expand_less Where the statement includes an explicit statement that it has been approved by Board of Directors select the "Approved by Board" option.
Approval for the statement can usually be found near the end of the document. If the statement has been explicitly approved by some entity or person other than the board of directors, please select "Approved - not by Board" and add the relevant sentence as a comment on your value. If no explicit approval can be found choose the "Approval not explicit in statement" value.
NOTE: explicit approval is not the same as signature - this is covered under the metric [[http://wikirate.org/Business_Human_Rights_Resource_Centre+MSA_statement_signed| MSA Statement Signed]].
* Note on choosing the Year of your answer
Read the MSA Statement carefully to find out what year it covers. ForWhen instance,a if the statement relatesis referring to activitiesa andFinancial actionsYear undertaken(FY) ending in theQ1, periodit Januaryshould -be Octoberlabeled 2016,with choosethe 2016previous as your answer's year.
CompaniesExample:
Statement mayfor reportFY2018/19 ending in fiscalMarch years2019 (FY)= that2018
Statement include months from two different calendar years. In this case, please use the latest calendar year cited. For instance, a report for FYFY2018/19 2016/17ending shouldin beApril used2019 for(or addinglater) data= for2019 the year 2017.