All risk managers want for Christmas from the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) metrics they work with is standardization. And accuracy. A single repository of shared ESG data also would be nice. While we’re at it, regulatory clarity and harmonization...

According to a poll taken during Shared Assessments’ ESG Risk: What TPRM Needs to Know webinar on Sept. 15, 36% of attendees reported that their organization did not have a formal environmental, social and governance (ESG) program in place. While...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was founded at the height of the Great Depression to help restore investor confidence after the Wall Street Crash of 1929. For almost 100 years, the SEC has prioritized “protecting investors, maintaining fair, orderly,...

As third party risk management programs are being tasked to assist their organizations' ESG (environmental, social, and governance) efforts with their most critical suppliers and vendors, TPRM teams have been left scratching their collective heads and asking “what does this...

There’s no “e” in third party risk management (TPRM), but that’s quickly changing thanks to new environmental regulations, rapidly growing clean-energy investments, changing societal norms and other factors that show no sign of waning. TPRM practitioners should take note, as...

Headlines like “Coronavirus Outbreak,” “Killer Cyclone”, “Catastrophic Bushfires”, and “Deadly Earthquake” are happening with alarming and increasing frequency. Unfortunately what were “once-in-a-century disasters” are taking place with frightening regularity. Extreme weather, infectious diseases, natural disasters and climate action failure are...