Insight Search Search Submit Sort by: Relevance Date Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Whitepaper April 17, 2024 Internal Audit’s Role in Supporting Sustainability Reporting Environmental, social and governance (ESG) guidance, stakeholder demands and regulatory mandates are evolving and becoming more specific, and the time of taking a “soft approach” to sustainability reporting has passed. As the need to provide, or prepare to provide, limited and/or reasonable assurance in sustainability reporting grows, internal audit’s role in the reporting process becomes obvious… Whitepaper March 13, 2024 An Open Letter to CEOs and Board Members: In Support of the Compliance Function We’ve all heard it said: “Tone at the top” is critical to the success of a compliance function, and financial institution regulators expect CEOs and boards of directors to foster a “culture of compliance” in the institutions they oversee. We’d expect most CEOs and boards, when questioned, to say this is their goal. But what happens when the CEO and the board — intentionally or unintentionally —… Whitepaper February 19, 2024 Sanctions: Not Just a Financial Institution Issue For banks, sanctions-related enforcement actions and large financial penalties over many years have made clear the cost of non-compliance with sanctions obligations. For other types of financial services companies as well as for non-financial companies, the lessons learned are more recent. And the risks for many companies are increasing. Whitepaper January 23, 2024 Ten Things Foreign Financial Institutions Should Know About Executive Order 14114 By Carol BeaumierOn December 22, 2023, when many of us had already started our holiday breaks, President Biden issued Executive Order (EO) 14114, which among other things creates new secondary sanctions risk for foreign financial institutions. For anyone who missed this development or anyone who is simply trying to understand the significance of this EO, here are 10 things we think you should… Podcast July 28, 2023 Podcast | The Rise of Generative AI – with Christine Livingston ChatGPT is the talk of the town today. But as we all know, generative AI is much more than this one tool. Gen AI represents a new frontier of promise, productivity and capabilities for organisations around the world. But it also comes with risks that these organisations must understand and manage if they’re going to capitalise successfully on these new technologies.In this episode, we talk all… Survey December 12, 2023 2024 Top Risks in the Consumer Products and Services Industry The Consumer Products and Services industry group faces a long list of headwinds heading into 2024. Inflationary pressure, workforce attrition with talent gaps and protecting customers’ data are top on the list of major concerns weighing on the minds of senior executives in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) and retail industry group. Newsletter April 13, 2023 Transforming the Business to Operate at Market Speed As a term in business, “agile” is typically used to refer to a project management methodology, especially for software development. But there is a different, more strategic connotation of agility that merits close attention by boards as markets evolve. Podcast July 24, 2024 Podcast | Demystifying Carbon Reporting – with Alyse Mauro Mason, Sam Stark and Michael Vigario In this episode of Board Perspectives, Sam Stark of Green Project and Michael Vigario of ACT Commodities join Protiviti’s Alyse Mauro Mason to discuss emissions reporting and demystify some of the common fears and misinterpretations in the market. They also talk about areas of opportunity for organisations. Survey March 9, 2023 Achieving Audit Relevance As internal audit functions face a continuing talent crunch and demands to support the organisation’s strategic moves in response to external events, chief audit executives (CAEs) are focused on growing internal audit’s relevance with the board, senior executives and other stakeholders. For internal audit functions, elevating their relevance requires ongoing evolution and a committed focus on… Survey January 24, 2024 GENERATIONS: What is the productivity potential of your multigenerational workforce? Protiviti is proud to be partnering with The Inclusion Initiative at the London School of Economics (LSE) on a three-year study about generations in the workforce. The study will provide organisations with specific, data-driven insights to increase productivity across the various generations of the workforce. Load More