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    7 Ukraine Flashpoints Require CFOs’ Attention
    Enduring and adapting to an often-grueling business climate resulting from the pandemic has enabled CFOs to develop new muscles within their finance organizations in terms of better analytics, forecasting, real-time data access, supply chain management and de-risking, and more. Unfortunately, they’re going to need these tools even more to address the fallout from the horrific crisis in Ukraine.…
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    “A Better World of Work Is Waiting” for Knowledge Workers Says Peter Richardson, Protiviti Managing Director and Architect for the Future of Work
    The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on where and how people work — an impact that is likely to endure. And moving forward, business leaders and their organizations have “a huge opportunity to continue to redefine what work is,” according to Peter Richardson, managing director and architect for the Future of Work at Protiviti. In Richardson’s view, we have only “scratched the surface…
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    “We Must Look at Diversity Beyond a Single Dimension”: Asif Sadiq, SVP, Diversity and Inclusion, WarnerMedia
    For all of the pain and disruption that it’s caused, the COVID-19 pandemic has also produced some significant silver linings. Among them is greater awareness and engagement around diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace, according to Asif Sadiq, senior vice president for equity and inclusion at WarnerMedia International. The pandemic, he said, has made many organizations realize that…
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    How Things Work Around Here: Keep Culture in Mind When Going Public
    Private companies making the leap to the public market typically assess and overhaul numerous financial functions and processes to prepare for and complete their journeys. Understandably, adjusting these internal activities to ensure that they satisfy regulatory, reporting and shareholder demands following an initial public offering (IPO) tends to become the focus of senior executives,…
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    Uncharted Territory: Managing the Risks of the Russian Sanctions
    Financial institutions from the West and other allied countries are challenged to navigate and ensure compliance with the uncharted territory of the Russian-Belarusian sanctions and export controls. Implementation of the sanctions poses significant legal, regulatory, operational and reputation risks across the entire organization, mandating review of all related trade and commodities transactions…
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    Reducing Inequality in a More Connected Future Requires New Perspectives on Inclusion and the Ability to “Think Globally,” Says NSW’s Chief Data Scientist, Dr. Ian Oppermann
    Before the COVID-19 pandemic, most business leaders probably gave little or no thought to the ideas of “geographic inclusion” or “time zone inclusion.” But Dr. Ian Oppermann, chief data scientist for the New South Wales Government in Australia, emphasizes that these are “real issues” for businesses to address if they want to make virtual work arrangements sustainable — and more engaging — for the…
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    Jump-Starting Finance Transformation: Changing Stakeholder Demands Requires a Response
    When thinking back on the past two years, it is evident that COVID-19 and the restrictions imposed on businesses, travel and commerce fueled widespread changes in finance functions across all industries. But the pandemic’s end — or, at least, its waning severity — hardly means that business has reverted to pre-COVID-19 norms or that those changes, finally, have slowed. The needs and demands of…
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    Geopolitical Tensions Exacerbate TMT Industry’s Top Risk Concerns
    The last two years have provided a considerable test of resiliency for technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) companies. Industry leaders have been widely commended for spearheading growth and innovation during this period, but they continue to face a broad range of risks that require laser-focused mitigation strategies. In recent months, a dominant threat to the industry has been the…
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    Earth Day Is an Ideal Time for Energy and Utilities Companies to Set a Date for a Carbon Footprint Assessment
    Earth Day, observed annually on April 22, marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970. A half-century later, more than a billion people around the world mobilize for action on Earth Day, according to EARTHDAY.org, taking part in activities designed to help change human behavior and create global, national and local policy changes that will benefit the planet.…
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    The Ripple Effect of Supply Chain Disruption on Budgeting and Forecasting: Think Flexible and Long-Term
    Two years ago, COVID-19 lockdowns threw economies and supply chains into turmoil. Last year, supply chain disruptions and inflation were assumed to be transitory. More recently, the crisis in Ukraine and the lockdown of Shanghai and other cities have further exacerbated matters. Amid this turbulence, it should be no surprise that management teams across industries have abandoned the notion that…
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