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[Webinar] Proof in the Process – Why Documentation and Visibility Define Supply Chain Success - September 9th, 10:00 am - 10:45 am...

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The strength of your supply chain isn’t just in the partners you choose – it’s in the records, oversight, and accountability that prove your program works. This webinar explores how effective documentation and visibility...more

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ISS Updates Governance QualityScore and Announces Data Verification Period

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ISS ESG, the sustainable investment arm of Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), recently released methodology updates to its Governance QualityScore. These updates are part of a comprehensive expansion of Governance...more

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[Virtual Conference] NAVEX Next 2024 - September 19th, 7:30 am - 3:30 pm ET

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13th Annual Risk & Compliance Virtual Conference | Thursday, September 19 - A thriving future begins with smart governance, risk and compliance decision-making today. Join thousands of your peers at this complimentary...more

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[Virtual Event] Compliance Auditing & Monitoring Conference - September 17th, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm CT

For a compliance program to be successful, it's essential to monitor performance on an ongoing basis, and periodically stop and audit your efforts. Join us on September 17, 2024 for the Compliance Auditing and Monitoring...more

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The CAQ has some ideas for improving audit committee disclosure

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The Center for Audit Quality, working with Ideagen Audit Analytics, has just released a new edition of its annual Audit Committee Transparency Barometer, which, over the past ten years, has measured the robustness of audit...more

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Crisis of Trust: Corporate Governance Update 2023

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Following a series of accounting and audit scandals in recent years and what has been described as a “crisis of trust”, the UK Government, regulatory bodies, and institutional investor groups have set out to reform the UK’s...more

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The Proposed ESG Auditing Rule You Know Nothing About

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The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s proposed auditing standards feature major implications for ESG that could upend corporate audits. On June 6, 2023, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), the...more

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[Virtual Event] Compliance Auditing & Monitoring Conference - September 6th, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm CT

Is your organization’s compliance program set up for long-term success? For a compliance program to be successful, it's essential to monitor performance on an ongoing basis, and periodically stop and audit your efforts....more

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Sweeping PCAOB Proposal Seeking to Alter Auditors’ Role in Detecting Noncompliance Is Likely to Entangle Auditors in Complicated...

On June 6, 2023, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) proposed new auditing standards that would substantially broaden auditors’ responsibilities for considering an audit client’s noncompliance with laws...more

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Proxy Advisory Firm Policy Updates for the 2023 Proxy Season

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In preparation for the 2023 proxy season, proxy advisory firms Glass Lewis and Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) announced updates to their voting guidelines for investors, effective on January 1, 2023, and February 1,...more

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Corporate Sustainability: EU to Expand ESG-Related Reporting Obligations

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On November 28, 2022, the European Council gave its final approval to a new Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). Once transposed into the laws of the EU members states, the new set of rules will replace the...more

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[Virtual Event] ESG and Compliance Conference - December 1st, 8:25 am - 3:00 pm CST

Discover how to set and accomplish your ESG goals - Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) is no longer an isolated function within a company, nor is it an issue only for publicly traded companies. It’s front and center...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Civil Rights Audits: A Good Value

What do civil rights laws, emerging technology and the business community have in common? The growing demands for civil rights audits....more

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Racial Equity Audits: The New ESG Frontier

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Investors and shareholders are more frequently requesting racial equity audits of large companies to demonstrate their attention to ESG and DEI goals. Moore & Van Allen PLLC attorneys Valecia M. McDowell and Elena F. Mitchell...more

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More Than Just Lip Service: How Companies Can Make Environmental Commitments That Reduce Business Risk while Saving Money and the...

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As part of the “E” or environmental component of Environmental, Social, and Governance principles, companies of all sizes are making environmental commitments a part of their business vision and practice, leading to...more

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Quick Guide to ISS and Glass Lewis 2022 Proxy Season Updates: Board Diversity and ESG Take Center Stage

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Institutional Shareholder Services (“ISS”) and Glass Lewis recently released their respective policy updates for the 2022 proxy season. Key topics include board diversity and board oversight of environmental and social risks....more

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Is your audit committee climate literate?

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According to audit firm Deloitte, “[i]nformative climate reporting requires a complex transformation of reporting processes, of data collection, education of the finance function, and in many cases, of the audit committee...more

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Did You Remember These Developments for the 2020 SEC Reporting Season?

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Preparations for annual reporting on Form 10-K and the 2020 proxy season have begun in earnest for many companies. We have summarized certain governance and disclosure developments that should be considered in the course of...more

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