Every approval should leave a record.
ZERT gives corporate secretaries one controlled path from a working document to a board decision, final signed document, and approval history.
Request accessRequests / Secretary certificates / 042
Secretary’s certificate
- Requested by
- Corporate secretary
- Decision rule
- 3 of 5 directors
- Current owner
- Board
- Working document attached
Request created with supporting context. - Secretary review completed
Request routed to the board. - Board decision in progress
Approval threshold recorded for this request.
The record should outlive the thread.
Approval work becomes difficult when the document, decision, people, and final signed file separate from one another.
- The document
- A version moves through attachments and shared folders.
- It remains attached to the request that created it.
- The decision
- Replies and meeting notes must be reconstructed later.
- It is recorded against the request and threshold.
- The signed file
- The final copy becomes another detached attachment.
- It completes the same approval history.
Built around the handoffs that create risk.
- Access
- Requests and artifacts stay within an organization boundary.
- Authority
- Each person sees the actions their role permits.
- Decision
- The threshold is captured when the request enters board review.
- History
- Workflow changes write an audit event with the status change.
One workflow. Clear responsibility.
- Requestor
- Starts the request with a working document and follows its status without chasing a separate email thread.
- Starts the record
- Secretary
- Reviews the submission, routes it to the board, and connects the final signed document after approval.
- Controls the handoff
- Director
- Sees the pending decision and casts a clear approval or rejection against the request.
- Makes the decision
- Admin / auditor
- Maintains access and reviews the governed history within the organization.
- Protects the record
Start with one document path.
Request a pilot review. We will map the document, the people involved, and the approval trail your team needs before any rollout.
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