The acting chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission has created a new senior policy advisor position on climate change and ESG, another signal the agency will prioritize both areas under a Biden administration.
ESG/Social Responsibility
Posted inAccounting & Auditing
Incoming IIA chief Anthony Pugliese to prioritize technology, D&I
Compliance Week caught up with Anthony Pugliese, the incoming president and chief executive officer of the Institute of Internal Auditors, to discuss his plans for the future of the IIA and the internal audit profession at large.
Posted inEthics & Culture
EPA’s toxic love affair with high-polluting industries needs to end
A last-minute rule change by the EPA tucked into the Federal Register without a public comment period is the culmination of a years-long chumminess with high-polluting industries that can’t end soon enough, writes Jaclyn Jaeger.
Posted inEthics & Culture
The roles of HR and compliance in driving diversity & inclusion
If HR drives diversity and inclusion strategies, the compliance function should play an important part in overseeing related changes in organizational behavior and practices.
Posted inEthics & Culture
Companies don’t get credit for bailing on Trump in Capitol attack aftermath
It’s shameful that it took searing images of rioters looting the Capitol building for some corporations to act on the danger President Donald Trump has posed to the country all along, writes Aaron Nicodemus.
Posted inEthics & Culture
Apple ties exec bonuses to ESG; Twitter complicit in D.C. riot
In our first Nailed It or Failed It of 2021, Aly McDevitt praises Apple’s decision to link executive bonuses to the company’s values, while Dave Lefort delivers a somber message on Twitter and social media’s role in the riot at the U.S. Capitol. For more Nailed It or Failed It, click here.
Posted inBoards & Shareholders
More companies linking ESG initiatives to executive incentive plans
Current events have significantly accelerated the need for companies around the world to link ESG initiatives to their executive incentive plans, according to a recent poll conducted by Willis Towers Watson.
Posted inEthics & Culture
Remote work poses different challenges for men and women
A CW survey finds male and female compliance practitioners are processing the pressure points of the pandemic differently, and that fully remote work is leading to a permanently changed future for post-pandemic work schedules.
Posted inEthics & Culture
Women in compliance: Be unapologetic about moving up … but send the elevator back down
Over the course of reading two books, Julie DiMauro got some important tips and reminders about taking risks, creating success, and being cognizant of those women following in our career footsteps.
Posted inEthics & Culture
Remote compliance practitioners feel supported, but for how long?
A recent survey of 180 compliance, risk, and audit professionals asked the question: “What’s your back-to-office plan, and does it work for you?” The short answer was there is no plan, and the status quo is faring better for the company than the employee.