Results for Search Submit Filter by: Advanced Filter All results Solutions Industry Typelist People Client Story Insights/Blogs Filter Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Blog February 26, 2019 Podcast: Tech Firms Must Balance Innovation With Corporate Governance and Regulation To get to where they are today, technology firms have always made innovation a priority, with little thought given to traditional compliance or governance activities. While this innovation drive has provided them with the leading positions they enjoy today and established them as global economic engines, it also has sparked a "techlash," with calls for better corporate governance and regulatory… Blog February 27, 2019 ESG Reporting Is Now a Competitive Differentiator for Technology Firms Historically, the technology industry has been all about speed, innovation and growth. The winning firms have been those that could rapidly invent and develop new products and services and bring them to market faster than their competitors. But the formula for success in technology is changing. Now, great tech firms must not only be disruptive and first to market, they must be socially… Blog March 1, 2019 Your Firm Is Growing: Condolences About That Chaos in Finance It’s exhilarating when enterprises undergo dramatic growth. Whatever the reason – a favorable merger, a startup success, a product line that really takes off – team morale skyrockets, and everyone shares excitement over the organization’s victories. But even as they rejoice, finance and accounting teams may already realize what’s coming: a sharp acceleration in workload. The business’s sudden… Blog March 5, 2019 Ignoring Naysayers, Blockchain Forges Ahead in Bid to Restore Trust, in Business and Government Last November, as election supervisors across the United States scrambled to count and certify the paper ballots at the heart of the American electoral system, several dozen American soldiers and other citizens in remote locations around the world cast their absentee ballots in an unusual way. It was only a small number of ballots, hardly enough to swing an election. Nevertheless, those votes… Blog March 11, 2019 Corporate Social Responsibility: Are Tech Firms Doing Enough? In our third podcast on The Responsible Technology Firm of the Future, we focus on corporate social responsibility. Brand is built on trust. How is corporate social responsibility affecting that trust? Are companies proactive enough in setting up responsible policies, with boards engaged and setting the tone from the top? Is the lack of diversity – particularly gender diversity – affecting the… Blog March 13, 2019 You’ve Heard of Next-Gen Internal Auditing: Here’s a Look Inside Internal audit tools and techniques are evolving rapidly, creating a lot of energy and excitement around transformation and innovation. In a recent Protiviti webinar on “next-generation” internal auditing, nearly 70 percent of participants indicated that they were undertaking such initiatives. The objectives of these transformations — efficiency, adaptability, increased engagement and deeper,… Blog March 18, 2019 Leadership Succession Continues to Challenge Consumer Products and Services Companies Horror movie fans are well-versed in the ever-popular “zombie apocalypse.” But for those who work in the consumer products and services industry, the “retail apocalypse” is more frightening. The retail apocalypse refers to the widespread closure of brick-and-mortar retail stores in the United States and Canada. It represents a serious threat to the retail business model we have always known… Blog March 22, 2019 PCAOB Issues Outlook to Audit Committees for 2019 Staff Inspections On March 14, the PCAOB released a Staff Inspection Brief highlighting its strategic focus on enhanced engagement with key external stakeholders, including audit committees. The brief is intended to help audit committees and registered public accounting firms understand and comply with PCAOB Auditing Standards and is useful for preparers and issuers to understand issues that impact their auditors… Blog March 25, 2019 Energy and Utilities Firms Need to Prepare for a Digital Future For U.S. energy and utilities companies, 2019 is shaping up to be a positive year, supported by sound economic fundamentals. In particular, commodity prices are stable, energy demand is trending up, and real gross domestic product continues to grow, helping bolster and propel the industry. Organizations that have invested in efforts to drive greater operational efficiencies are starting to see… Blog March 26, 2019 Sustainable Supply Chains – Desired and Required With greater consumer awareness and changing social values, most organizations these days feel compelled to report on their sustainable business practices. Not only are such disclosures good for the image of the company, but they come with concrete financial benefits attached – one in every four dollars invested in the United States, and $23 trillion globally, come from investors who say that… Load More
