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… Survey April 17, 2025 Healthcare risk insights As healthcare leaders assessed the challenges and risks facing their organizations in the short term, managing cyber threats, rising labor costs, and third-party risks were reported as their top concerns. Other issues that rank in the top ten include workforce challenges, such as talent and labor availability and the ability to attract and retain top talent, heightened regulatory change,… Client Story July 12, 2018 U.S retailer launches global supply chain capability in record time Even under normal conditions, creating a global supply chain capability from scratch is a complex and grueling endeavor. When a large U.S. retailer made a strategic decision to develop this ability — which included securing new overseas suppliers for tens of thousands of products, satisfying all customs requirements and creating a nationwide distribution capability — in less than six months, the… Survey July 30, 2024 Internal Auditing Around the World® Studying the cosmos has transformed our understanding of how planets, stars and galaxies form, and revealed deeper insights into the fundamental nature of the universe. Astrophysicists and cosmologists pursue this knowledge, in effect, by looking into the past. Using cutting-edge technology like that employed in the James Webb Space Telescope, they examine places that existed billions of years… Survey April 17, 2025 Risk insights for operations teams The top near-term and long-term risk concerns of chief operating officers (COOs) include rising labor costs, uncertain economic conditions, talent and labor availability, regulatory uncertainty, the rapid speed of disruptive innovations, and the long-term supply of skills needed to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) and other advanced technologies. These risk perspectives align with the top… Newsletter October 9, 2024 Board Risk Reporting in Disruptive Times Risk reporting to the board may not be fit for purpose in these uncertain times. Directors are trending toward expecting more dialogue, engagement and forward-looking insights based on relevant data and information. A principled approach would help.Boards and their companies face a constant and seemingly unending state of flux in the marketplace. Emergence of the unexpected is the norm. For… Whitepaper April 24, 2024 Sanctions Risk Assessment: A Key Risk Management Tool Faced with the growing complexity of the geopolitical landscape, governments have been using financial sanctions increasingly as foreign policy tools to respond to developments as wide ranging as regional conflicts and wars, terrorism, and human slavery. In today’s highly charged geopolitical environment, sanctions compliance is a focus not only for financial institutions and regulatory… Flash Report December 13, 2023 EU Lawmakers Reach Agreement on AI Act, Creating Regulatory Framework Addressing Risks of AI On December 8th, after two and a half years of negotiation, the Council of the EU and the EU Parliament finally reached a provisional agreement on the EU AI Act, which was first proposed by the European Commission in 2021. The agreement creates legislation that introduces harmonized rules and definitions for those using AI systems and putting those systems into service and bans certain types of… Insights paper September 3, 2025 Old systems, new threats: 10 reasons to modernize your tech now In today’s digital-first economy, technology is more than a business enabler — it’s a strategic differentiator. Organizations that leverage modern platforms gain agility, resilience, and the ability to scale innovation. Yet many enterprises still depend on legacy systems, outdated architectures that were once foundational but have since become liabilities.These systems, often stitched together… Whitepaper July 14, 2025 Navigating the Financial Services Industry’s Compliance Priorities in 2025: Mid-Year Checkpoint When we published our 2025 compliance priorities for financial services companies last December, we acknowledged that for a variety of reasons, understanding and managing compliance risks this year would be a true test of the industry’s commitment and acumen. Among factors adding to the challenge this year, we noted the rapid pace of technological advancement, geopolitical tensions, and diverging… Load More
