Insight Search Search Submit Sort by: Relevance Date Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Whitepaper April 17, 2024 Internal Audit’s Role in Supporting Sustainability Reporting Environmental, social and governance (ESG) guidance, stakeholder demands and regulatory mandates are evolving and becoming more specific, and the time of taking a “soft approach” to sustainability reporting has passed. As the need to provide, or prepare to provide, limited and/or reasonable assurance in sustainability reporting grows, internal audit’s role in the reporting process becomes obvious… Client Story March 6, 2024 Global Payments Leader Improves Contract Lifecycle Management Processes Protiviti helped our client select and implement a lifecycle management system including PMO activities, process design contract and business requirements documentation, legacy contract data extraction, super user training and UAT. Newsletter October 9, 2024 Board Risk Reporting in Disruptive Times Risk reporting to the board may not be fit for purpose in these uncertain times. Directors are trending toward expecting more dialogue, engagement and forward-looking insights based on relevant data and information. A principled approach would help.Boards and their companies face a constant and seemingly unending state of flux in the marketplace. Emergence of the unexpected is the norm. For… Podcast July 28, 2023 Podcast | The Rise of Generative AI – with Christine Livingston ChatGPT is the talk of the town today. But as we all know, generative AI is much more than this one tool. Gen AI represents a new frontier of promise, productivity and capabilities for organisations around the world. But it also comes with risks that these organisations must understand and manage if they’re going to capitalise successfully on these new technologies.In this episode, we talk all… Whitepaper October 10, 2023 Success With Generative AI Requires Balancing Risk With Reward When ChatGPT launched in November 2022, it took just two months to garner a record 100 million users and capture broad market attention. Business leaders are eager to realize the enormous potential that ChatGPT as well as other generative AI models can offer. Newsletter May 8, 2024 Sharpening the Board’s Focus on M&A Due Diligence Whether an acquisition is a stand-alone, complementary entity or an integration, the due diligence process is undergoing a paradigm shift due to the higher cost of funding and the impact of failed transactions. Boards should expect a more aggressive focus on due diligence.How has the due diligence process changed in recent years? For sure, the complexity of certain topics, such as environmental… Whitepaper July 14, 2025 Navigating the Financial Services Industry’s Compliance Priorities in 2025: Mid-Year Checkpoint When we published our 2025 compliance priorities for financial services companies last December, we acknowledged that for a variety of reasons, understanding and managing compliance risks this year would be a true test of the industry’s commitment and acumen. Among factors adding to the challenge this year, we noted the rapid pace of technological advancement, geopolitical tensions, and diverging… Flash Report December 13, 2023 EU Lawmakers Reach Agreement on AI Act, Creating Regulatory Framework Addressing Risks of AI On December 8th, after two and a half years of negotiation, the Council of the EU and the EU Parliament finally reached a provisional agreement on the EU AI Act, which was first proposed by the European Commission in 2021. The agreement creates legislation that introduces harmonised rules and definitions for those using AI systems and putting those systems into service and bans certain types of… Whitepaper December 19, 2024 The Compliance Playbook: Navigating the Financial Services Industry’s Compliance Priorities in 2025 As we enter the new year, the financial services industry once again faces compliance risks that are increasingly diverse and complex. Client Story May 12, 2022 A national retailer takes on inventory shrink to improve margins At a price tag of almost $50 billion per year,[1] retail industry losses due to inventory shrinkage are significant. Measuring inventory shrink is a must because it directly impacts gross profit and businesses cannot improve on what they cannot or do not measure — and inventory is no different. Measuring shrink is challenging, particularly if inventory processes lack transparency or the… Load More