Conclusion

What this part of the draft does

The contents list names a conclusion. In the model, the conclusion states what the evaluation found, what will be done and how the group will know whether it worked, which is also the shape of the report the model requires. The draft body is not public.

What it means when you apply it

A conclusion that lists levels without targets and a review date is a snapshot, not an evaluation. The model's reporting clause asks for the levels, why they are appropriate, the targets and what earlier initiatives achieved.

The conclusion is short in the example and should be short in practice: what was found, what will change, who owns it, and when the group will look again. A conclusion that repeats the method adds nothing a board can act on.

The clause reference is the draft's public contents heading. From clause 4 onwards the body is not in the free preview, so this page states the public heading, the model it draws on and our own reading, and does not present the draft's text.

What to keep beside the evaluation

The report to the board and to relevant stakeholders, with the next review date.

• The clause reference and the edition you read, so a later reader can check it.
• The decision it supports, with an owner and a date.
• The link to the requirement rows it frames, so the clause is not an orphan page in the file.

The annex body is not in the public preview. This page describes the step the draft's contents list names and the method in ISO 37004:2023 clause 6.5, and labels it as such.

Where this clause is used

• All 35 requirements
• The 21 terms
• The three aspects
• The publication record
• The method