Governance-body member age distribution
Measurement answer
What this metric measures
Count and source-reported percentage of individual members in each age band for one specified governance body, category scheme and reference date, retaining unknown and withheld states and the exact person-versus-membership basis.
Specification
Metric specification
- Result format
- Structured table
- Unit
- Governance-body members (people) and percentage of members (%)
- Reporting basis
- Declared reference date or explicitly reported period-average basis
- Aggregation
- Do not average percentages or sum overlapping bodies or snapshots; total only mutually exclusive and exhaustive bands for one compatible body population.
- Pillar
- Governance
- Topic
- Governance body composition and oversight
- Controlled domain
- Governance and business conduct
- Entity type
- Metric
Reporting boundary
Bands can total 100 percent only when they are mutually exclusive and exhaustive for one named body, one person basis and one date, with unknown states included. People serving on several bodies are not deduplicated across body rows unless the view explicitly operates at person level.
Verified source occurrences
Framework coverage
This is one canonical metric. The bindings below show every verified framework occurrence without creating duplicate metric pages. Edition, disclosure, role, and relationship remain source-specific.
- Adopting DisclosureSource evidence
GRI Standards
- Publisher
- Global Reporting Initiative
- Edition
- 2016 edition, effective for reports published from 1 July 2018
- Requirement
- Not Specified
- Relationship
- Defines Disclosure
- Mapping outcome
- Direct Evidence
- Source locator
- Disclosure 405-1 and governance-body guidance PDF p8
- Adopting DisclosureSource evidence
GRI Standards
- Publisher
- Global Reporting Initiative
- Edition
- 2021 edition, effective for reports published from 1 January 2023
- Requirement
- Not Specified
- Relationship
- Defines Disclosure
- Mapping outcome
- Direct Evidence
- Source locator
- Disclosure 2-9 PDF p20; Disclosure 2-16 p27; Disclosure 2-19 p30
Value structure
Dimensions and units
- Unit
- Governance-body members (people) and percentage of members (%)
- Reporting basis
- Declared reference date or explicitly reported period-average basis
Unit meaning: Each row reports people in one declared age band and, where supplied, that row’s source-reported percentage of the compatible complete governance-body population.
Table fields and units
- reporting entity
- named governance body and body type
- person or membership basis
- reference date or average basis
- age-at-date rule
- Reported value
- Governance-body members (people) and percentage of members (%)
- Measurement-source edition
- Assurance status
Published dimensions
- Reporting entity.
- Named governance body and body type.
- Person or membership basis.
- Reference date or average basis.
- Age-at-date rule.
- Age-band bounds and inclusivity.
- Source-native band label.
- Member count.
- Source-reported percentage and denominator.
- Unknown, withheld and suppressed state.
- Jurisdiction.
- Source profile and edition.
- Assurance state.
Calculation method
Formula information
- Status
- Specified
- Formula type
- Percentage
Formula
P = (N ÷ D) × 100Use the source-defined numerator and denominator for the same population, period, boundary, and method; do not infer an unstated denominator.
Variables
| Symbol | Variable | Definition | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
N | qualifying numerator | Qualifying observations within the qualifying population and boundary defined for Governance-body member age distribution. | Dimensionless |
D | declared denominator | Complete compatible denominator for the qualifying population and boundary defined for Governance-body member age distribution. | Dimensionless |
Verified sources
Evidence and status sources
Sustopedia checked each record-specific claim directly against primary publisher material. Labels distinguish current measurement authority from future compatibility and corroborative, legal, edition, or method status context. Corroborative evidence can support a stated limitation but cannot establish the core measurement by itself.
Measurement evidence
- Measurement evidenceChecked 15 August 2026
GRI 405: Diversity and Equal Opportunity 2016
- Publisher
- Global Reporting Initiative
- Edition
- 2016 edition, effective for reports published from 1 July 2018
- Locator
- Disclosure 405-1 and governance-body guidance PDF p8
Supports: Supports the measurement definition, boundary, and source-reported fields for Governance-body member age distribution.
Open official source - Measurement evidenceChecked 15 August 2026
GRI 2: General Disclosures 2021
- Publisher
- Global Reporting Initiative
- Edition
- 2021 edition, effective for reports published from 1 January 2023
- Locator
- Disclosure 2-9 PDF p20; Disclosure 2-16 p27; Disclosure 2-19 p30
Supports: Supports the measurement definition, boundary, and source-reported fields for Governance-body member age distribution.
Open official source
Use with context
Interpretation boundaries
Method disclosures required
Source-edition basis: GRI 405: Diversity and Equal Opportunity 2016 — 2016 edition, effective for reports published from 1 July 2018; GRI 2: General Disclosures 2021 — 2021 edition, effective for reports published from 1 January 2023. Retain the exact source edition on every observation; later editions require a separate method profile.
- Reporting entity.
- Named governance body and body type.
- Person or membership basis.
- Reference date or average basis.
- Age-at-date rule.
- Age-band bounds and inclusivity.
- Source-native band label.
- Member count.
- Retain the exact measurement-source edition with every observation.
- Each row reports people in one declared age band and, where supplied, that row’s source-reported percentage of the compatible complete governance-body population.
Record-specific limitations
- Broad bands hide variation.
- Age changes with the reference date.
- Missing birth data can make the distribution incomplete.
- The distribution does not measure experience, inclusion, discrimination or governance effectiveness.
Interpret this metric with the stated reporting boundary, period convention, value shape, and unit. Results prepared with different boundaries or conventions may not be directly comparable.
Measurement evidence supports the core record-specific claims described above. Corroborative evidence can support limitations, while compatibility and status sources provide their separately labelled context. None of these cards by itself determines an organisation's legal applicability, filing readiness, assurance status, or compliance conclusion.