Future CFO

JULY 17, 2023

However, many believe there are limited resources available to help tackle the specific areas of governance and environmental issues of boards’ top ESG priorities, WTW added. Survey highlights Social – human capital (82%) and governance (70%) areas are in boards’ top ESG priorities.

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CFO News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The importance of environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) reporting is increasing globally, and companies with better ESG ratings have outperformed their peers in the stock market.

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Bramasol

JUNE 16, 2023

Several times in the past, this blog series has focused on various big picture issues regarding environmental, social and governance (ESG) programs, compliance and carbon accounting solutions. Engaged employees are more productive, more likely to stay with the company, and contribute to its success.

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CFO News

JULY 23, 2023

Top Indian companies are facing challenges due to the capital-markets regulator's new Environmental, social and governance (ESG) rules as they struggle to collate non-financial data dispersed across various internal systems, evaluate the impact of disclosing private data on sensitive governance issues, and start dealing with the complexity of capturing (..)

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Future CFO

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Chief financial officers and financial leaders are seen and considered as one of the drivers for their organisations' environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives. In comparison, 60% of medtech employees reported that their companies have established ESG ambitions and set specific targets.

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 9, 2023

At the same time, governance has emerged as a key component of the broader sustainability movement. Tax helps provide markets and stakeholders with transparent compliance and reporting, which in turn helps tell the company’s sustainability story. Elevate the governance.

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Future CFO

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The outsourcing of finance According to Reto Brunner , partner advisory, PwC Switzerland, large companies started delegating financial functions to external providers a long time ago. The outsourcing trend is now occurring among small and medium-sized companies. PwC believes this will continue in 2024.

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CFO News

JANUARY 25, 2023

Companies are realising that regulators will come down heavily on such practices as inadvertent incorrect ESG (environmental, social, governance) disclosures have resulted in penal consequences for companies in recent times, says Uniqus CEO.

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APRIL 21, 2023

Adopting practices that adhere to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria is becoming increasingly important for large companies due to regulatory requirements and stakeholder demands.

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CFO News

JULY 14, 2023

India's environmental, social, and governance (ESG) disclosure norms are more rigorous than global standards, says KPMG's global head of audit.

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Qubix

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

As investors increasingly factor environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations into their decision-making, companies are under pressure to improve their ESG performance.

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CFO News

DECEMBER 8, 2022

It also announced that it has acquired SustainPlus, which provides ESG consulting to companies in India, Europe, the Middle East, and the US since 2017, and appointed its founder and chief executive Anu Chaudhary as the global head of ESG (environmental, social, and governance).

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Future CFO

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Business leaders in Singapore are finding it challenging to deal with the reporting and data collection for environmental, social, and governance (ESG) , a study found. Amid these challenges, companies are turning to automation to better ensure accuracy and compliance in ESG reporting.

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Future CFO

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

In a study by Bain & Company , it was found that 75% of business leaders believe they have not embedded sustainability well into their business. Despite almost every leader saying they have a talent problem, few companies have defined what it means to be a great employer.

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Future CFO

JANUARY 8, 2024

More strategic sourcing will support top-line growth and discoveries lead to better relationships with governing authorities and businesses with ethical practices at the heart of what they do. The standards and frameworks—and methods of working—supported by investment firms will align with companies leveraging the same.

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Future CFO

MARCH 30, 2022

More than 60% of firms prioritise ESG in digital transformation while more than 80% plan to increase their investments in sustainability, said BCG recently when releasing a survey of 850 companies worldwide. How companies and sectors differ in prioritising ESG in digital transformation.

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Future CFO

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Businesses have dived deeper in other areas of focus such as environmental, social, and governance (ESG) goals and digital transformations. Surveys show a growing inclination among CFOs to play a larger role in sculpting ESG programs, aligning social and climate issues with the broader company vision.

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Future CFO

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

The Gartner 2022 Audit Plan Hot Spots report also identified evolving societal expectations for enterprises, such as environmental, social and governance ( ESG ) risks, and operational resilience as top risk areas for 2022. Data and Analytics Governance. IT Governance. Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG).

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Qubix

AUGUST 16, 2022

Through environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting, companies are able to show their transparency and commitment to satisfying sustainability goals while addressing areas for improvement. However, you may wonder how ESG compliance works and how your company can create an appropriate ESG report.

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Future CFO

AUGUST 24, 2021

Indeed, appropriate digital technology is required to report and monitor environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) factors as we can’t control what we can’t measure, and we can’t measure what we can’t monitor! Instead, companies must ensure their entire business strategy is sustainable.

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Bramasol

JANUARY 31, 2022

This update provides a focused look on how Carbon Accounting and overall Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices can significantly impact companies on both sides of Merger and Acquisition (M&A) deals. MSCI ESG Ratings - over 8,500 companies (14,000 issuers including subsidiaries).

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CFO Talks

MARCH 14, 2024

Moreover, the advent of big data and advanced analytics has armed CFOs with tools to forecast trends, optimize operations, and shape company strategies with unprecedented precision. This alignment ensures that the CFO’s efforts are contributing to the company’s growth and sustainability.

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Bramasol

JULY 22, 2023

Previous posts in this blog series o n Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and carbon accounting have spotlighted carbon accounting as a trend to watch , looked at ESG impacts on M&A , and tracked the emergence of new ESG standards.

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Future CFO

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

ESG reporting is likely to be more on the center stage in 2024 , making evaluation of the organisation’s governance structure and sustainability strategy an imperative to identify gaps in time to address them. The post The future of sustainability reporting in the finance function appeared first on FutureCFO.

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VCFO

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

ESG stands for the Environmental, Social, and Governance factors associated with business operations and asset management and represents the three pillars of sustainability. Some think of ESG as the proper balance of people, profits, and planet in a company to achieve sustainable growth. What is ESG?

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CFO Leadership

JANUARY 25, 2024

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics and measurements would top their priority lists. Most of their finance organizations would be using generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) to enhance their business planning and analysis (BP&A) capabilities and/or bolster the company’s fraud-prevention activities.

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Corporate Finance Lab

MAY 3, 2022

This proposal is the next phase of an initiative on sustainable corporate governance , which the Commission launched in 2020. This post discusses the shift away from corporate governance and in particular the lack of recognition of the role of shareholders and the topic of short-termism.

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Future CFO

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Nearly half (48%) acknowledge they need to strengthen the role of executive leadership in managing and governing third-party relationships. However, to continue to improve focus on sustainability matters and other areas of ESG, companies will likely need to advance data tracking in their third-party relationships.

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Future CFO

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

In the fast-paced world we live in, finance leaders are expected to keep up with the changing practices in the market globally, across all areas of business, including the area of environment, social, and governance. It is a long journey,” said Samosir.

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Future CFO

DECEMBER 31, 2021

At the same time, finance staff will have a greater voice in their company’s positions on issues like diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) and environmental, social and governance (ESG). CFOs are the logical candidate to lead the ESG initiative.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 13, 2019

Facebook has been removed from a list of companies that are indexed by S&P Dow Jones Indices as socially responsible, according to a report by CNBC. The list in question is called the S&P 500 ESG Index, which keeps track of companies that practice responsible social, governance and environmental practices.

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Barry Ritholtz

MAY 16, 2023

Wall Street Journal ) but see Crypto’s Most Influential Companies Often Follow Their Own Rules — Even After FTX’s Collapse : A review of practices at 60 of the sector’s most influential companies found many lack basic guardrails. He is the founder and CIO of Social Leverage , where he makes early-stage investments.

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The Finance Weekly

MARCH 28, 2022

In the last 12 months, there has been a growing buzz in the market about environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting. ESG reporting is valuable because it ensures that companies assess their influence on sustainability issues and allows them to be transparent about the risks and opportunities they face.

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Future CFO

AUGUST 16, 2022

They should also prioritise overall significant risks and opportunities, by implementing climate-related standards first, and then other environmental, social and governance standards later,” he advised.

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Future CFO

JULY 19, 2021

The Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA) announced recently its launch of the Best Corporate Governance and ESG Awards , now inviting listed companies and public sector / not-for-profit organisations to enter the 2021 Awards by August 9, 2021.

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CFO Leadership

JANUARY 5, 2024

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics and measurements would top their priority lists. Most of their finance organizations would be using generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) to enhance their business planning and analysis (BP&A) capabilities and/or bolster the company’s fraud-prevention activities.

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Corporate Finance Lab

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

3] The late law professor Lynn Stout dismissed shareholder value maximization as a mere myth, albeit a powerful one she claimed “causes companies to indulge in reckless, sociopathic, and socially irresponsible behaviors.” [4] Or, to paraphrase William F. Put simply, corporate purpose matters because corporations matter.

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