Table of Contents
Public units
| Unit | Title | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Readme | Corporate Governance Principles Framework Readme | Use selected direct and connected examples to choose contributions and return when conditions change. |
| Preface | Preface | Understand the connected methods, their rationale, sources and limits. |
Part I - Corporation, rights and powers
| § | ID & Title | Status | Keywords & Search Queries | Dependencies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CGOV.1 - Frame the Corporate Matter and Its Governing Rules | Stable | corporation; group; proposed act; governing rules. Which corporation must act, and which rules change the answer? | Applicable corporate rules; CGOV.2/.3 when relevant rights or authority remain unresolved. |
| 2 | CGOV.2 - Distinguish Shareholding, Voting Power, and Control | Stable | shareholding; votes; economic interest; control; denominator. Which rights do these holdings carry for this matter? | CGOV.1 for the matter; FPF A.6.REL for the distinct relations. |
| 3 | CGOV.3 - Establish Authority for Corporate Appointments, Removals, and Decisions | Stable | appointment; removal; delegation; reserved matter; signing. Who may perform this act, and under which conditions? | CGOV.1/.2 where the matter or rights are unresolved; applicable corporate powers. |
Part II - Governing contributions and conflicts
| § | ID & Title | Status | Keywords & Search Queries | Dependencies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CGOV.4 - Design Board and Executive Contributions | Stable | board; executive; contribution design; information; monitoring. Who should prepare, challenge, decide and follow the matter? | CGOV.3 for powers; OCE.4 for contribution design and OCE.5 where positions need design. |
| 2 | CGOV.5 - Choose an Arrangement for Independent Corporate Oversight, with or without a Committee | Stable | committee; remit; oversight; independence; resources. What arrangement can supply the required oversight contribution? | CGOV.3/.4 for powers and contributions; OCE.4 for arrangement design. |
| 3 | CGOV.6 - Expose Conflicts and Related-Party Interests | Stable | conflict of interest; related party; duty; participation. Which interest affects this matter and what changes in its handling? | CGOV.1/.3 for the matter and duties; FPF A.6.REL for participants and conditions. |
| 4 | CGOV.7 - Arrange Independent Review and a Disinterested Corporate Decision | Stable | independent review; valuation; eligibility; quorum. What review is needed, and who can make the decision? | CGOV.6 for the conflict; CGOV.8 for information; CGOV.11 for the subsequent corporate act. |
Part III - Information, control, assurance and decision
| § | ID & Title | Status | Keywords & Search Queries | Dependencies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CGOV.8 - Provide Corporate Information under Applicable Rights and Duties | Stable | disclosure; information rights; confidentiality; timely access. What must this recipient receive, and has provision occurred? | CGOV.1/.3 for the corporate basis; ADM.2 for permission questions where needed. |
| 2 | CGOV.9 - Establish and Operate Internal Control | Stable | internal control; exposure; operation; response; effectiveness. How does this control change the exposure, and can it operate? | CGOV.3 for authority; OPS.18 where an operating-control contribution is needed. |
| 3 | CGOV.10 - Obtain and Use a Scoped Audit or Assurance Conclusion for Corporate Governance | Stable | audit; assurance; professional conclusion; independence; scope. Does this report support the conclusion needed here? | CGOV.8 for provision; specialist engagement methods and applicable standards. |
| 4 | CGOV.11 - Make and Record a Corporate Decision | Stable | corporate decision; deliberation; eligible participation; vote; resolution; record. How do authorized participants perform this decision? | CGOV.1/.3 and any needed CGOV.6–CGOV.10 results; PSD.13 may supply advice. |
Part IV - Rights, consequences and renewal
| § | ID & Title | Status | Keywords & Search Queries | Dependencies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CGOV.12 - Protect Corporate Minority Holders’ Rights and Enable Contest or Exit | Stable | minority; protection; contest; exit; deadline. What right can the holder exercise, and what must be done before it expires? | CGOV.2/.3/.8 for relevant rights, powers and information; the applicable remedy or transaction method. |
| 2 | CGOV.13 - Monitor Corporate Performance and Require an Account | Stable | performance; undertaking; accountability; denominator; response. What happened, who must account, and what response is permitted? | CGOV.3/.11 for powers and undertakings; OCE.13 when organization-change comparison is needed. |
| 3 | CGOV.14 - Decide Whether and How to Change Corporate Governing Instruments and Arrangements | Stable | constitution; amendment; adoption; registration; effectivity. Which acts make the proposed arrangement effective and usable? | CGOV.3/.11 for powers and corporate acts; OCE.14 for a substantive arrangement revision. |
| 4 | CGOV.15 - Decide Whether and How to Change Corporate-Governance Methods | Stable | method change; preparation; alternatives; variant; reuse. Which way of governing answers the recurring difficulty, and what should be retained or changed? | ME.6 when architectural alternatives need comparison; ME.15 for variants; FPF C.11.DUA for optional inquiry. |
| 5 | CGOV.16 - Reconcile Constituent and Encompassing Corporate Governance Work | Stable | constituent work; encompassing work; vertical; capability; simultaneous enactment. Why can a competent local action fail its contribution to the whole? | FPF B.1.5.EW for constituent/encompassing enactment; relevant corporate decision or operating method. |
| 6 | CGOV.17 - Deliberately Continue and Change Corporate-Governance Culture | Stable | culture; succession; transmission; access; assistance; receiving work; retention. How can participants obtain and use the governing method? | FPF C.36 and C.36.RP for cultural relations and continuation; CGOV.16 for a missing constituent contribution. |