Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
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Sustainability continues to evolve as companies recognise supporting environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues is essential to survive in the marketplace. Our sustainability collection compiles global perspectives to help leaders manage sustainability risks effectively and maximise opportunities, while delivering financial value.
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Sustainability and Private Markets: A Structured Approach to Value Creation
The ESG regulatory landscape is starting to form: In the public markets worldwide, companies are trying to determine how to respond to and incorporate...

Podcast | Financial Inclusion and Its Impact – with Alyse Mauro Mason, Tracie Anderson and Shelley Metz-Galloway
In this episode, hosted by Protiviti Associate Director Alyse Mauro Mason, we focus on financial inclusion, defining financial inclusion and its...

The Evolution of SOX: Tech Adoption and Cost Focus Amid Business Changes, Cyber and ESG Mandates
Protiviti’s annual Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Survey provides detailed benchmarks for compliance costs and hours, while quantifying the impact of...

Adoption of European Sustainability Reporting Standards Starts the Clock for Preparation
The big picture: On 31 July 2023, the European Commission adopted the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS), which support the Corporate...
Data Management and Technology

Podcast | ESG and Data Management – with Alyse Mauro Mason and Mark Carson and Zachary Unger
Data management is a critical component of an organisation’s reporting and required disclosures, whether they are for regulatory authorities or...

Sustainable Cloud Computing
Organizations have grown more productive by embracing the scalability and performance of cloud computing. As they’ve become more sensitive to matters...

Telling Your ESG Story: Five Data Considerations
The first formal mention of environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles appeared some 18 years ago in the United Nations Global Compact...
Reporting & Regulatory Compliance

ISSB Approves First Two Sustainability Disclosure Standards, and the Time Is Now for Jurisdictions to Act
At a Glance:
The ISSB has released the first sustainability disclosure standards. They’re voluntary, but wide adoption is expected among IFRS...

How Insurers Can Prepare for NAIC Climate Risk Disclosure Compliance
The big picture: The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), the standard-setting body for the U.S. insurance industry, recently...

What Role Should Compliance Play in ESG?
By Bernadine Reese and Jackie SanzRegulators and many other stakeholders are intently focused on how financial institutions address environmental,...

COSO Issues Supplemental Guidance on Internal Control Over Sustainability Reporting
The Committee of Sponsoring Organisations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) has released supplemental guidance on how to effectively apply the 2013...
Stakeholders & People

The High Cost of Gender Bias in Cybersecurity
This post is the second in an occasional series about diversity in cybersecurity. Our first post discussed achieving diversity’s benefits in...

Podcast | ESG and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging – with Andaye Hill-Espinoza and Alfredo Mendez
A core component of the ESG program in any organisation is diversity, equity and inclusion. Different organisations take different approaches to DEI,...

Organisational Culture Is a Competitive Advantage
1 big thing: Where are the culture strategies?
Consider this: If culture eats strategy for breakfast, why do some organisations continue to respond...

Talent Strategies Demand a New Normal
People and culture sit atop the list of key risk concerns of board members and executives worldwide looking out over the next 12 months as well as...
Sustainable Operations

Unleash the Power of Sustainable Sourcing in Supply Chains
Sustainability often starts in the supply chain. Without an effective sustainability program within the sourcing and procurement and supply chain...

Sustainable Operations: How Leaders Can Achieve ESG Goals With Waste Reduction Solutions
Part 3: Waste
This blog post is the final entry in a 3-part series on energy, water and waste optimization in commercial facility management and...

Sustainable Operations: How Leaders Can Achieve ESG Goals
Part 2: On-Site Water Optimization
This blog post is part two of a three-part series focusing on energy, water and waste optimization in commercial...

Sustainable Operations: How Facilities Managers Can Achieve ESG Goals
Part 1: Energy
This blog post is Part 1 of a 3-part series focusing on energy, water and waste optimization in commercial facility management and...