# NZ2: Governance and Management Responsibility

1. <mark style="color:$primary;">**Does the entity have governance and/or management responsibility for targets and the decarbonization plan?**</mark>

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<summary><strong>Intent</strong>: What is the purpose of this question?</summary>

Governance/management responsibility refers to having clear accountability in place for setting emissions reduction targets and delivering the decarbonization plan.

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<summary><strong>Input</strong>: How do I answer this question?</summary>

Answer “**Yes**” where responsibility is clearly assigned, such as through board or board-committee oversight, senior management accountability, or responsibility held by a sustainability, climate, or investment committee.&#x20;

Answer “**No**” if responsibility for targets and decarbonization planning has not yet been formally assigned through these channels or remains unclear.&#x20;

***Additional Information***&#x20;

A voluntary open-text field is provided to describe governance arrangements in more detail. &#x20;

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2. <mark style="color:$primary;">**Have the targets and decarbonization plan been approved at the board level?**</mark>

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<summary><strong>Intent</strong>: What is the purpose of this question?</summary>

This question captures whether formal board-level approval has occurred.

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<summary><strong>Input</strong>: How do I answer this question?</summary>

Answer “**Yes**” if approval has been granted by the board or a board-level committee; otherwise answer “**No**.”

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