Insight Search Search Submit Sort by: Relevance Date Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Newsletter January 21, 2021 Dispel the Myth of “FIT”: Improve Diversity on Your Board A diverse, equitable and inclusive board culture contributes to the organisation’s success by positioning directors to advise the CEO and add value in evolving markets. Does your board measure up? Diversity in the boardroom encompasses all dimensions of the human experience, including education, life experience, gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, geography, age and specific areas of… Flash Report November 9, 2021 The Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill: Who Wins, Who Doesn’t? It's finally here - a historic spending package from the U.S. federal government amounting to more than $1 trillion in infrastructure investments. The question now becomes: What's next? In May 2021, President Joe Biden, following through on a campaign promise, outlined a $2.3 trillion plan[1] to re-engineer the nation’s infrastructure. After weeks of negotiations over the spring and summer… Survey March 9, 2023 Achieving Audit Relevance As internal audit functions face a continuing talent crunch and demands to support the organisation’s strategic moves in response to external events, chief audit executives (CAEs) are focused on growing internal audit’s relevance with the board, senior executives and other stakeholders.For internal audit functions, elevating their relevance requires ongoing evolution and a committed focus on… Blogs January 16, 2023 ESG at Protiviti: Diversity & Inclusion This blog post was written by Junior Consultant Hannah Meijer. In the past month, our office had an off-site retreat to Terschelling. While this trip was extremely fun and brought us together as a team, we also wanted to make sure out trip had some ESG (environmental, social, and governance) elements represented. Have fun and do good! To do this, we had two segments of the trip focused on ESG:… Blogs January 16, 2023 ESG at Protiviti: Beach Clean-Up This blog post was written by Junior Consultant Hannah Meijer. Last month, our office had the opportunity to travel to Terschelling for an off-site retreat. In a previous blog, I discussed one of the two ESG (environment, social, and governance) aspects we had at the retreat: the diversity and inclusion workshop. However, while enjoying the beautiful nature of the Dutch Island, we also… Podcast Transcript August 20, 2020 Transcript-Embracing the Next Generation of Internal Auditing It’s time for internal audit leaders and professionals to stand up and ride their own wave of transformation and innovation. But the results of the latest Next-Generation Internal Audit survey from Protiviti show that much progress still needs to be made in growing competency levels and next-generation auditing methodologies, in advancing innovation and transformation initiatives, and in… Whitepaper October 7, 2020 Managed Business Services Overview Companies are seeking innovative ways to address today’s finance and accounting challenges. Unforeseen issues, transaction backlogs, and one-time events that demand a rapid response drive this search for new approaches. Finance leaders now operate with leaner staffs. Often, just enough resources are on board to meet routine business needs. Meanwhile, the pace of business change has… Newsletter March 25, 2020 Going Digital: The Future Auditor in Action For several years, Protiviti has described the “future auditor” as a chief audit executive (CAE) who takes definitive steps toward making The Institute of Internal Auditors’ vision of “an independent, objective assurance and consulting activity that adds value and improves an organisation’s operations” a reality. Several issues of The Bulletin have been devoted to describing various… Newsletter November 17, 2022 Is ESG Receiving Sufficient Attention in North America? Worldwide, there is awareness that environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations will prove to be essential drivers and components of profitability and sustainable business over the next 10 years. The reality is, however, that the level of engagement with ESG — as an integral component of business strategy — is significantly higher outside of North America than within it, and to an… Newsletter June 18, 2021 The Future Workplace: Getting It Right The world of work was changing well before the pandemic. Technology is significantly affecting work, jobs, wages and society at large — and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. It is impacting how companies design and manage a diverse talent, workforce and technological ecosystem that includes on-demand resources (contractors, part-time and “gig economy” workers) and “digital labor… Load More