Opinion

Here’s an easy question: What are your organization’s core values? Another easy one: What’s your mission statement? Try a tougher one: What does that mission statement look like in practice, and what feelings do those values inspire in internal or...

Organizational buy-in of sustainability goals must go all the way to the top, including the board of directors, if those goals have any hope of being met. As ESG columnist John Peiserich explores, there are some nuances board directors should...

When companies use the lofty goal of eliminating gender-based barriers to enact special opportunities for women only, they risk relegating women to a secondary class of contributor, argues Tigerhall CEO Nellie Wartoft. Everyone should have the same access to educational...

So far, financial institutions are mostly using AI to improve the customer experience. But as Alex Roberto of Phaxis argues, there may be some good reasons why banks and other institutions aren’t yet embracing AI — their systems and technology...

While half a million dollars in fraud might not seem like a lot of money in the tech world, the indictment of Mansueto Ventures’ director of people and resources last month by federal prosecutors is a reminder of the two...

Today’s compliance teams are dealing with a difficult confluence of challenges. Budgets and resources are facing extra scrutiny at the exact time escalating regulatory expectations, volatile geopolitical conditions and macroeconomic instability are adding significant pressure to already resource-strained teams. LexisNexis...

ESG creates better financial performance, mitigates legal and brand risk and increases trust. But making ESG gains is about more than improving business metrics. Joe Wilkins, a founding member of the Black Directors Health Equity Agenda, talks about how health...

It’s been the better part of two decades since a relatively common risk management mechanism — an interest rate swap — served as a scapegoat for a long, deep economic recession. Could our current financial crisis, which just this week...

Since it went into effect nearly a year ago, the U.S. Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act illustrates how the “E” and “S” in ESG have a tendency to overlap. ESG columnist John Peiserich shares his take on this intersection and...

By the beginning of next year, large companies in the EU or that do a substantive amount of business in EU countries will be required to issue sustainability disclosures under new rules. ESG columnist John Peiserich sorts through the details....

The collapse of a business doesn’t usually happen all at once. There are warning signs. Late payments, legal filings and falling credit scores are all flashing red lights that something bad is coming. That goes for your customers, too, but...

Banks bear the brunt of consequences for financial crimes amid a huge increase in anti-money laundering fines in 2022, making them an easy target when financial crime is suspected. But fighting fincrime isn’t the sole responsibility of banks, argues Samar...