Compliance Week 2024: It’s a Wrap Thought-Provoking Highlights Douglas Hileman, CRMA, CPEA, FSA   Compliance Week 2024 is a wrap. Three days packed with content, networking, and useful perspectives. I led...

I attended the Institute of Internal Auditor’s (IIA’s) GAM (now “Great Audit Minds”) conference March 11 – 13, 2024 in Las Vegas.   If you weren’t among the 1000+ there or online (or in different sessio...

I attended the IFRS Foundation’s Sustainability Symposium February 22, 2024 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York.  This is the first major symposium since ISSB released S1 and S2 [global] sustainabili...

By Douglas Hileman, FSA, CRMA, CPEA   The Los Angeles Times reported on controversies swirling around the “coveted ethical and eco-friendly seal” last month[1].  The article mentioned celebrities and well...

New Year, new Sustainability Report.  Or is it?  It’s January, and the scramble to compile a Sustainability report for calendar year 2023 is on.  The annual Sustainability report is an important milestone, but i...

Compliance Week published an article for premium members outlining factors that contribute to the reporting lines for corporate Compliance functions[1].  This article provided intriguing data from a survey showing h...

The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board issued an exposure draft of General Requirements for Sustainability Assurance Engagements – International Standard on Sustainability Assurance (ISSA) 5000, i...

“This is Not Fine” Says LA Controller’s office.  Alas, it applies to the report itself.  A report can be impactful or a missed opportunity.  For how NOT to write a report, read more. ...

Where did Deutsche Bank go wrong?  Probably the same places you are.  Read more. ...

$16 million isn’t a huge penalty.  DB probably got relief for some factors.  Here are five possibilities.  Read more. ...