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The week in GRC: ABA group to assess impact of AI on legal profession and 3M’s board approves $6 bn earplug settlement

Sep 01, 2023

8 min read

– The Wall Street Journal (paywall) reported that 3M’s board approved a $6 bn settlement to resolve claims that its earplugs...

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AI tool allows anyone to generate score for sustainability reports

Aug 21, 2023

By Tim Human

2 min read

A new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tool has launched that allows users to assess the quality of climate-related...

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Governance Matters podcast: Keir Gumbs discusses the impact of AI and the role of the Society for Corporate Governance

Aug 10, 2023

By Ben Maiden

3 min read

Artificial intelligence (AI) is going to have a global and unpredictable impact. In the latest episode of Corporate Secretary’s...

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Hybrid AGMs increase as virtual remains most popular format, Lumi says

Aug 07, 2023

By Garnet Roach

3 min read

Some 44 percent of the almost 2,000 AGMs facilitated by Lumi globally in the first half of the year were virtual, making it the...

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AI flashes on governance teams’ radars

Aug 01, 2023

By Ben Maiden

7 min read

In-house legal and governance teams are among the many groups taking a hard look at artificial intelligence (AI) and figuring out...

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SEC adopts cyber-security rules without director expertise element

Jul 27, 2023

By Ben Maiden

5 min read

The SEC on Wednesday voted three-to-two to approve rules requiring companies to disclose material cyber-security incidents that...

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Gender tops boards’ considerations of new directors, research finds

Jul 25, 2023

By Ben Maiden

3 min read

Gender tops the list of criteria taken into account when boards are looking for new members, according to new research on board...

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New expert joins Corporate Governance Awards judging panel

Jul 25, 2023

By Ben Maiden

2 min read

Jacqueline Condron, vice president for governance and proxy voting manager at Mellon, has become a member of the panel of judges...

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Board refreshment: Finding the right directors to move forward

Jul 24, 2023

By Staff writers

2 min read

Corporate Secretary’s ‘Board refreshment: Finding the right directors to move forward’ presents the findings from exclusive...

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Corporate Governance Awards nominations deadline extended

Jul 20, 2023

By Ben Maiden

2 min read

Corporate Secretary is extending the deadline for nominations for this year’s Corporate Governance Awards to Friday, August 4. The...