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    May 16, 2022
    A recent Protiviti global survey indicates varying views across different executive groups about the overall risk environment. CEOs rate the relative riskiness of the business environment higher for 2022 than anyone else, jumping from the lowest rating in 2021 to the highest rating in 2022. Also, the number of risks that CEOs noted would have a “significant impact on their business”…
  • Insights paper

    January 8, 2024
    The concepts of data sovereignty and data localisation stem from a desire to keep data within a country’s borders for greater control. While the broad strokes of various privacy laws may be consistent across jurisdictions, governments will dictate the collection, storage and interpretation of their citizens’ data through constantly evolving privacy regulations.The legislative bodies that write…
  • Blogs

    March 19, 2025
    The International Standard on Sustainability Assurance, or ISSA 5000, developed by the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) in late 2024, is widely expected to be the global benchmark for sustainability assurance, influencing the future of sustainability audits. As regulatory mandates for sustainability reporting increase, organisations seeking to enhance the credibility…
  • Newsletter

    December 10, 2021
    Transparency and consequences can be powerful leadership deterrents. For the board and CEO and their personal brands, the critical question is, what will key decision-makers in their organisation do in situations when no one is watching? When the subject of ethical and responsible business behavior arises, Warren Buffett advises managers to evaluate every action they take — and not just by legal…
  • Survey

    July 25, 2022
    The range of uncertainties facing Energy and Utilities business leaders around the globe is overwhelming. Challenges triggered by a once-in-a-century pandemic continue to unfold, combined with numerous other risk issues, such as growing social unrest and polarisation, and ever-present challenges associated with technology, digital transformation and innovation. Staying abreast of emerging risk…
  • Newsletter

    April 17, 2020
    The discussion below is a more complete coverage, including examples, of the topic addressed in Issue 127 of Board Perspectives: Risk Oversight and on NACD/BoardTalk.The global COVID-19 pandemic is a different experience from other catastrophic events like the September 11, 2001 attacks and the 2007-2008 global financial crisis. It is spawning new thinking in all quarters,…
  • Survey

    September 26, 2024
    Protiviti’s global internal audit survey 2024 highlights the challenges and technology risk trends faced by internal auditors worldwide. Download the report.
  • Blogs

    July 12, 2023
    What happens when you discover your entrepreneurial streak in professional services? Bernadine Reese, managing director at Protiviti UK, speaks to her colleague Jas Hullait about developing businesses, working with passionate people, and the challenge of work-life balance.
  • Whitepaper

    March 31, 2021
    New presidential administrations often establish new demands and priorities with regard to addressing and enforcing current regulations based on their own priorities. The latest change in the White House, with the Biden administration assuming control, has been no exception. Whereas the Trump administration scaled back enforcement of financial regulations in a number of areas, including but not…
  • Newsletter

    March 23, 2020
    The discussion below is a more complete coverage, including examples, of the topic addressed in Issue 126 of Board Perspectives: Risk Oversight and on NACD/BoardTalk.In a crisis, clear thinking is needed in the boardroom. The unprecedented nature of the COVID-19 pandemic has set in motion one of the most abrupt disruptions in decades, leaving organisations reeling with uncertainty…
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