Results for Search Submit Filter by: Advanced Filter All results Solutions Industry Typelist People Client Story Insights/Blogs Sort by: Relevance Date Filter Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Blog April 15, 2022 Employees and customers 2030: What’s in store with John Hartmann, COO of Bed Bath & Beyond 7:35 - I think there was a time when, as the digital business expanded massively and quickly here and abroad, [people thought] stores were a thing of the past. And I think, clearly, the pendulum has swung back in the other direction.10:48 - I think, looking 10 or 20 years out, we need to be able to allow our customers a very fluid relationship with us. In other words, they want to move in and out… Blog April 20, 2022 Next-decade office design: A discussion with HGA architects on form, function and the future 9:05 - Data is amazing but be careful, because people don’t know what they don’t know. So, one of our clients had a ton of survey data for us and almost all of it said that their employees wanted to come in two days a week. As we started doing user group meetings, we heard overwhelmingly that almost no one planned on coming in two days a week.15:25 - We’ve seen a huge increase in building more… Blog June 10, 2022 Boardroom buzz: Cambridge dean on the business of sustainability and the sustainability of business The first step to design, adopt and implement a sound ESG strategy is to realize that its three components are closely intertwined.When it comes to environmental sustainability, it’s not just green investments, technological breakthroughs or government regulation that will save the day. We need companies — and consumers — to change.Business does bear a responsibility beyond making a profit. It… Blog June 15, 2022 Protiviti’s Bob Hirth and Morgan Stanley’s Carla Harris on what lies ahead for ESG 5:03 – You don’t have to compromise your returns in order to do well in the world, and to do the right thing by society and your community, and to align your investment objectives to do well with your personal objectives to do good.7:02 – Boomers have kids now who are 35 and 40 years old who really care about these things and are articulate about it, vocal about it, in a way that boomers may not… Blog June 24, 2022 Sustainable solutions: Protiviti Managing Director on improving ESG realities for the planet, one organization at a time Client needs are largely focused on reporting: CFOs and chief audit executives are looking to understand how they can respond, accurately and timely, to evolving stakeholder and regulator demands for ESG disclosures.Harness the power and interest of your people. Our professionals are very engaged in this, with literally hundreds having worked on the development of our framework and training.… Blog June 28, 2022 Betting on ESG: ING Americas CEO says firm investing billions of dollars toward net zero by 2050 All other things being equal, I believe that the firms that take appropriate action across the full spectrum of ESG will be valued higher than companies that do not.We’ve financed — and will continue financing — billions of dollars in green energy projects through green loans and bonds, sustainability-linked products and other financing constructions.ING is working with sectors responsible for… Insights paper January 8, 2024 How data sovereignty and data localization impact your privacy programs The concepts of data sovereignty and data localization stem from a desire to keep data within a country’s borders for greater control. While the broad strokes of various privacy laws may be consistent across jurisdictions, governments will dictate the collection, storage and interpretation of their citizens’ data through constantly evolving privacy regulations.The legislative bodies that write… Blog January 3, 2024 The Pros and Cons of Using Synthetic Data for Training AI Artificial intelligence (AI) models—specifically, generative AI (GenAI) models—are becoming increasingly relevant for today’s businesses, yet many questions remain about how such models work and how accurate they are. Consider, for example, the need to expose an AI model to large amounts of data for training. When data may not yet exist or may lack comprehensiveness, synthetic data comes into the… Blog January 4, 2024 Are You Proactive in Understanding the Technology — And Talent — Gaps in Your Finance Group? AI and other technology innovations have CFOs understandably excited about the possibilities for the finance organization and the broader enterprise. Why it matters: CFOs are concerned about lagging behind quicker-to-pounce competitors. What's next: CFOs are focused on deploying advanced analytics, generative AI (GenAI) applications, diagnostic AI techniques and tools, process mining, and other… Blog January 4, 2024 Building Technology Resilience: Aspects and Actions This is the second in a two- part series exploring the benefits of technology resilience , its aspects and the steps involved to implement a technology resilience program. This post describes aspects of a successful technology resilience program and the steps to implementing one, either with external help or using an organization’s own resources. Building technology resilience is a continuous… Load More