ESG & the Role of Internal Controls Webinar (1 Hour)

Overview: 

Internal Controls provide proactive insights into managing Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) programs by measuring and reporting risks. In this webinar, we will discuss monitoring and improving ESG performance, internal auditing, and much more, by looking at:

  • The current ESG risk landscape
  • Regulations and reporting
  • ESG controls
Objective: 

To update financial professionals on recent guidance and enforcement actions that impact the internal control environment in relation to ESG factors, as well as expectations for companies to maintain documentation of the execution of processes and controls.
 

SPEAKERS:

Robert Hirth, Senior Managing Director, Protiviti, Member, PCAOB & AICPA

Marie Johnson, Americas Sustainability Governance, Risk and Compliance Leader, Ernst & Young LLP

Jamie Smith, Director, Center for Board Matters, Ernst & Young LLP

Simon Wong, Senior Manager, Consulting, Technology & ESG Risk, Ernst & Young LLP

 

Emphasis: 
  • • What is the Current ESG Risk Landscape?
    – Global forces and sustainability
    – Changing views of ESG
    – Impact on a company's value chain
    – Protecting and creating value from ESG
  • Evolving Stakeholder Expectations
  • ISSB Standards
  • SEC Climate & Cybersecurity Disclosure Rulemaking
  • Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)
  • Supply Chain Considerations
  • ESG Reporting Controls
    – Materiality
    – COSO frameworks
    – ESG challenges
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Prerequisite: 

None.

Preparation: 

No advance preparation required.

Level of Knowledge: 

Update.

CPE Credit: 
1.00
NASBA Field of Study: 
Accounting