Results for Search Submit Filter by: Advanced Filter All results Solutions Industry People Client Story Insights/Blogs Filter Blog August 29, 2022 Protiviti-Oxford survey shows North America ‘enthusiasm gap’ about ESG’s future impact Only 25% of North American executives say ESG will be extremely important to business success by 2032, lagging significantly behind Asia-Pacific (71%) and Europe (58%).Most executives in Europe (81%) and Asia-Pacific (88%) believe their corporate greenhouse gas emissions will decline by 2032, but only 37% of North American executives share that view.A vast majority of global executives (78%)… Blog September 28, 2022 Taking a stand: Protiviti MD offers a way forward for firms when neutrality is not an option Extremely contentious global political environments, the power and ease of use of social media, and heightened attention to the customer and employee experience are forcing executives to choose sides on issues.Many organizations have historically avoided taking stands on social issues, either because they didn’t view doing so as their place or because of fear of blowback. Increasingly, though,… Blog October 3, 2022 Protiviti Executive VP: DEI must be viewed as a core component of a company’s ESG strategy DEI can be viewed as part of a company’s core ESG strategy, as an enabler of objectives related to all three pillars—environmental, social and governance.In the future of ESG reporting, I believe there will be specific standards set. This will help us set specifications and indexes that consider macroeconomic factors and industry best practices, and companies can then work to achieve and surpass… Blog October 13, 2022 Protiviti, ING, Closed Loop Partners panel explores relationship between sustainability, finance In just five years’ time we’ve seen an exponential increase in terms of sustainable finance, and it really is becoming more mainstream.Accounting doesn't drive the agenda, of course, but think about if we get required accounting standards [on ESG]. That doesn't guarantee anything, but it really has the potential to move the needle; it creates consistency, standardization, accuracy and ultimately… Blog October 18, 2022 Transparency in ESG: Finding opportunities through data with Christina Dolan 4:20 - I think about ESG as a true risk metric, and organizations today are already involved in risk metrics, but this is a very important one because it impacts not just their organization and their customers and their direct employees, for example. It affects other organizations, the tax base and communities, the small businesses. We see this domino effect because we live in this networked… Blog October 19, 2022 'Business Doing Good': Hiring former at-risk women good for business, not just DEI 9:15 - But it’s like anything else, there’s a pendulum swing. We’re seeing a huge focus on ESG, and now we’re seeing some pushback on that, on doing good, and what that means, and what does that mean from an investing perspective, and should these portfolios focus on doing good or should they focus on profit? I think you can focus on both.17:01 - We say that businesses should be hiring these… Blog November 19, 2022 UN Executive Secretary: We need the private sector to help solve planet’s biggest challenges Water scarcity and drought, climate change, land degradation and biodiversity loss are key drivers of current and future global crises. We must act on all these interconnected crises concurrently.The world has a choice. Either we continue with the current nature-destructive path and lose up to half of the global GDP by 2050, or we take a sustainable land management approach, which gives us the… Blog January 10, 2023 The 'learning metaverse’: Cambridge dean envisions a meeting place for business and higher ed The metaverse promises to improve, perhaps even revolutionize, higher education by making it more immersive, engaging, interactive and interconnected. And the opportunity applies to corporate talent development as well.The metaverse is on demand and cost-effective. At a time when many universities are reeling from rising costs and reduced enrollments, the metaverse offers new options that will… Blog January 17, 2023 Mekong Club CEO: Building a ‘metaverse for good’ requires an ethical foundation—NGOs can help As CEO of the Mekong Club, I often hear about human trafficking cases that start with online encounters on the internet. And I have no doubt that predators will be able to do this—and worse—in the metaverse.Our goal is to acquire a seat at the table early to help develop safety and privacy standards and to work with the designers and developers to prevent the seeping of real-world problems—racism… Blog January 24, 2023 Customers will lead companies into the metaverse, says Coupa VP for Africa and the Middle East 11:11 - I think any industry that thinks they’re free from being affected by the metaverse is going to be naive in their thinking. I do think that the B2C type of industries are going to land up looking at this first because, again, it’s “Where does their target audience hang out?”13:17 - I think there is opportunity in the corporate space and if you have a look — I mentioned J.P. Morgan, so FSI… Load More
