Domain G · Area G-CA3 · Comparability, accessibility, publication and correction
G.11Control publication, correction and post-publication use
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Purpose and scope
This unit covers the capability to control the authorised release of sustainability reporting information and its subsequent use. It includes final approval and release authority, authoritative files and data, filing and website publication, embargo and timing, version and language control, correction and restatement, notification, archive, link and download monitoring, reuse in investor, ratings, marketing and counterparty channels and retirement of superseded information.
Applied competency statement
Can control authorised publication, correction, archive and post-publication use of sustainability reporting information and maintain a traceable record of versions, notifications, downstream updates and superseded content.
Boundary and escalation
This unit controls reporting release and maintenance. D.8 owns finalisation and authorised handover; E.8 owns comparative and restatement analysis; A.8 and G.7 own claim supportability. Legal duties concerning filing, market announcement, correction, withdrawal, data protection, record retention and liability require qualified legal, listing, records and communications review.
Key quality risks
Publication from an unapproved file; metrics or footnotes changed after sign-off; incorrect report or data-book version uploaded; language editions not aligned; early release or breach of embargo; website, filing and download versions diverging; correction obligations not assessed promptly; silent replacement of published information; investors, ratings or marketing channels not updated after correction; obsolete claims remaining searchable; broken links; archived information not identifiable; and public claims about assurance, compliance or certification added outside the controlled approval process.
G.11-K01
Understands final approval, release authority, embargo, filing window, publication sequence, controlled package, checksum or version confirmation and segregation of preparation and release.
Knowledge Type: Release governance · Normative Weight: Core
G.11-K02
Understands regulatory and exchange filings, websites, document repositories, investor portals, ratings and data platforms, social and marketing channels, language editions and downloadable data.
Knowledge Type: Publication channels · Normative Weight: Core
G.11-K03
Understands approved, released, superseded, corrected, restated, withdrawn and archived states and the need to identify authoritative documents, datasets and pages.
Knowledge Type: Authoritative versions · Normative Weight: Core
G.11-K04
Understands error or change identification, severity, affected users and channels, legal and governance review, correction, restatement, withdrawal, notification and explanation.
Knowledge Type: Correction and notification · Normative Weight: Core
G.11-K05
Understands downstream reuse, extracts, presentations, questionnaires, product and campaign content, external caches and the risk that information becomes outdated or detached from qualifications.
Knowledge Type: Post-publication use · Normative Weight: Core
G.11-K06
Understands link and download monitoring, issue intake, owner and review cadence, retention, archive, searchability, access, correction trail and post-publication sign-off.
Knowledge Type: Monitoring and retention · Normative Weight: Core
G.11-S01
Confirm that the authorised release package, approvals, claims, versions, data, references, languages, filing instructions and timing are complete.
Skill Type: Core applied capability · Observable Output or Result: Authorised publication and release-control checklist
G.11-S02
Coordinate controlled upload, filing, publication and distribution and verify the released content against the authorised package.
Skill Type: Release execution · Observable Output or Result: Publication verification record
G.11-S03
Assess reported errors or changes, identify affected channels and users and coordinate authorised correction, restatement, withdrawal and notification.
Skill Type: Correction governance · Observable Output or Result: Correction, restatement and notification protocol
G.11-S04
Update investor, ratings, marketing, counterparty and data-platform uses and retire or clearly label superseded information.
Skill Type: Downstream propagation · Observable Output or Result: Downstream-use and correction propagation record
G.11-S05
Maintain authoritative and superseded archives, monitor links and public use and record post-publication issues, actions, verification and closure.
Skill Type: Archive and monitoring · Observable Output or Result: Published-information archive and post-publication monitoring log
G.11-B01
Does not publish, file or distribute information that differs from the authorised package or lacks the required approval.
Behaviour Type: Release discipline · Non-compensable Requirement: No
G.11-B02
Does not silently replace, remove or relabel published information in a way that obscures the original record, reason or affected period.
Behaviour Type: Correction transparency · Non-compensable Requirement: No
G.11-B03
Does not assume that correction of the main report automatically corrects websites, investor materials, ratings responses and other reused information.
Behaviour Type: Downstream accountability · Non-compensable Requirement: No
Typical tasks · 4
G.11-T01
Verify final approvals, versions, data, claims, references, language files, filing and website instructions, embargo and release authority.
Primary Output Link: G.11-O01
G.11-T02
Execute or coordinate publication and verify files, pages, links, downloads, filings and distribution against the authorised package.
Primary Output Link: G.11-O01
G.11-T03
Assess post-publication errors or changes and coordinate legal, technical, governance, correction, restatement, withdrawal and notification decisions.
Primary Output Link: G.11-O02
G.11-T04
Propagate changes, retire superseded information, update archives and monitor links, external uses and issue closure.
Primary Output Link: G.11-O03
Expected outputs · 3
G.11-O01
Authorised publication and release-control checklist
Output Type: Professional work product
G.11-O02
Correction, restatement and notification protocol
Output Type: Professional work product
G.11-O03
Published-information archive and post-publication monitoring log
Output Type: Professional work product
Level 1 · Foundation
G.11-L1-01
Can operate an established publication checklist, verify released files and links and update specified archive and issue records.
Indicator Dimension: Task execution
G.11-L1-02
Can identify obvious version, approval, language, link, correction or downstream-use issues and escalate them promptly.
Indicator Dimension: Quality, judgement and accountability
Level 2 · Practitioner
G.11-L2-01
Can independently control publication and post-publication updates for a moderately complex multi-document and multi-channel reporting package.
Indicator Dimension: Task execution
G.11-L2-02
Can coordinate routine correction and notification, propagate changes and explain residual legal, market and archive issues to management.
Indicator Dimension: Quality, judgement and accountability
Level 3 · Advanced Practitioner
G.11-L3-01
Can design or critically review enterprise publication, correction, archive and downstream-use governance across complex groups, jurisdictions and market channels.
Indicator Dimension: Method design and review
G.11-L3-02
Can challenge unauthorised or silent publication changes, resolve high-risk correction and notification matters and advise governance bodies on user, legal and public-trust implications.
Indicator Dimension: Leadership and governance
Illustrative evidence · 6
G.11-E01
Authorised publication and release-control checklist with approvals, versions, timing and channels.
Evidence Type: Work product
G.11-E02
Correction, restatement and notification protocol with decision and review requirements.
Evidence Type: Work product
G.11-E03
Published-information archive and post-publication monitoring log.
Evidence Type: Work product
G.11-E04
Release, upload, filing, verification, correction, propagation, archive and closure trail.
Evidence Type: Process evidence
G.11-E05
Documented legal, listing, records, communications, investor-relations, quality or governance review and the practitioner's response.
Evidence Type: Review evidence
G.11-E06
Observed release decision or response to a material post-publication error.
Evidence Type: Observed performance
Assessment · 3
G.11-A-L1
Publication-checklist exercise, version review and situational judgement
Approval and version control; release verification; correction and escalation awareness.
G.11-A-L2
Integrated publication-and-correction case and professional memorandum
Release governance; verification; correction and notification; downstream propagation and archive.
G.11-A-L3
Complex market-sensitive release case, portfolio and oral defence
Method design; legal and market escalation; correction transparency; governance communication and oral defence.
| From | To | Type | Rationale |
|---|---|---|---|
| C.9 | G.11 | Change and lifecycle linkage | Changed conclusions may require controlled publication updates, correction, restatement or archive actions. |
| D.5 | G.11 | Disclosure, claims and publication linkage | Changes affecting published information may require correction, restatement or post-publication control. |
| D.8 | G.11 | Disclosure, claims and publication linkage | Finalisation hands the authorised package into publication, correction and archive controls. |
| E.8 | G.11 | Disclosure, claims and publication linkage | Changes to published information may require controlled correction, restatement and archive actions. |
| E.9 | G.11 | Disclosure, claims and publication linkage | Authoritative published and archived versions depend on controlled records and lineage. |
| F.8 | G.11 | Disclosure, claims and publication linkage | Assurance adjustments may require controlled corrections, restatements or publication changes. |
| G.7 | G.11 | Change and lifecycle linkage | Approved claims require post-publication monitoring, expiry and correction controls. |
| G.8 | G.11 | Disclosure, claims and publication linkage | Corrections and updates should propagate to all affected published and external channels. |
| G.10 | G.11 | Disclosure, claims and publication linkage | References, links and accessible alternatives require verification in the released and monitored versions. |
| G.11 | D.8 | Prerequisite | Publication should use the authorised package produced through final quality gates and handover. |
| G.11 | E.8 | Change and lifecycle linkage | Published corrections and restatements depend on approved comparative and methodology-change decisions. |
| G.11 | F.9 | Disclosure, claims and publication linkage | Post-publication assurance, certification and provider wording should preserve service and scope boundaries. |
| H.6 | G.11 | Disclosure, claims and publication linkage | Concerns may require delayed release, correction, withdrawal or notification after publication. |
| I.9 | G.11 | Disclosure, claims and publication linkage | Digital and AI use affecting published information should be included in release, correction and post-publication controls. |
| Role | Target level | Relevance | Evidence expectation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate Sustainability Reporting Practitioner | Practitioner | Required? | A case or work sample demonstrating independent performance, documented judgement and a reviewable professional output. |
| Sustainability Reporting Manager or Lead | Advanced Practitioner | Role-defining? | A complex case or verified portfolio, supplemented by oral or observed defence, demonstrating method design, challenge and governance capability. |
| Sustainability Reporting Adviser or Consultant | Practitioner | Required? | A case or work sample demonstrating independent performance, documented judgement and a reviewable professional output. |
| Sustainability Data, Systems and Controls Specialist | Practitioner | Required? | A case or work sample demonstrating independent performance, documented judgement and a reviewable professional output. |
| Assurance Readiness and Reporting Quality Specialist | Advanced Practitioner | Role-defining? | A complex case or verified portfolio, supplemented by oral or observed defence, demonstrating method design, challenge and governance capability. |
| Investor, Capital Markets and Ratings Disclosure Specialist | Advanced Practitioner | Role-defining? | A complex case or verified portfolio, supplemented by oral or observed defence, demonstrating method design, challenge and governance capability. |