The United Nations COP26 meeting could spell large changes for companies that have been readily linked to creating an impact on the climate and environment. COP26 is scheduled to take place from October 31 through...
Archive - October 2021
Performance Over Presence: Rethinking the Post-Pandemic Office
CFOs play a central role in rethinking the post-pandemic office — not just for the finance team but also for the entire organization. Their financial expertise and acumen can help clarify a fundamental evaluation of the...
The ESG Reporting Endgame: Lessons From Human Capital Reporting
As CFOs prepare new disclosures related to environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues — either voluntarily or due to evolving regulatory requirements — their experiences complying with the U.S. Securities and...
Safety for Patients and Healthcare Workers Starts With Culture
Patient safety is always a top priority for healthcare organizations. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has added complexity and significant operational pressures that include maintaining adequate staffing and delivering...
Portfolio Governance, a Differentiator for PE Firms in a Dynamic Risk Environment
Vibrant fall colors are beginning to set foliage ablaze in a period of seasonal change, a prime time for private equity firms to take stock of their internal and external business environment to evaluate evolving and...
Use of Digital Tools Distinguishes Internal Audit Groups Advancing on the Next-Gen Journey
We know from Protiviti’s 2021 Next-Generation Internal Audit Survey that most internal audit groups have been slow to adopt next-gen technologies and upskill their teams in preparation for the future of work. But the...
Survey: Finance Leaders From Private Equity-Owned Firms Identify Top Priorities
Security and data privacy, enhanced data analytics, process improvements and challenges with regulators are among the major overall priority items identified by private equity-owned organizations heading into 2022...
Healthcare Internal Auditors Identify Critical Priorities in New Survey
Healthcare has always been extremely complex with a wide variety of risks not seen in most other industries. But the new Healthcare Internal Audit Plan Priorities Survey conducted by Protiviti and the Association of...
ESG Reporting: 5 Climate Disclosure Considerations
The SEC’s adoption of additional climate-related financial reporting disclosure requirements looks like a matter of “when,” not “if.” And while we’re all waiting for SEC Chair Gary Gensler and his team to come down from...