---
title: Approve or reject a material topic
description: Review and approve or reject a material topic if it is assigned to you for approval.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/environmental-social-governance/approve-a-mt.html
release: australia
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Create a material topic, Configure, Operational Sustainability Management \(formerly Environmental, Social, and Governance\)]
---

# Approve or reject a material topic

Review and approve or reject a material topic if it is assigned to you for approval.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_esg.program\_manager

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Operational Sustainability Management** > **Operational Sustainability Workspace** > **Tasks** > **My pending tasks** > **Material topics**.

2.  Open the material topic to review.

3.  To approve or reject the topic, set the **State** field to one of the following.

    |Choice|Action|
    |------|------|
    |**To approve**|To approve the topic.|
    |**To reject**|To reject the topic.|

4.  Select **Save**.


## Result

If the material topic is approved, its state changes to Monitor. If the topic is rejected, the state changes to Draft.

**Parent Topic:**[Create a material topic](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/environmental-social-governance/create-material-topics.md)