The Evolution of Risk Management in Global Investigations

2.1 Introduction This chapter addresses the myriad potential avenues for a control environment to be compromised and for an area of risk or investigation to be identified, either proactively or reactively, by a corporation. It also highlights key developments and changes Read More …

Environmental Social Governance Investigations

32.1 Introduction Investigations relating to environmental, social or governance issues are not new; however, during the past decade, the interest in ‘ESG’ (a term thought to have been coined by a 2004 UN Global Compact study[2]) has grown, and ESG factors Read More …

How Financial Stability Relates To ESG Disclosure

The impact of climate change in the long run is seen as a financial security risk globally, affecting some $100 trillion of fossil fuel assets. Environmental, social and governance (ESG) is a critical enabler of effective risk management—a primary reason why Read More …

ESG grounded in reality: greater scrutiny calls for robust risk assessment

There are two things on which it is easy to agree regarding Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG). First, with sustainability having become the focus of huge attention in recent years, it has stormed up the corporate agenda. Second, and less Read More …

India Inc cannot take its eyes off ESG if it aims to become future-ready

The mainstreaming of environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles by corporates acknowledges the fact that their integration furthers the sustainability of a business by safeguarding the environment, the society, and the interests of various stakeholders. Investors, on their part, are Read More …

Risk and Compliance Management Includes Oversight of ESG

In the last year, there has been much discussion about upcoming regulation of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) public reporting because of the financial impact of socially responsible investing on the capital markets. There has also been considerable discussion in Read More …