Novel proposals emerge at shareholder meetings, questioning corporate risk management

In the July 6, 2025 edition of Nikkei Digital, this year’s climate and governance-related shareholder proposals were featured as noteworthy novel proposals attracting attention. Through interviews with experts, the article delved deeply into corporate risk management and the effectiveness of auditing practices. *The article is in Japanese only.

“…Novel proposals also drew attention. The content called for information disclosure regarding audit systems to determine whether financial risk management related to climate change and other factors is being conducted appropriately. ‘Activist shareholders’ have begun turning their attention to the audit functions of boards of directors, which they had not focused on much outside of corporate scandals.”