Governance & Methodology

Requirements Crosswalk — Donor & ISQua Compliance Checklist

Every ASF governance policy and standards-methodology document, mapped against the due-diligence categories typically required by US Government funders, EU institutions, WHO/UN agencies, and ISQua EEA. Click any document name to go directly to the full text.

Marks indicate a category typically expected in that funder’s standard due-diligence framework, not a formal certification by that body. ISQua marks reflect the EEA Organisation Accreditation, Surveyor Training Programme, and Standards Development categories specifically.

Requirement category	US Gov	EU	WHO/UN	ISQua	ASF document
Legal registration & governance	✓	✓	✓	✓	Governance and Board Charter ASF-POL-42
Code of conduct & ethics	✓	✓	✓	✓	Code of Conduct and Ethics ASF-POL-31
Conflict of interest	✓	✓	✓	✓	Conflict of Interest ASF-POL-48
Delegation of authority & signatures	✓	✓	—	—	Delegation of Authority and Signatures ASF-POL-32
Policy development, approval & review	✓	✓	—	✓	Policy Development, Approval and Review ASF-POL-46
Anti-fraud, bribery & corruption	✓	✓	✓	—	Anti-Fraud, Bribery and Corruption ASF-POL-23
Anti-money laundering / counter-terrorist financing	✓	✓	—	—	Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing ASF-POL-24
Sanctions & prohibited parties screening	✓	✓	—	—	Sanctions and Prohibited Parties Screening ASF-POL-25
PSEAH	✓	✓	✓	—	Protection from Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment ASF-POL-26
Safeguarding children & adults at risk	✓	✓	✓	—	Safeguarding Children and Adults at Risk ASF-POL-27
Combating trafficking in persons	✓	—	✓	—	Combating Trafficking in Persons ASF-POL-34
Whistleblowing & non-retaliation	✓	✓	—	—	Whistleblowing and Non-Retaliation ASF-POL-28
Feedback, complaints & incident management	✓	✓	✓	✓	Feedback, Complaints and Incident Management ASF-POL-21
Disclosure of incidents to donors	✓	✓	—	—	Disclosure of Incidents to Donors ASF-POL-35
Safety, security & duty of care	✓	✓	✓	—	Safety, Security and Duty of Care ASF-POL-29
Financial management & internal control	✓	✓	—	—	Financial Management and Internal Control ASF-POL-19
Grants management & sub-award monitoring	✓	✓	—	—	Grants Management and Sub-award Monitoring ASF-POL-36
Travel & per diem	✓	—	—	—	Travel and Per Diem ASF-POL-37
Donor due diligence & commercial independence	✓	✓	—	✓	Donor Due Diligence, Gift Acceptance and Commercial Independence ASF-POL-33
HR, recruitment & role conduct	✓	✓	✓	✓	HR, Recruitment and Role Conduct (incl. Equal Opportunity, Gender, Disability) ASF-POL-20
Data protection & privacy (GDPR/CNIL)	✓	✓	—	✓	Data Protection, IT and Cybersecurity ASF-POL-18
Records management & retention	✓	✓	—	✓	Records Management and Retention ASF-POL-40
Risk management & business continuity	✓	✓	—	✓	Risk Management and Business Continuity ASF-POL-17
Transparency & public disclosure	✓	✓	✓	✓	Transparency and Public Disclosure ASF-POL-30
Accountability to affected people	—	✓	✓	✓	Accountability to Affected People ASF-POL-43
Public health communication & information integrity	—	—	✓	✓	Public Health Communication and Information Integrity ASF-POL-47
Environmental & social safeguards	✓	✓	✓	—	Environmental and Social Safeguards ASF-POL-38
Environmental sustainability & climate (organisational)	—	✓	✓	—	Environmental Sustainability and Climate ASF-POL-45
Branding, marking & donor visibility	✓	✓	—	—	Branding, Marking and Donor Visibility ASF-POL-41
Partnership & localisation	✓	✓	✓	—	Partnership and Localisation ASF-POL-44
Lobbying, political activity & advocacy	✓	—	—	—	Lobbying, Political Activity and Advocacy ASF-POL-39
Intellectual property, open access & data sharing	—	✓	✓	✓	Intellectual Property, Open Access and Data Sharing ASF-POL-49
Vision, mission & strategic planning	✓	✓	✓	✓	Vision, Mission, Values and Strategic Planning ASF-POL-50
Staff induction, health & safety	✓	✓	✓	✓	Staff Induction, Health, Safety and Wellbeing ASF-POL-51
Quality improvement & org. evaluation	✓	✓	✓	✓	Quality Improvement and Organisational Evaluation ASF-POL-52
Client & facility management	—	—	—	✓	Client and Facility Management ASF-POL-53
Accreditation & certification awards	—	—	—	✓	Accreditation and Certification Awards ASF-POL-22
Standards development methodology	—	—	—	✓	The Five-Stage Development Process
Surveyor / Monitor training & certification	—	—	—	✓	ASF Standards for Surveyor Training Programmes (crosswalk) → ASF-MON-STD-v1 ASF-STP-STD-v1
Three-year revision cycle	—	—	—	✓	Three-Year Revision Cycle
Appeals process	—	—	—	✓	Appeals Against Standards Decisions
Field testing / evidence base	—	—	—	✓	Field Testing Record
International framework alignment (ISQua Principles)	—	—	—	✓	International Framework Alignment

Compiled October 2026. The full policy list, with PHIG-source traceability, is on the ASF Governance & Policy Manual. The complete standards methodology is on Standards Development.