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More than half of directors using AI don’t have company guidance
Board directors are using AI with little direction, according to a survey by Corporate Board Member and the Diligent Institute.
A survey of 104 public company directors found that 82% have used generative AI in their board work in the past six months, up from 66% in September 2025. More than half (54%) said they have no company guidance for directors’ use of AI, with only 6% reporting the existence of a formal policy specific to the board.
Meanwhile, about 30% have used generative AI to summarize board books or meeting materials, which often contains highly sensitive information, the survey found. Just under half (45%) have used AI to prepare for board or committee discussions or to benchmark peers, competitors or market trends.
Nearly half (49%) of directors said they have heard of board members using publicly available or consumer-facing AI tools for board work as opposed to company-approved systems. However, almost all those surveyed (96%) said they do not know of any instance when board materials have been entered into a tool outside of an approved environment.
The survey also uncovered a gap between board members on risk committees and those not on similar committees. More than three-fourths (79%) of risk-committee directors said generative AI is creating moderate to severe measurable change inside their companies, compared with 54% of directors not serving on a risk committee. Nearly two-thirds (63%) of risk-committee members cite risk and compliance as one area where AI will have the greatest effect on boardroom talks over the next year, compared with 31% of directors not serving on a risk committee.
More than 80% of EHS professionals feel influence growing
Environmental, health and safety professionals are getting more respect at companies, concludes a new survey by software company VelocityEHS.
The survey, which received answers from 1,008 EHS professionals across industries, found that
82% of EHS professionals believe the function is gaining influence at the executive level, and three-fourths of respondents said they believe executive leadership attitudes have become more strategic toward EHS in the last 24 months. About two-thirds (67%) indicated EHS has been integrated into broader enterprise risk and strategic business discussions.
Broader acceptance and integration of EHS functions doesn’t mean challenges are going away.
About two-thirds (60%) believe regulatory complexity is increasing faster than their organizations can adapt, and a bit more than that (64%) say limited budgets and staffing significantly constrain performance.
“The EHS function is gaining influence it has never had before, while EHS professionals and business leaders are adapting to the changing landscape,” the report said.
