15 Questions Boards Should Ask Their CFOs
The latest Global Finance Trends Survey from Protiviti reveals a number of priorities that CFOs and finance leaders are focusing on, from security and privacy to talent management, to ESG and even the supply chain. As these also represent key areas of interest for boards of directors, board members should be having open and frequent […]
HR, Health Thyself: A Comprehensive and Collaborative HR “Physical”
When it comes to conducting self-evaluations, HR functions are uniquely disadvantaged. Most HR teams are time-pressed and resource-challenged. Precious few can afford to reassign HR professionals muscling through 60-hour work weeks to diagnose the function’s overall health. And many CHROs understandably bristle when the board or their CEO charges another organizational function — internal audit, […]
The Age of Sustainability: As New European Disclosure Requirements Take Shape, Here’s How Businesses Should Stay Ready
UPDATE: The European Council approved the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) on November 28, 2022. Read the Protiviti Flash Report. Background The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) is to become the backbone of sustainability reporting within the European Union (EU). Its goal is to remedy problems with insufficient sustainability information provided by financial market participants […]
Flash Report – Biden Doubles Down at COP27
Last Friday at the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, or Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (more commonly referred to as COP27), in Egypt, United States President Joe Biden asserted that global warming posed an existential threat to the planet and promised his country would meet its targets for fighting it. In his […]
Present Challenges Notwithstanding, the EU’s Energy Transition Holds Long-Term Promise
Europe’s effort to stamp out greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 in accord with the Paris Agreement and the European Green Deal is arguably the most progressive energy transition plan ever initiated. Ultimately, the continent aims to replace fossil fuel-fired power plants with wind, solar, hydrogen and other renewable sources that will result in innovative business […]
Tackling Data Privacy, Cyber Supply Chain Gaps Key to Building Organizational Resilience
Technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) company leaders are under growing pressure to identify and remediate potential gaps in policies and processes — especially those related to data privacy and cyber supply chain networks — that could expose their organizations to regulatory risks. During a recent webinar with audit professionals, Protiviti subject-matter experts discussed the growing […]
