Insight Search Search Submit Sort by: Relevance Date Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Whitepaper May 7, 2020 COVID-19 Borrowing Options: A Primer for Franchisees and Other Small and Medium-Size Businesses Amid unprecedented economic disruption caused by COVID-19, small and medium-size businesses (SMBs) that are the backbone of the U.S. economy face intertwining choices and challenges in determining the best courses of action to preserve their operations and protect the financial well-being of their employees. While direct bank and market financing remain an option for some, most small and medium-… Newsletter October 15, 2020 10 ESG Reporting Questions Directors Should Consider Environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting has come into its own as a discipline, with most public companies now issuing sustainability reports. What’s the board’s role in ensuring these reports are responsive to investors’ needs? Whitepaper September 20, 2019 Hong Kong Exchange proposes changes to the Environmental, Social and Governance Reporting Guide and Related Listing Rules Background Global and regional regulatory authorities are increasingly requiring their regulated entities to broaden the spectrum of information disclosures. For companies listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (HKEX), environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting is one of the latest additions to these information disclosures. HKEX recently issued a consultation paper, "Review… Newsletter July 10, 2020 Is Your Board Digitally Savvy? As global markets continue to address the COVID-19 pandemic, practical digital know-how is becoming more than a desirable attribute that directors aspire to embrace. A compelling study asserts that companies could be falling behind if they lack a digitally savvy board. Boards and business leaders are well aware of the digital revolution taking place across the globe and how digital leaders were… Newsletter September 10, 2020 Operational Resilience Gets a Makeover in the “New Normal” Churchill said he strived “to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month, and next year — and to have the ability afterwards to explain why it didn’t happen.” His acknowledgment of the futility in predicting the future is especially apropos today as markets transition to the eventual “new normal.” The business model is akin to a finely tuned machine requiring the… Podcast June 20, 2023 Agile Factories: Building Flexibility and Adaptability in Manufacturing – with Robert Giacobbe, Sharon Lindstrom and David Petrucci As manufacturing organisations assess new ways to innovate and transform their operations, one area they continue to explore is the development of agile factories. In this episode, we talk with Protiviti Managing Directors Sharon Lindstrom, David Petrucci and Robert Giacobbe. Together, they explore the concept of agile factories and the importance of building flexibility and adaptability in the… Client Story June 13, 2023 Having it all: Technology transformation in the luxury marina market This company is the world’s largest owner and operator of marinas, with more than 100 locations in its portfolio. The company’s business model is laser focused on growth through acquisition while enhancing the member experience in this high-end market. To support the business model, the company embarked on a technology transformation journey to develop its own marina management system that allows… Flash Report July 30, 2020 National People's Congress of China Publishes Draft of New Data Security Law On July 3, 2020, China’s top lawmaking body, the National People’s Congress of China (NPC), published the draft of China’s Data Security Law (DSL) for public comment. If passed, this law will establish a regulatory framework for data security in China, with a focus on governing data that, if leaked, could impact the country’s national or economic security, social stability, or public health and… Whitepaper December 2, 2021 Buy Now, Pay Later...and Gear Up for More Regulation First there were layaways. Conjured during the Great Depression when people were struggling to make ends meet, layaways allowed people to buy big-ticket items and pay in installments before walking away with their product. Layaways were especially popular around the holidays when many people reserved all their gifts in advance and started saving for them through a layaway programme. Then came the… Blogs March 2, 2020 Blog: Cybersecurity Trends in 2020: What to Expect and How to Prepare By Curt Dalton, Managing Director - Global Leader, Security and Privacy practice, Protiviti Cyber attacks continue to rank among the leading business concerns in 2020, according to the eighth annual Executive Perspectives on Top Risks, a joint survey by Protiviti and NC State University’s ERM Initiative. Drawing on responses from 1,063 board members and executives from around the world, the… Load More
