Independent Owner-side Governance Assured
Governing end-of-life obligations to protect owner accountability
Closure and transition represent one of the highest long-term exposure points for asset owners. Environmental obligations, rehabilitation commitments and post-closure responsibilities often extend well beyond operational life, with exposure shaped years earlier by decisions taken during execution and operations. Governance Decision Intelligence (GDI) provides owner-side governance insight at this stage by maintaining forward visibility over whether closure assumptions, rehabilitation pathways and post-closure responsibilities remain aligned with approved intent as regulatory, environmental and social conditions evolve. Operating above operators, advisors and regulators, GDI enables early recognition of emerging accountability gaps, residual exposure or legacy risk while authority remains clear and options for intervention still exist.
Purpose and Intent
To provide forward governance insight into whether closure, rehabilitation and post-closure obligations remain governable, defensible and aligned with approved intent under evolving conditions, enabling owners to address long-term environmental, social and accountability exposure before it crystallises.
Focus and Scope
Governance Decision Intelligence (GDI) focuses on the alignment between approved closure intent and emerging end-of-life conditions, including: |
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The focus is not on executing closure activities. |
Expected Outcomes
Early identification of conditions under which closure and transition obligations are unlikely to remain achievable as intended, including an increased likelihood of: |
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These insights are formed while obligations remain governable and intervention options still exist, before exposure becomes entrenched or irreversible. |
Governance Impact
Provides an objective basis for owner-side governance action, including: |
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This supports defensible closure governance without assuming operational, regulatory or advisory roles. |
How Insight Is Applied
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Sarel Blaauw
senior partner
+61 498 785 165