A Primer on COP26 — United Nations Meet to Tackle Climate Challenges
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 November 12 and has garnered headlines from global leaders looking to weigh in on climate change around the globe. What […]
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 Exchange Commission’s (SEC) new human capital disclosure requirements can help. After all, aspects of the human capital discussions relate to both the “S” and […]
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 emerging risks and the potential impact on their goals The evolving post-pandemic landscape is filled with plenty of unknowns, […]
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, according to Protiviti’s latest Global Finance Trends Survey. The survey, which includes responses from nearly 800 finance leaders at organizations owned completely or partially by private equity […]
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 the mountain with the stone tablets in a few months, let’s face an undeniable fact: The CFO’s role in environmental, […]
5 New Responsibilities for the Beyond-Finance CFO
For years, pioneering CFOs steadily extended their duties beyond the boundaries of the traditional finance and accounting function. Over the past year, an expanding set of beyond-finance activities – including those related to environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters; human capital reporting; cybersecurity; and supply chain management – have grown in importance for most finance […]
