Disclosure, materiality & market conduct · Core
Disclosure control
Also called: disclosure control and procedure
ELI5
A process designed to ensure required information is recorded, reviewed and reported.
Used in conversation
“Can we circulate disclosure control with the assumptions and open questions marked?”
Pitch context
You will see “Disclosure control” in annual reports, earnings decks, filings and investor presentations when the discussion reaches disclosure, materiality & market conduct.
Why it matters: In disclosure, materiality & market conduct, a loose definition can change rights, obligations, approval, disclosure or enforceability.
Caution
Meaning, enforceability and required process vary by jurisdiction and agreement; this definition is not legal advice.
Sources & evidence · 5
Direct term-level sources and supporting source families.
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission — How to Read a 10-KDirect source · primary · checked 2026-08-16
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission — EDGAR and filing resourcesDirect source · primary · checked 2026-08-16
- OECD — G20/OECD Principles of Corporate Governance 2023Direct source · institutional · checked 2026-08-16
- IFRS Foundation / International Sustainability Standards Board — IFRS S1 and IFRS S2 Sustainability Disclosure StandardsDirect source · primary · checked 2026-08-16
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission — Non-GAAP Financial Measures — Compliance and Disclosure InterpretationsSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16