IWD 2026: Female representation hits 42% on investment trust boards but lags behind in fund management
Association of Investment Companies (AIC) has revealed that 42% of investment trust directorships are now held by women, but women make up only 11% of fund managers…
Reframing Board Diversity Disclosure in 2026 Proxy Statements
Board diversity disclosure is undergoing a meaningful recalibration. After years of increasing pressure by shareholders and other stakeholders to increase the number of women and underrepresented minorities on boards and provide robust disclosure of board demographic information, the framework is now shifting…
Global Trends in Women’s Corporate Leadership 2026
As we mark International Women’s Day, ISS‑Corporate takes a look at trends in women’s board representation globally among major corporations, examining how representation levels and leadership roles vary across key markets…
How Boards Can Lead in a World Remade by AI
Picture this: You’ve just opened your favorite news site to catch up on today’s hot topics. You’re pleased to see a feature article suggesting that your company’s new AI-powered services have poised it for rapid growth. However, you’re taken aback…
Goldman Sachs scraps formal DEI metrics for board evaluations
The Goldman Sachs Group plans to scrap DEI criteria from the way it evaluates potential board members, a move that aligns with a general pullback on formal diversity initiatives across the corporate US…
Selected Issues for Boards of Directors in 2026
Drawing on insights from colleagues across Cleary Gottlieb’s global offices, our 2026 edition of Selected Issues for Boards of Directors examines the critical issues that dominated boardroom discussions in 2025 and identifies the emerging trends…
On the 2026 Board Agenda
Few business leaders have experienced the scope, complexity, and combination of issues facing companies today. Disruption, volatility, and uncertainty will continue to test board agendas in 2026, upending the assumptions…
Boards Don’t Fail. They Wait. – with Helle Bank Jørgensen
Helle Bank Jørgensen unwraps a hard truth about today’s boardrooms. The comforting belief that waiting is responsible governance no longer holds. In conditions of accelerating disruption, delay itself becomes the risk…
How AI will redefine compliance, risk and governance in 2026
As regulatory pressure intensifies and AI becomes embedded across the enterprise, industry leaders share their thoughts on how this will evolve in the new year…
Board Directors: Headed for the Exits?
Almost four times as many directors quit in 2025 as in 2024. Can boards fill the openings in time? While most people are clinging to their jobs, there’s one group that’s heading for the exits in record numbers: board directors. In a year in which layoffs, automation, and job-hugging defined the labor market, board directors stood out as a surprising…