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Competence
Overall skills of the Board appropriate and sufficient to achieve objectives
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Majority [75%] of directors financially literate
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Diversity of Directors sufficient relevant to objectives
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Number of hours training (company, operating environment, responsibilities) appropriate
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Majority of directors have completed recognised governance training (i.e. AICD/GIA Course)
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Diligence
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Overall attendance at meetings high [>90%]
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Your Individual attendance at meetings high [>90%]
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Number of hours spent on preparation adequate
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Number of boards directors serve on not excessive
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Number of effective visits to BfH Head office and/or events by individual directors adequate
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New director induction program sufficient
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Ethics
Existence of robust code of conduct for directors
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Independence
Majority of directors independent
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Chair independent
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Board systems and structures to achieve objective
Board structure
Strong leadership of the board by CEO & Chair
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Percentage of meetings/meeting time without CEO adequate
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Number and type of committees appropriate
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Productive meetings
Number of meetings with management other than CEO adequate
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Number of days in advance, agenda and materials sent, sufficient
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Average duration and number of meetings appropriate
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Board papers relevant
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Percent of meeting time allocated to opposing views adequate
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Percent of meeting time for discussions adequate
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Succession planning system
Position description for CEO current
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Succession plan and its annual review satisfactory
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Interim CEO(s) identified
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Financial reporting and risk assessment systems
Number of ethical/legal violations acceptable
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Risk audit performed, procedures to manage risk appropriate and monitoring and reporting of effectiveness of procedures satisfactory
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Strategic information system
Number of meetings with stakeholders [to understand expectations] appropriate
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Information provided to board to assess projects [both financial and non-financial], complete and adequate
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Number of hours spent on long-term strategic issues, adequate
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Communication channels between management, chair and individual directors on strategic issues, effective
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How well was the previous strategic plan executed
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Did the strategic plan create stakeholder value
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Performance evaluation and compensation systems
Regular performance evaluations conducted for CEO, board and directors
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Evaluation systems include non-financial data
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Evaluation systems include external and objective data
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Goals and objectives clearly defined for CEO, board and directors
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Accountable organisation
Number of complaints (employees, community, customers) acceptable
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Stakeholders satisfaction survey acceptable
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Evaluation of quality of external disclosures by stakeholders (survey) or by experts, satisfactory
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Credit rating appropriate and optimal, having regard to the company’s situation and the industry
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Outcomes
Creating funder value
Economic value added, [increasing year on year]
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Earnings level satisfactory – overall
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Other measures – number of births/mothers supported satisfactory
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