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Rethinking governance priorities

Today’s board challenge isn’t choosing priorities, but designing governance that acts with speed, foresight and confidence amid change, according to a report from EY.

Board decision-making under pressure

Overly rigid or inconsistent decision-making frameworks have contributed to delayed, rushed or poor decisions in the past six months, according to 84% of directors in the latest edition of Board Value Index from Board Intelligence.

Maintaining in-person AGM options

Across global markets, investors broadly welcome the use of digital tools to improve participation in AGMs. Remote access can help shareholders attend meetings they might otherwise miss. However, access is not the same as accountability, according to a report from the ICGN.

Spanish board priorities

Net-zero governance

Succession planning in the age of AI

Sean O’Hare argues that Nomination Committees should upgrade their approach to succession planning in the Age of AI.

The Audit Committee brief

Claire Fargeot, Steve Osborne and Emma Young consider the changing role of the Audit Committee and look at three priorities for Audit Committee Chairs as they steer governance standards for the year ahead.

The governance gap nobody owns

David Dunn, Nebu Varghese and Guy Ngambeket consider where AI security risk concentrates and what boards must review today.

To review or not review?

Chris Stamp draws on the discussions at a recent Board Effectiveness Guild/Governance webinar and the experience of the Guild’s members to look at the issues that boards might consider in deciding the best timing for conducting their next external review.