The Securities and Exchange Commission has released its 2021 “Agency Rule List” to give companies an idea of the regulations in its pipeline and when they can expect them to move forward. The list includes a schedule of proposed and final rules on such topics such as climate change disclosures, […]
KPMG unveiled a new program, KPMG Impact, to provide its clients with assistance in improving performance and reporting in environmental, social, and governance areas. The new unit will help clients improve their ESG performance while also carrying out KPMG’s own ESG commitments. The program builds off efforts from last year, […]
The American Institute of CPAs and the Center for Audit Quality submitted comments to the Securities and Exchange Commission expressing support for improved climate change disclosures by companies. The SEC requested input regarding expanded climate change disclosure requirements in a public letter in March. The SEC is ramping up its […]
Investors and regulators are pushing for more comprehensive and uniform reporting on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) efforts. Some organizations are even tying incentive compensation metrics to ESG goals. In March, the Securities and Exchange Commission said it would be looking more closely at ESG disclosures and also announced the […]
The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced the creation of a Climate and ESG Task Force in the Division of Enforcement. The task force will be led by Kelly L. Gibson, the Acting Deputy Director of Enforcement, who will oversee a Division-wide effort, with 22 members drawn from the SEC’s […]
The building blocks of reliable, comparable and relevant environmental, social, and governance (ESG) information begin with a foundation of quality reporting by company management. Now companies have a new resource to improve ESG reporting. The American Institute of CPAs and Center for Audit Quality teamed up to provide audit practitioners […]
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A new study finds that internal audit teams may be dedicating too few resources to some of the top risks that organizations face and that the misalignment is likely to continue into the future. The report, 2024 Focus on the Future, conducted by AuditBoard, a provider of cloud-based platforms for […]
A new report finds that companies still haven’t completely mastered SOX compliance. It finds that more than half reported an increase in time spent on SOX, even as they work to add automation to the process. The fourteenth annual Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Compliance Survey, conducted by global consulting firm Protiviti, finds […]
