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July 21, 2026
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AI Data Centres and the First Mile Infrastructure Fallacy

The artificial intelligence (AI) technology race has triggered the dispensation of capital not seen since the widespread adoption of the internet. As AI data centres drive unprecedented demand for electricity, the ability to build and modernise power infrastructure is emerging as a critical bottleneck to keeping pace with that demand.
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The Time Is Right for Internal Audit to Focus on Business Resilience
March 4, 2022
Businesses globally are on a path of continuous change as the pandemic and other significant occurrences — such as social and political unrest, natural disasters, and catastrophic events — cause extensive disruptions to the way people work and to how enterprises operate. At the same time, the pace of business and digital transformation has increased at record speeds, requiring organisations to adapt rapidly and…
For CFOs, Talent, Culture and Resilience Rate as Immediate and Long-Term Strategic Challenges
March 4, 2022
Overview of top risk issues in 2022 While the CFO’s rapidly expanding collection of strategic concerns continues to defy expectations, the Top Risks Survey results for finance leaders reflect a fundamental dynamic of physics. Acceleration is directly proportional to force, according to Newton’s Second Law, which helps explain why the CFO’s role is transforming so swiftly. The past two years have seen…
The CFO’s Gambit: A Multidimensional Strategic Role
March 4, 2022
On the three-dimensional chessboard of business, CFOs are expanding their roles in multiple directions at once. Finance leaders now shape and drive corporate strategy in areas ranging from advanced technology investments to organisational design, and from supply chain resilience to organisational culture. Simply stated, they are positioning themselves as players in the strategic dialogue in the C-suite and boardroom…
CISOs and Year Two of the Pandemic – How Did We Adapt and What Still Must Change?
March 4, 2022
In December 2021, in my role as president of the ISSA Delaware Valley Chapter, I had the honor of hosting a panel with five Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs), representing five different industries, each facing unique challenges presented by the global COVID-19 pandemic. The panelists included: Robert Younce – CISO of Mannington Mills, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of fine flooring…
In Mergers and Acquisitions, ESG Issues Are Becoming a Growing Factor
February 18, 2022
To date, companies have often discussed environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors from a qualitative perspective – reflecting on the company’s stated values, marketing communications and other statements. But today, almost 90% of M&A targets are only being acquired after a thorough review of their ESG quantitative performance, indicating that buyers are becoming…
Where Is Your Company on the ESG Reporting Continuum?
February 18, 2022
The objective of sustainable development is to extend the life expectancy of ecosystems, societies and economies through collaboration with other organisations — for profit and not-for-profit, in the private and public sectors, and across borders on a global scale. This means sustaining natural resources. It means sustaining the cultures and communities that enable commercial activity. And it means sustaining the…
Elevating ESG and Human Capital Reporting to the Next Level
February 18, 2022
CFOs and finance leaders are focusing more time, expertise and innovation on their organisation’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) and Human Capital investments and reporting. Not only do ESG and Human Capital metrics and measurement rank among the higher priorities for CFOs and finance leaders, according to Protiviti’s latest global survey of CFOs and finance leaders, but these areas also are considered…
The Why and How of ESG for Manufacturing Companies
February 18, 2022
Manufacturing companies still wondering whether an environmental, social and governance (ESG) programme is necessary have one thing in common: They’re losing valuable time. If companies want to maintain a competitive advantage and thrive in the future, they must begin to prioritise ESG efforts now. Several leading companies across industry sectors are well-advanced in their ESG efforts and they have established…
CFOs and Finance Leaders Face Growing Responsibilities, Including ESG Reporting, According to New Protiviti Survey
February 18, 2022
Organisations look to CFOs and VPs of finance for additional actions and data that, until recently, were considered outside their purview. Results from a just released Protiviti Finance Trends Survey reveal that these leaders are increasingly relied on as a go-to source for insights required by companies to address fast-moving drivers of change: CFOs and VPs of finance are informing and shaping…
CFOs: Let’s Have an Honest Conversation About Supply Chain ESG
February 10, 2022
Organisations have been feeling pressure from investors, consumers and other stakeholders to embrace sustainable business practices and focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues for some time. And although ESG issues are not yet a reporting requirement, there are signs that this is changing. In February this year, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the U.S. appointed a Senior Policy…
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