High |
| Board minutes, last 12 months | Rejected — wrong period | Medium |
Governance is also where SFDR PAI indicators 10 to 14 come from — board diversity, anti-corruption processes and UNGC compliance are collected here rather than asked twice.
The regulation behind this
Written for someone who has to comply with it, not to rank for its name.
Where this differs
Most platforms accept a yes.
The KPI names the document that would evidence it, and the score does not move until that document is in and holds up.
Most platforms store the file and move on.
The file is read on arrival — type, signature, period, expiry — so a board pack from the wrong year is caught at upload rather than in diligence.
Most platforms alert on deadlines.
Six things raise an alert here: a document expiring, a filing overdue, a score dropping, a rejected upload, a missing signature and a campaign coming due.
“We already ask our companies to confirm their policies.”
Confirmation is not evidence, and the gap between the two only appears when someone asks to see the document — usually an LP in diligence, at the worst moment. Asking for the file up front costs the company one upload and removes the question permanently.
Find out what your portfolio can actually evidence.
We will run the checklist against two companies and show you the gap between what is claimed and what is documented.