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Board Practices: Artificial intelligence

Harvard Corporate Governance

Artificial intelligence (AI), the use of technology to execute or simulate processes that would otherwise require human intelligence, is not new. As companies continue to explore and invest in AI, they also are tasked with considering numerous business implications, such as ethics, compliance, and regulatory processes; risks (e.g.,

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Weekly Roundup: September 23-29, 2022

Harvard Corporate Governance

Empowering Corporate Compliance Functions in a Post-Pandemic Environment. Tags: Proxy advisors , Proxy contests , Proxy season , Proxy voting , Shareholder activism , Stakeholders , Universal proxy ballots. How Compensation Decisions Support CEO Succession. California’s proposed Climate Corporate Accountability Act goes belly up.

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SEC Risk Factors Disclosure Analysis

Harvard Corporate Governance

Kristen Jaconi is an Associate Professor of the Practice in Accounting and Executive Director at Peter Arkley Institute for Risk Management at the USC Marshall School of Business. Public companies continue to be challenged to create and protect enterprise value and stakeholder trust in the face of these and other significant risks.

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Weekly Roundup: October 7-13, 2022

Harvard Corporate Governance

DOJ Revamps Corporate Criminal Enforcement Policies with Continued Emphasis on Compliance. SEC charges executives with insider trading—10b5-1 plan provided no defense. Corporate Tax Breaks and Executive Compensation. Posted by Justin P. Murphy, Sarah E. Walters, and Edward B. 2023 US Proxy and Annual Reporting Season.

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A Board’s Guide to Oversight of ESG

Harvard Corporate Governance

Related research from the Program on Corporate Governance includes The Illusory Promise of Stakeholder Governance by Lucian A. 3] Certainly, a recitation of board duties and responsibilities typically includes topics such as corporate strategy, financial integrity, risk oversight and oversight of key executives. Strine, Jr.

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Trust Survey: key findings and lessons for business executives

Harvard Corporate Governance

This is the third time we’ve conducted a trust survey and one thing continues to hold true: Consumers, employees and business executives overwhelmingly agree that trust in business is imperative. Among respondents, 84% of business executives think that customers highly trust the company, yet only 27% of customers say the same.

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Climate Risk Factors Soar at Largest Public Companies

Harvard Corporate Governance

Kristen Jaconi is an Associate Professor of the Practice in Accounting and Executive Director at Peter Arkley Institute for Risk Management at the USC Marshall School of Business. and Stakeholder Capitalism in the Time of COVID (discussed on the Forum here ) by Lucian Bebchuk, Kobi Kastiel, and Roberto Tallarita. Strine, Jr.;