AI in Focus in 2025: Boards and Shareholders Set Their Sights on AI
KEY TAKEAWAYS In 2024, public companies and shareholders increased their focus on artificial intelligence (AI), in terms of both board level oversight and shareholder proposals. The percentage of companies providing some disclosure of board oversight increased by more than 84% year over year and more than 150% since 2022. The increases were seen across all […]
Posted by Subodh Mishra, ISS STOXX, on Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Editor's Note:
Subodh Mishra is Global Head of Communications at ISS STOXX. This post is based on an ISS-Corporate memorandum by Danielle Rizak, Associate, Compensation & Governance Advisory, & Alyce Lomax, Associate Vice President, Compensation & Governance Advisory, at ISS-Corporate.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- In 2024, public companies and shareholders increased their focus on artificial intelligence (AI), in terms of both board level oversight and shareholder proposals.
- The percentage of companies providing some disclosure of board oversight increased by more than 84% year over year and more than 150% since 2022. The increases were seen across all industries.
- Shareholder proposals related to AI more than quadrupled compared with 2023, mostly focused on calls for reports providing greater analysis and disclosure of impacts
- Scrutiny of AI is expected to intensify further in 2025, due to increasing urgency around issues including the balance between transparency, responsibility, and return on investment.
