NQ Foundations Assessment

Achieve high-level understanding of governance maturity 

Answer YES only if the company provides a clear, consistent, and complete communication in relation to the question provided. Answer NO in all other cases.
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Is the company's communication and reporting sufficient to answer the question:

PURPOSE
How do we make a unique contribution to the needs of society and why do we exist?
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Is the company's communication and reporting sufficient to answer the question:

STRATEGY
How does our organization seize opportunities, mitigate risks and maximize the resources available to us to meet the needs of our customers through the products we make and the services we provide, whilst generating a financial surplus?
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Is the company's communication and reporting sufficient to answer the question:

RISKS & OPPORTUNITIES
How do we assess the impact of the external environment on our business model, operations and strategy, and vice-versa?
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Is the company's communication and reporting sufficient to answer the question:

CULTURE
How do we identify our key stakeholders, and how do we embed a culture that earns their trust and aligns with our core values?
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Is the company's communication and reporting sufficient to answer the question:

GOVERNANCE
How does our Board make a distinctive contribution to value creation for the enterprise and its key stakeholders? How is our strategy execution enabled by our organizational structure, cross-functional teaming, decision-making processes, and risk and opportunity management processes?
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PERFORMANCE
How do we measure and communicate the enterprise value we have created for our investors and the value we have created for our other key stakeholders?
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Conditional
Integrated thinking is not yet approached in practice but via self-diagnosis the company becomes aware of the development areas
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Emergent
Some elements of integrated thinking are being applied in the company
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Aspirational
Progress in embedding integrated thinking is evident and the company setting up its journey on the path to better governance for value creation
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Comprehensive
A core set of features aimed at sustainable management of the company is established
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Advanced
The company is much beyond others in embracing and implementing integrated thinking with developed governance and management systems and practices
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Ultimate
The company demonstrates an outstanding holistic and visionary approach in its governance and management through embedding integrated thinking across its various units, functions, and time perspectives
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