From Yahoo! Finance : Caterpillar Inc.'s ISS Governance QuickScore as of May 1, 2015 is 4. The pillar scores are Audit: 1; Board: 5; Shareholder Rights: 5; Compensation: 5. Brought to you by Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS). Scores range from "1" (low governance risk) to "10" (higher governance risk). Each of the pillar scores for Audit, Board, Shareholder Rights, and Compensation, are based on specific company disclosures. That gives us a quick idea of where to focus… Board, Shareholder Rights, and Compensation.