CGF Research

Products and services

Being pragmatic and keeping it simple

Our focus is on utilising digitised governance solutions to:

  • Integrate and analyse governance across the organisation
  • Promote transparency and accountability
  • Drive efficiencies and sustainability
  • Facilitate impactful decision making

Our products and services include:

  • Digitised governance frameworks
  • Board assessments and evaluations
  • Governance advisory services
  • Governance training and development

Digitised governance frameworks

We are an authorised distributor of Praefectus™ which has been developed by CGNET SA (Pty) Ltd.

Praefectus™ is a digitised measurement tool which helps boards and senior executives analyse and monitor governance performance and improvements across the organisation.

Praefectus™ also provides access to CGF’s well-known Body of Knowledge® (BOK) which is a comprehensive digital repository of governance, risk and compliance (GRC) information. This information has been aggregated from multiple sources and presents a collection of opinions and research on various GRC topics. The BOK is continuously being updated and will readily support your board and senior management learning and development programmes.

Click HERE for a copy of our product brochure.

Email enquiries@cgf.co.za to request a free 45-minute demonstration.

Board assessments and evaluations​

Unlock your board’s full potential with a comprehensive Board Performance Evaluation. Here’s how it adds value to your organisation:

  • Enhances board effectiveness
  • Strengthens governance practices
  • Improves decision-making
  • Promotes accountability
  • Increases stakeholder confidence
  • Supports strategic alignment
  • Facilitates succession planning
  • Encourages continuous learning

Elevate your governance standards and unlock your board’s potential with a tailored performance evaluation today!

In today’s fast-evolving business environment, high-performing boards aren’t just a competitive advantage—they are a necessity. A Board Performance Assessment provides critical insights into governance effectiveness, leadership dynamics, and strategic oversight, helping you identify strengths, address gaps, and enhance overall performance.

Is your board delivering maximum impact?

Email enquiries@cgf.co.za to request a free quotation.

Our board performance assessments can be extended to include:

  • An assessment of the effectiveness of board committees
  • An assessment of the effectiveness of individual board and committee members
  • One-on-one interviews with participants to further contextualise board performance

Governance advisory services

Our governance advisory services equip boards, senior management and prescribed officers with critical insights into various GRC challenges. Broadly, we focus on:

  • Governance framework development
  • Compliance and risk management
  • Board composition and succession planning
  • Stakeholder engagement and communication
  • ESG and sustainability integration

Governance advisory services equip organisations with the tools and expertise needed to strengthen leadership, improve decision-making, and build trust with stakeholders, driving long-term success.

Governance Training and Development

Executive Programme: Beyond Fiduciary Duties

This executive-level programme is designed for boards and senior assurance leaders who recognise that technical compliance is no longer enough. While most organisations understand governance duties, many cannot clearly demonstrate how governance operates in practice. This programme addresses that gap directly.

The Digitised Governance Framework (DGF) connects governance codes, policies, controls, and assurance activities into a single, visible, evidence-based system. It enables boards and executives to move beyond narrative reporting and gain objective insight into governance maturity, control effectiveness, and combined assurance.

Delivered as a live, interactive virtual session by CGF Research Institute, the programme includes a practical demonstration of a working DGF, showing how board responsibilities translate into systems of control and how oversight becomes testable and defensible.

Participants gain the ability to diagnose governance blind spots, evaluate governance maturity, strengthen combined assurance, and interrogate governance reporting with greater confidence. The session is practical, direct, and focused on real organisational visibility rather than theory.

This is not a refresher on fiduciary duties. It is the next evolution of governance capability – designed for organisations that must demonstrate governance credibility to regulators, investors, and stakeholders.

Who should attend:

The programme is designed for:

  • Board members and non-executive directors
  • Audit and risk committee members
  • Company secretaries
  • Chief risk officers and GRC leaders
  • Internal audit executives
  • Senior executives responsible for assurance and oversight

“Most governance training answers the WHO. Few ever address the WHAT and the HOW.”

Click HERE to see what programmes are available.

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