Insight Search Search Submit Sort by: Relevance Date Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Newsletter September 16, 2022 Advancing the Board’s Role in Digital Transformation Boards and their companies operate in an increasingly digital world. Every director should have sufficient digital understanding to engage in strategic conversations with the CEO, other company leaders and other members of the board.Embracing digital capabilities is a mindset that emphasizes a commitment to adapt continuously in the face of change and respond to customers’ increased desire for… Whitepaper October 4, 2018 Going Digital? Make Data Strategy a Priority Renowned management guru, author and professor Michael Porter has a number of spot-on quotes about strategy, including this one: “A company without a strategy is willing to try anything.” If you are a CIO or data officer and this sounds painfully familiar to you, you are not alone. As digitalisation has started to dominate the thinking of CEOs and board members, the pressure to realise value from… Flash Report March 29, 2023 COSO Issues Supplemental Guidance on Internal Control Over Sustainability Reporting The Committee of Sponsoring Organisations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) has released supplemental guidance on how to effectively apply the 2013 Internal Control — Integrated Framework (ICIF) — which is currently applied to financial reporting — to sustainability reporting. The guidance results from a project approved by the COSO board a year ago with the objective of helping organisations “… Newsletter March 14, 2024 Why Boards Should Care More About Geopolitics Than Ever Before Geopolitical risk seems higher than at any point in recent memory. Managing this risk effectively should be a core competency for all businesses — and the board should lead the way.After decades of globalisation shaping the world order, businesses are now forced to accept a new reality. Geopolitical risk is an ever-growing threat with far-reaching potential consequences. This risk arises from a… Survey March 15, 2022 Assessing the Results of Protiviti's 2022 Next-Generation Internal Audit Survey Innovation and Transformation Are Driving the Future of Internal Auditing The past two years have seen unprecedented levels of innovation and transformation among organisations worldwide as they have pivoted and adapted in response to a historic global pandemic. Innovation and transformation are now mainstays in ensuring businesses stay relevant and competitive. This unquestionably is a mindset… Blogs November 9, 2023 Building financial resilience In the rapidly evolving business landscape, chief financial officers (CFOs) and finance directors (FDs) face several challenges, from the unpredictable economic environment to the ability to attract and retain top talent and the organisation’s resistance to change. How can today’s finance professionals best align people, processes and technology? On 14 September, clients in the finance and… Podcast Transcript April 5, 2021 Transcript | Future of Operational Risk Managing risks and strengthening controls associated with operations have become increasingly more complex for all organisations. Firms are expending significant time, money, and resources to implement required changes and prioritise operational risk management efforts. As costs continue to increase, it is clear that the overly manual, reactive, and siloed status quo is unsustainable. In this… Podcast April 28, 2022 Podcast: Future of Operational Risk Managing risks and strengthening controls associated with operations have become increasingly more complex for all organisations. Firms are expending significant time, money, and resources to implement required changes and prioritise operational risk management efforts. As costs continue to increase, it is clear that the overly manual, reactive, and siloed status quo is unsustainable. In this… Survey November 6, 2023 A New Reality for CFOs – ESG is the Top Priority Environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics and measurement rate as the top priority for CFOs, other finance leaders and their teams for the next 12 months, according to our latest Global Finance Trends Survey. Three out of five organisations (60%) report a substantial increase in the focus and frequency of their reporting related to ESG issues in the past year (on top of similar findings… Whitepaper April 29, 2022 A crisis upon a crisis: Human trafficking of Ukrainian refugees The Ukrainian refugee crisis More than 5 million refugees – greater than 10% of the country’s population – have fled from Ukraine in the two months since the Russian invasion, about 90% are women and children. The number of refugees already rank the Ukrainian refugee crisis among the top five refugee crises in recent times, and there is no indication that the migration is ending. The… Load More