Boardroom Toolkit

Ready-to-use templates, checklists and governance guides.

Anti-Bribery

  • Sample Anti-Bribery Policy Statement/3M
  • Sample Anti-Bribery Policy/Costco
  • Sample Anti-Bribery Policy/Citrix

 

Audit Committee

  • Sample Audit Committee Charter/Disney
  • Audit Committee Oversight Checklist
  • Audit Committee Assessment Questionnaire
  • Audit Committee Listing Exchange Design Requirements
  • Audit Committee Onboarding Checklist
  • Tips for Reviewing Reported Audit Results
  • Audit Committee Chair Job Description

 

Board Calendar/Meetings 

  • Sample Board Calendar
  • Sample Compensation Committee Meeting Calendar
  • Zoom Meeting Best Practices

 

Board Evaluations

  • Board of Directors’ Performance Evaluation Report
  • Board Self-Assessment Questionnaire
  • Audit Committee Assessment Questionnaire
  • Board Assessment Checklist
  • Sample Self Assessment

 

Board Leadership

  • Executive Chairman Position Description
  • Charter of the Lead Independent Director
  • Lead Director Duties & Responsibilities

 

CFO Relations and Oversight (Audit Committee)

  • CFO Metrics Scorecard
  • CFO Role with the Board
  • Financial/Accounting Overview
  • Roadmap to an Effective CFO
  • Strategic CFO Leadership Profile

 

Compensation / Human Resources Committee

  • Sample Personnel & Organization Committee Charter/Colgate-Palmolive
  • Sample People Resources Committee Charter/CIGNA\
  • Sample Board Membership Matrix/Metlife
  • Board Recruitment Announcement
  • Talent Gap Practices
  • Sample Compensation & Benefits Committee Charter/Alcoa
  • Sample Board Compensation Recoupment Policy/J & J
  • Annual Incentive Plan Design Types
  • Long Term Incentive Plan Vehicle Comparison
  • Sample Compensation Committee Meeting Calendar
  • Management Planning & Development Charter/CVS

 

Corporate Governance

  • Sample Corporate Governance Principles/Delta
  • Sample Board Charter/International Finance Corp.
  • Sample Advisory Board Charter/Careview Communications
  • Sample Corporate Governance Fact Sheet/Microsoft
  • Corporate Governance & Sustainability Charter
  • Sample Governance & Corporate Responsibility Committee Charter/Comcast
  • Sample Director Independence Standards/McKesson
  • Sample Corporate Governance Guidelines/Chevron
  • Sample Governance Guidelines/Enterprise Products
  • Due Diligence Checklist
  • Checklist: Joining an Outside Board
  • Checklist: Joining an Outside Board
  • Director OverBoarding Policies

Corporate Secretary

  • Corporate Secretary Position Description
  • Corporate Secretary Job Description International

 

Cyber / Tech Committee

  • Sample Cybersecurity Committee Charter/Quest Diagnostics
  • Sample Cyber and Technology Oversight Committee Charter/Federal Express
  • Sample Technology Committee Charter/Nordstrom

 

Data Privacy

  • Board Data Privacy Checklist
  • Privacy Policy/Bose

 

Director Recruitment

  • Board Orientation Checklist
  • Evaluation of Board Candidates/Home Depot

 

ESG Committee

  • Sample ESG Goals Statement/Campbell Soup
  • Sample Environmental, Health, Safety Committee Charter/Dow
  • Sample Global Environmental Policy/UKG

 

Ethics & Compliance

  • Sample Code of Business Conduct and Ethic for Directors/Pfizer
  • Sample Code of Business Conduct and Ethics for Directors/Disney
  • Sample Code of Ethics, Financial Officers/Dell
  • Sample Insider Trading Policy/Berkshire Hathaway
  • Sample Code of Ethics, CEOs and Senior Officers/Therapeutics MD
  • Related Person Transaction Approval Policy
  • Values Statement/Enterprise Products Partners
  • Ethics Framework Checklist

 

Mergers & Acquisitions

  • Sample Acquisition Committee Charter/Cisco
  • Three Dynamics of Today’s M & A Market

 

Nominating/Governance Committee

  • Sample Nominating/Governance Committee Charter/Crown
  • Sample Nominating & ESG Committee Charter/Hilton
  • Sample Nominating Committee Charter/Publix
  • SEC Disclosure Process for Nominating Directors
  • Director Onboarding Process
  • Directors Skills Chart
  • Sample Board Skills Matrix

 

Political Activities 

  • Sample Political Activity Disclosure/Netflix
  • Sample Political Contributions Policy/Citrix

 

Risk Oversight

  • Enterprise Risk Committee Charter
  • Sample Enterprise Risk Management Framework/J & J
  • Sample Risk Committee Charter/Morgan Stanley

 

Suppliers

  • Suppliers Code of Conduct/Dart Corp.

 

Strategic Planning

  • Sample Charter Strategic Planning Committee

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