Corporate Governance Tools

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Corporate Governance Tools

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CDC ESG Toolkit: Company Environmental & Social Management Systems (ESMS) LINK

Tool - Company Environmental & Social Management Systems (ESMS)

Tool - ESG Templates & Checklists As we have mentioned throughout this SOP, the CDC's ESG Toolkit provides fund managers and their portfolio companies with a high-level overview of what a company-level environmental and social management system (ESMS) should entail and provides several relevant templates and checklists that accompany and support the ESMS. These include an ESG Checklist, ESG Action Plan, ESG Report Template, etc. Note: these are thirdparty resources published by Cleverism.

CDC ESG Toolkit: ESG Templates & Checklists

SME Governance Guidebook

Tool - SME Governance Guidebook This IFC guidebook "specifically addresses the challenges and opportunities faced by SMEs at the various stages of their lifecycles, offering tailored corporate governance recommendations. The Guidebook includes the Action Planning Tool to help SME owners, investors, and managers take a pragmatic approach to governance, as a means of strengthening

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Playbook requires all company executives and senior management to take the training.

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Setting Up & Managing a Gender-Smart Board SOP

Tool - Setting Up & Managing a Gender-Smart Board SOP

Board Diversity Charter Tool - Board Diversity Charter

NCNA Code of Ethics for Board Members

Tool – Code of Ethics for Board Members This Code of Ethics for Board Members template provides a starting point that companies to further tailor towards the specifics of their board.

Running Effective Board Meetings SOP

Tool - Running Effective Board Meetings SOP Written with an SME executive audience in mind, this tool should be provided to and used by the SME

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their businesses over the long term.” Note: this is a third-party resource published by the IFC.

This SOP summarizes how fund managers, and their portfolio companies can work together to set up and manage a gender-smart Board. In the SOP, there are additional tools to help executives set up and manage a Board, including a Sample Statement of Work, Sample Board Ethics Policy, Sample Board Agenda, Sample Board Meeting Minutes, Sample Email Templates, etc.

This template provides SMEs with a straightforward Board Charter that positions SMEs to pledge that at least 30% of their Board members are women, thus support gender equality and diversity on the Board. Note: this is a thirdparty resource published by The Boardroom Africa & Alitheia Capital.