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Fourteen Practices, one method.

Every mandate is different; the method is not. We analyse, we design, we implement. Everything else is detail — and in governance, the details are everything.

Governance

The services at the heart of corporate governance.

  1. 01

    Governance Advisory

    Specialised services for developing governance models in line with international best practices: board committees, information flows, board organisation.

    • Design of the governance model
    • Board committees (control, risk, nomination)
    • Information flows to the board
    • By-laws, regulations, procedures
  2. 02

    Compliance

    Analysis, development and implementation of compliance systems to ensure regulatory conformity: Italian Legislative Decree 231/2001, Sarbanes-Oxley, integrated compliance.

    • Decree 231 — adoption, updates, supervisory body
    • Sarbanes-Oxley
    • Integrated compliance
    • Conformity audits
  3. 03

    Risk Management

    Identification, assessment and mitigation of business risks. Integration of risk into the board's decision-making processes.

    • Definition of risk appetite
    • Risk mapping and assessment
    • Internal control systems
    • Board reporting and KRIs
  4. 04

    Compensation

    Design and implementation of incentive and remuneration systems aligned with strategy: policies, stock options, long-term plans.

    • Remuneration policies
    • Stock option plans
    • LTIP — Long Term Incentive Plans
    • Remuneration disclosure
  5. 05

    Board Evaluation

    Assessment of the effectiveness of the Board of Directors and its committees. Board reviews, peer reviews, self-assessments.

    • Board review
    • Peer review
    • Board self-assessment
    • Committee evaluation
  6. 06

    Communication

    Transparent, effective communication strategies with stakeholders: institutional communication, investor relations, reporting.

    • Institutional communication
    • Investor relations
    • Integrated reporting
    • Crisis communication
  7. 08

    Finance

    Strategic planning, performance analysis, corporate finance. The financial perspective integrated into governance.

    • Strategic planning
    • Performance analysis
    • Corporate finance
    • Management control
Other services

Specialist, high-impact Practices.

  1. 09

    Stock Exchange Listings

    Support for companies through the listing process: assessment of control systems, comfort letters, certifications ahead of the IPO.

    • Assessment of the control system
    • Comfort letters
    • Pre-IPO certifications
    • Support through to placement
  2. 10

    ESG & Sustainability

    Pre-audits, implementation of best practices, Get It Fair rating, sustainability reporting. Sustainability as a governance lever, not a formality.

    • ESG pre-audit
    • Implementation of best practices
    • Get It Fair rating
    • Sustainability reporting
  3. 11

    Geopolitical Advisory

    Workshops, one-to-one sessions, tailor-made analyses. Geopolitical risk read by scholars who teach foreign policy at Italy's leading universities.

    • Workshops for boards and management
    • One-to-one sessions with the chair
    • Tailor-made analyses of specific scenarios
    • Geopolitics applied to business
  4. 12

    Cyber Security

    Security strategies, cyber posture assessment, IT risk management. Technology and governance in dialogue throughout our projects.

    • Cyber posture assessment
    • Information security strategy
    • IT risk management
    • Cyber training for the board
  5. 13

    Training & Development

    Tailored training programmes for directors, executives and professionals. Governance & administration, Model 231, geopolitics, cyber.

    • Programmes for boards of directors
    • Model 231 — mandatory training
    • Executive coaching
    • Free online course on Federica.eu
  6. 14

    International Business Advisory

    Strategic and operational support for international companies looking to invest, operate and grow in Italy. A single point of reference for navigating the Italian regulatory, tax and cultural landscape.

Our method

Three movements. One standard.

Understand before advising. Design from the client's culture. Stay for as long as it takes.

01 · Analysis

Understand before advising.

We work with the data, we read the culture, we listen to the people. We return an honest picture of the organisation.

02 · Design

No prefabricated templates.

Every governance structure grows out of the client's culture — its history, its shareholders, its market.

03 · Implementation

We stay beside the client.

We train new board members, monitor how the system evolves, and are present whenever needed.

Tell us about your scenario.

Request a first meeting → governance@governanceadvisors.it