How to Close the Proxy Season Disclosure Gap
Nearly every organization calls ethics foundational, but far fewer can show their board or investors the evidence. In this episode, Vera Cherepanova, Executive Director of Boards of the Future, joins Ethisphere’s Bill Coffin, Editor-in-Chief, to walk through her organization’s 2026 Proxy Season Review, which analyzed 4,766 SEC filings, including those of 2026 World’s Most Ethical Companies® Honorees. They discuss why so few companies outside financial services state a risk appetite, why the real AI governance test is who can say no, how to split E&C oversight across board committees, why substantiated whistleblower cases are the evidence boards should see, and why a looser disclosure regime makes specific, voluntary disclosure more valuable.
