Consumer products company Newell Brands agreed to pay $12.5 million as part of a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission addressing allegations the company misled investors about its core sales growth.
Adrianne Appel
Adrianne Appel writes regulatory news, policy, and trends for Compliance Week. She previously reported about policy developments for Bloomberg Law and Bloomberg Government.
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Posted inInternal Controls
Assessing the value of COSO sustainability reporting guidance
Companies that haven’t yet set up verifiable reporting in their sustainability programs have a ready reference available in the framework put out by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, experts discussed at CW’s virtual ESG Summit.
Posted inRisk Management
Scope 3 emissions best practices: Be transparent, thorough
There is much companies can do—and must do, given upcoming regulatory requirements—to rein in Scope 3 emissions, sustainability expert Susan McNichols discussed at CW’s virtual ESG Summit.
Posted inAnti-Bribery
Survey: Tech gaps, third parties pose biggest ABAC threats
A recent survey conducted by Compliance Week and Morgan Lewis determined areas of insufficient resource support to combat bribery and corruption, along with trends in third-party due diligence.
Posted inData Privacy
CPPA eyeing broad scope in early discussions around data risk assessments
Draft risk assessment regulations under the California Consumer Privacy Act are designed to prohibit businesses from handling consumer data if uncontrolled risks—to the security and privacy of the consumer, the public, or the business—outweigh the benefits.
Posted inRisk Management
Big Tech wants AI ‘referee,’ but lawmakers differ on approach to regs
Federal lawmakers shined a spotlight on artificial intelligence this week, raising the possibility that Congress will—eventually—legislate some controls on the burgeoning technology should middle ground be found.
Posted inAccounting & Auditing
California cybersecurity audit rule scope begins taking shape at CPPA meeting
A final version of California’s cybersecurity audit rules likely won’t be released until later next year at the earliest, according to a rough timeline discussed by the California Privacy Protection Agency.
Posted inData Privacy
From 5 to 11: Keeping up with new state data privacy laws
If multi-state businesses thought at the start of 2023 complying with a patchwork of U.S. state privacy laws was going to be a lot of work, now they must be overwhelmed. Experts assess the fast-evolving U.S. privacy landscape.
Posted inRisk Management
Preparing for SEC cybersecurity rules an opportunity for collaboration
Businesses can prepare for the Securities and Exchange Commission’s upcoming cybersecurity disclosure rule by going through it and identifying key gaps in compliance.
Posted inData Privacy
Cyber expert: Reach for data security to achieve compliance
Data security and compliance are not one and the same but have enough overlap that organizations can take steps when building a data security program to move closer to achieving compliance.
