What is Operational Risk Management (ORM)? Quite simply, it is the process of identifying and managing risks to an organization’s operations. This includes any activity or event that could adversely…
Category: Governance
Courses in Risk Management: Learn How to Manage Your Finances
If you are looking for a way to improve your financial security, a course in risk management may be the answer. Risk management is the process of identifying and assessing…
What are IPPF Standards?
The International Professional Practices Framework (IPPF) is a framework for professional practice. An IPPF Standard is a set of statements found in the…
What is Tone at the Top Internal Control?
The authors observed that where there were shared values, employees felt more committed to their work and were less likely to engage in unethical behavior because they knew it would be unacceptable.
A Glossary of Compliance Terms
In a world where ethics and compliance are becoming more important, it is vitally important to have a clear understanding of what these terms mean.
What is ESG Management?
In recent years, it has become clear that environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations are a major topic in the investment industry. ESG management is a strategy for how companies can…
What is a Non-Corporate Organization?
Non-corporate entities are business forms that don’t offer the same protections as a corporation, but also come with many risks. The 3 most common types are…
General counsel have ESG jitters even as efforts increase
Stanford, CA: Despite pressure to improve their companies’ commitment to environmental, social, and governance matters, general counsel are still wary of disclosure risks and CEO and employee-driven activism that could…
Pressure for Departments to boost ESG for Retirees
Washington, DC: According to Labor Department statistics, more than $10 trillion in assets are included in the U.S. Retirement Plans from the Department and they benefit more than 150 million…
ESG and sustainability being mentioned on thousands of corporate earnings calls
ESG principles are growing fast, with a 400% increase in awareness in top firms from 2019 to early 2021. We can expect the trend to continue to rise quickly as…