Insight Search Search Submit Sort by: Relevance Date Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Flash Report November 15, 2022 Biden Doubles Down at COP27 Last Friday at the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, or Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (more commonly referred to as COP27), in Egypt, United States President Joe Biden asserted that global warming posed an existential threat to the planet and promised his country would meet its targets for fighting it. In his speech, he said, “The climate… Blogs November 21, 2022 Building a Resilient Legal Department by Rich Cohen, Managing Director and Fractional In-house Counsel Today’s societal, investor and regulator expectations and the exponential advancement of data and technology are creating significant pressures, demands and opportunities for General Counsel (GC) and their legal departments. Increasingly, they are being called upon to do more, expanding their focus to areas that… Whitepaper December 2, 2021 Buy Now, Pay Later...and Gear Up for More Regulation First there were layaways. Conjured during the Great Depression when people were struggling to make ends meet, layaways allowed people to buy big-ticket items and pay in installments before walking away with their product. Layaways were especially popular around the holidays when many people reserved all their gifts in advance and started saving for them through a layaway programme. Then came the… Whitepaper August 20, 2021 Prepare for Changes as Biden Administration Sets Sight on ESG - Top of Mind Compliance Issues for 2021 It’s been fewer than two decades since the term ESG, or Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance, was coined in a landmark report commissioned by the United Nations. ESG has become a hot topic for politicians and regulators, as events like natural disasters and protests on racial and social inequity have led to public calls to action for fundamental changes to the way society interacts with… Client Story April 18, 2024 Intelligent Document Retrieval System, Powered by Responsible AI, Helps Reduce Air Pollution This company is a leader in the supply of after-sale services to the world’s engine and compressor markets and is trusted by nuclear power plants, the U.S. military and both public and private electricity generators around the globe. With the EPA’s recently announced Good Neighbor Plan in mind, the client needed a quick, reliable air pollution reduction strategy. However, the company had to sift… Blogs August 5, 2021 Human Capital Reporting in a Changing World The COVID-19 pandemic. A new administration in the U.S. with, so far, a markedly different tone than the previous one. The MeToo and Black Lives Matter movements. Environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting. It would be easy to attribute the emergence of human capital reporting requirement by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to a wave of accountability demands in a… Podcast May 28, 2021 Podcast | Key Challenges for Asset Management Firms in 2021 and Beyond In this podcast, Protiviti Managing Director Sean Gleason discusses key challenges for asset management firms. Whitepaper August 23, 2021 Agile is strategic: It's time for finance to scale up its labor model Since it first emerged a few years ago within the finance and accounting groups of fast-growing technology organisations, the adoption of the flexible labor model has swiftly advanced across numerous industries and companies of all sizes. The finance and accounting group has always needed a flexible approach to its labor model due to unexpected changes in business units, automation platforms or… Whitepaper September 22, 2021 The Changing Regulatory Posture Covid-19, the economy, racial equity and climate. These are what the Biden-Harris transition team initially identified as the priorities of its administration. Since President Biden took office, other pressing issues such as immigration, cyber defense, and the U.S.’s exit from Afghanistan have been added to the list. The financial services industry wasn’t expected to, and does not, make the… Survey August 8, 2022 Top Risks for Manufacturing and Distribution Organisations in 2022 and 2031 Supply chain risk is the dominant issue for the Manufacturing and Distribution industry group in 2022 and 2031 – but there’s more Massive disruptions in the global supply chain. Challenges in attracting and retaining talent to address needs all across the enterprise. COVID-19 variants. Cyber attacks and ransomware. Wildfires and flooding. Geopolitical tensions in specific regions and shifts on… Load More