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class="locale-lang">({{list.locale}})</span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </script>  <script type="text/x-template" id="desktop-navbar-component-template">  <nav class=" desktop-navbar-component vue-component navbar navbar-expand bg-white position-static rounded-0 " v-dev="{isDev: $root.isDev, show: true }" v-if="vm && vm.logo && vm.navbarNav" >  <logo-image v-dev="{isDev: $root.isDev, show:true, color: 'deeppink' }" v-if="vm.logo" :vm="vm.logo" ></logo-image>  <navbar-nav class="mx-auto" v-if="vm.navbarNav && isDesktop" :vm="vm.navbarNav" ></navbar-nav>  <navbar-ikon-menu :vm="vm" v-if="isDesktop" ></navbar-ikon-menu> </nav> </script>    <script type="text/x-template" id="interest-summary-component-template">  <a class=" interest-summary-component vue-component d-flex h-100 " :href="vm.linkUrl" v-dev="{isDev: $root.isDev, variant: 'danger' }" v-if="vm" >  <div class=" d-flex flex-column text-white bg-cobalt-blue p-4 h-100 ">  <h2 class="mb-0 font-kpmg pb-2" > {{vm.title}} </h2> <span class="threshold-value">25</span>  <p class=" text-white interest-exists my-3 " > {{vm.includesText}} </p> <div class="summary interest-exists"> <p class=" font-kpmg text-white my-0 py-0 " v-for="(item, idx) in vm.summaryList" :key=" idx + '-summary-list'" > {{item}} </p> </div> <p class=" text-white my-3 pb-3 " > {{vm.selectText}} </p>  <p class="text-right mt-auto pt-3"> <link-label-with-chevron :vm='{ "label": vm.label, "linkUrl": "vm.linkUrl" }' :classes='{ "label": ["text-white text-center"], "chevron": ["text-white font-2-rem"] }' ></link-label-with-chevron> </p> </div> </a> </script>  <script type="text/x-template" id="navbar-nav-component-template"> <ul class="navbar-nav-component vue-component navbar-nav" v-if="vm" > <navbar-nav-list-item v-for="(link, index) in vm" v-bind:key="index + 'navbar-nav-list-item' " v-if="link" :vm="link" v-dev="{isDev: $root.isDev, color: 'lightgreen', show: true}" ></navbar-nav-list-item> </ul> </script>  <script type="text/x-template" id="navbar-ikon-menu-component-template">  <div class="navbar-ikon-menu-component vue-component mt-2" v-dev="{ isDev: $root.isDev, variant: 'success' }" v-if="vm" >  <ikon-trigger-with-navflyout-dropdown class="d-inline-block position-static" v-if="vm.accountActionList" :vm="vm.accountActionList" v-dev="{isDev: $root.isDev, color: 'mediumspringgreen', show: true}" > </ikon-trigger-with-navflyout-dropdown>  <ikon-trigger-with-animated-search-bar v-dev="{isDev: $root.isDev, color: 'mediumspringgreen', show: true}" :vm="vm.search" > </ikon-trigger-with-animated-search-bar>  <ikon-trigger-with-navflyout-dropdown class="d-inline-block position-static" v-if="vm.siteSelectorList" :vm="vm.siteSelectorList" v-dev="{isDev: $root.isDev, color: 'mediumspringgreen', show: true}" ></ikon-trigger-with-navflyout-dropdown> </div> </script>   <script type="text/x-template" id="ikon-trigger-with-navflyout-dropdown-component-template"> <div class="ikon-trigger-with-navflyout-dropdown-component vue-component dropdown" v-dev="{isDev: $root.isDev, variant: 'primary' }" v-if="vm && vm.isVisible" >  <button class=" px-0 py-3 text-kpmg-blue icon icon-fw cursor-pointer dropdown-trigger " data-bs-toggle="dropdown" v-on:keyup.enter="showDropdown" v-if="vm && vm.iconStyle" :class="vm.iconStyle" :aria-label="vm.title" @focus="closeNavigationDropdownOnTabFocus" @click="clampLines" > <span class="notVerified icon-notVerified" v-if="vm.iconStyle === 'icon-person1'"> </span> </button>  <nav-flyout-fullbleed v-if="vm.flyout" :vm="vm.flyout" class="dropdown-menu"></nav-flyout-fullbleed> </div> </script>  <script type="text/x-template" id="ikon-trigger-with-animated-search-bar-component-template"> <div class="ikon-trigger-with-animated-search-bar-component vue-component d-inline-block position-relative" v-dev="{isDev: $root.isDev, variant: 'warning' }" >  <animated-search-bar class="d-none"></animated-search-bar>  <button class="icon icon-search icon-fw px-2 py-1 text-kpmg-blue cursor-pointer" aria-expanded="false" :aria-label="vm.title" @keyup.enter="$children[0].showSearchBar();" @click="$children[0].showSearchBar();"></button> </div> </script>   <script type="text/x-template" id="navbar-nav-list-item-component-template"> <li class=" navbar-nav-list-item-component vue-component nav-item d-inline-block dropdown position-static " v-if="vm" > <a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" x-cq-linkchecker="skip" class=" nav-link text-kpmg-blue nav-dropdown-toggle pt-3 " v-process-url="vm.linkURL " v-if="vm.linkURL && vm.internalLinkFlag == 'false'" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false" @click.prevent="addActiveClassOnTabFocus" > {{vm.i18nLabel}} <span class="sr-only"> {{ vm.newTabAllow }} </span> </a> <a class=" nav-link text-kpmg-blue nav-dropdown-toggle pt-3 " v-process-url="vm.linkURL " v-else-if="vm.linkURL" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false" role="button" @click.prevent="addActiveClassOnTabFocus" > {{vm.i18nLabel}} </a>  <nav-flyout-fullbleed :vm="vm.flyout" class="d-none"></nav-flyout-fullbleed> </li> </script>  <script type="text/x-template" id="nav-flyout-fullbleed-component-template">  <div class="dropdown-menu nav-flyout-fullbleed-component vue-component position-absolute py-2 rounded-0 psd-fullbleed-padding" v-bind:class="{'site-selector-menu':vm.cell1.type==='site-selector-menu', 'w-100 bg-gray-96':vm.cell1.type !== 'site-selector-menu'}" v-dev="{isDev: $root.isDev, variant: 'info'}" v-if="vm && showFlyout" >  <div class="container">  <div class="row mx-auto px-0 justify-content-center">  <nav-flyout-cell v-if="vm.cell1" :vm="vm.cell1" ></nav-flyout-cell>  <nav-flyout-cell v-if="vm.cell2" :vm="vm.cell2" ></nav-flyout-cell>  <nav-flyout-cell v-if="vm.cell3" :vm="vm.cell3" ></nav-flyout-cell> </div> </div> </div> </script>  <script type="text/x-template" id="animated-search-bar-component-template"> <div class="animated-search-bar-component vue-component position-absolute d-none" >  <span class="icon icon-search" v-dev="{isDev: $root.isDev, variant: 'kpmg-blue'}" ></span>  <navbar-typeahead></navbar-typeahead>  <span class="icon icon-close text-kpmg-light-purple" @click="hideSearchBar();" v-on:keyup.enter="hideSearchBar" v-dev="{isDev: $root.isDev, variant: 'danger'}" aria-label="Close search" tabindex="0" role="button" ></span> </div> </script>   <script type="text/x-template" id="nav-flyout-cell-component-template"> <div class="nav-flyout-cell-component vue-component col" v-if="vm && vm.type" :class="{'static-position':vm.type === 'nav-list', 'col-lg-4 col-xl-4':vm.type !== 'site-selector-menu', 'col-lg-12 col-xl-12':vm.type === 'site-selector-menu'}" v-dev="{isDev: $root.isDev, show: true, color: 'firebrick' }" >  <card-link v-if="vm.type && vm.type === 'card-link'" :vm="vm" v-dev="{isDev: $root.isDev, color: 'Chartreuse', show: true }" ></card-link>  <promotional v-else-if="vm.type && vm.type === 'promotional' " :vm="vm" v-dev="{isDev: $root.isDev, color: 'darkviolet', show: true }" ></promotional>  <interest-summary v-else-if="vm.type && vm.type === 'interest-summary' " :vm="vm" v-dev="{isDev: $root.isDev, color: 'darkviolet', show: true }" ></interest-summary>  <site-selector-list v-else-if="vm.type && vm.type === 'site-selector-menu' " :vm="vm" v-dev="{isDev: $root.isDev, color: 'mediumblue', show: true }" ></site-selector-list> <nav-list v-else-if="vm.type && vm.type === 'nav-list' " :vm="vm" v-dev="{isDev: $root.isDev, color: 'orangered', show: true }" ></nav-list> </div> </script>  <script type="text/x-template" id="promotional-component-template">  <div v-if="vm" class="promotional-component vue-component h-100 d-flex " :title="vm.linkUrl" v-dev="{isDev: $root.isDev, variant: 'danger' }" >  <div class=" d-flex flex-column text-white bg-kpmg-blue p-4 h-100 w-100 ">  <h2 class="mb-0 font-kpmg" > {{ vm.welcomeLabel.trim() }}, <br> {{ vm.userName }} </h2>  <p v-if="nonNewUser" class=" text-white mt-3 nonNewUser " > {{ vm.text }} </p> <p v-else-if="newUser" class="text-white mt-3 new-user"> {{vm.newUser1}} <a class="text-white" :href="vm.interestUrl" :title="vm.interestUrl" style="font-size:14px !important;"> {{vm.newUser2}} </a> {{vm.newUser3}} <a style="font-size:14px !important;" class="text-white" :title="vm.learnMoreUrl" :data-uri="(vm.learnMoreUrl.indexOf('/content/kpmgpublic/') > -1) ? vm.learnMoreUrl : '/content/kpmgpublic' + vm.learnMoreUrl" :href="(vm.learnMoreUrl.indexOf('/content/kpmgpublic/') > -1) ? vm.learnMoreUrl.substr(19) : vm.learnMoreUrl" :data-modal-url="(vm.learnMoreUrl.indexOf('/content/kpmgpublic/') > -1) ? vm.learnMoreUrl.substr(19) : vm.learnMoreUrl" :data-bs-remote="(vm.learnMoreUrl.indexOf('/content/kpmgpublic/') > -1) ? vm.learnMoreUrl.substr(19) : vm.learnMoreUrl" data-name="learnmore" data-bs-target="#kpmgModal" data-bs-toggle="modal" data-bs-backdrop="static" oncontextmenu="return false" v-if="vm.learnMoreUrl" > {{vm.newUser4}} </a> </p> <p v-else="unKnownUser" class=" text-white mt-3 " > {{ vm.unknownUser }} </p>  <div class="sprite-icon-tag my-3 mr-auto ml-0"></div> <p class="text-right mt-auto" v-if="!loggedIn"> <link-label-with-chevron :vm='{ "label": vm.label, "linkURL": vm.linkUrl }' :classes='{ "label": ["text-white text-center"], "chevron": ["text-white font-2-rem"] }' ></link-label-with-chevron> </p> </div> </div> </script> <script type="text/x-template" id="nav-list-component-template"> <nav class="nav-list-component vue-component d-flex flex-column h-100" v-dev="{ isDev: $root.isDev, variant: 'kpmg-blue' }" v-if="vm" >  <template v-for="(item, idx) in vm.links" v-if="item.label" >  <legacy-nav-list-item v-if=" (item.key === 'kpmg.personalization.homepage.mykpmgflyout.aboutMyKpmg') || (item.key === 'kpmg.personalization.homepage.mykpmgflyout.learnMore') " :vm="item" :key=" (idx + '-legacy-nav-list-item') " > </legacy-nav-list-item>  <legacy-logout-link v-else-if="(item.key === 'kpmg.personalization.homepage.mykpmgflyout.logout')" :vm="item" :key=" idx + '-legacy-logout-link' " ></legacy-logout-link>  <div v-else class="nav-list-link-container"> <a class=" text-kpmg-blue line-clamp line-clamp-3 border border-top-0 border-left-0 border-right-0 " :key="idx + '-nav-list-item'" v-process-url="item.url" v-if="item.internalFlag == 'false' && item.url" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" x-cq-linkchecker="skip" > {{ item.label }} <span class="sr-only"> {{ item.newTabAllow }} </span> </a> <a class=" text-kpmg-blue line-clamp line-clamp-3 border border-top-0 border-left-0 border-right-0 " :key="idx + '-nav-list-item'" v-process-url="item.url" v-else-if = "item.url" > {{ item.label }} </a> </div> </template>  <span class="pr-2 pb-2 d-block mt-auto mr-0 last-link" v-if="vm && vm.viewAll" >  <a class=" line-clamp line-clamp-3 " v-if="vm.viewAll.linkURL && vm.viewAll.internalLinkFlag == 'false'" v-process-url="vm.viewAll.linkURL" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" x-cq-linkchecker="skip" > {{ vm.viewAll.label }} <span class="sr-only"> {{ vm.viewAll.newTabAllow }} </span> </a> <a class=" line-clamp line-clamp-3 " v-else-if = "vm.viewAll.linkURL" v-process-url="vm.viewAll.linkURL" > {{ vm.viewAll.label }} </a> </span> </nav> </script> <script type="text/x-template" id="card-link-component-template"> <a class=" card-link-component vue-component card rounded-0 " v-process-url="vm.linkUrl" v-if="vm.linkUrl && vm.internalLinkFlag == 'false'" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" x-cq-linkchecker="skip" v-dev="{ isDev: $root.isDev, variant: 'warning' }" :title="vm.title" > <div v-if="vm.isVideo=='Video'" class="video-icon-container"> <span class="icon-video-play"></span> <span class="sr-only">Video Icon</span> </div>  <div class="img-container object-fit-img-container crop-image"> <img class="card-img-top rounded-0 img-responsive" v-bind:class="[vm.altText ? '' : 'decorative-img']" :src="$store.state.data.siteInfo.assetsDomain + vm.imgUrl + '/jcr:content/renditions/cq5dam.web.'+[vm.isRenditionOptimized=='true'?'510.340':'440.280']+'.jpg'" :alt="vm.altText" v-if="vm.imgUrl" > <div class="kpmg-gradient-blurred"></div> <img class="card-img-top img-below rounded-0 img-responsive" v-bind:class="[vm.altText ? '' : 'decorative-img']" :src="$store.state.data.siteInfo.assetsDomain + vm.imgUrl + '/jcr:content/renditions/cq5dam.web.'+[vm.isRenditionOptimized=='true'?'510.340':'440.280']+'.jpg'" :alt="vm.altText" v-if="vm.imgUrl" > </div>  <div class="card-body border-0" v-dev="{ isDev: $root.isDev, variant: 'warning' }" > <div class="card-info"> <div class="primary-tag"> <span class="icon-primaryTag" v-if="vm.primaryTag"></span> {{ vm.primaryTag }} </div>  <h4 class="card-title line-clamp line-clamp-2" > {{ vm.title }} </h4>  <div class="card-text line-clamp line-clamp-3" > {{ vm.description }} </div> </div> </div> <span class="sr-only"> {{ vm.newTabAllow }} </span> </a> <a class=" card-link-component vue-component card rounded-0 " v-process-url="vm.linkUrl" v-else-if="vm.linkUrl" v-dev="{ isDev: $root.isDev, variant: 'warning' }" :title="vm.title" > <div v-if="vm.isVideo=='Video'" class="video-icon-container"> <span class="icon-video-play"></span> <span class="sr-only">Video Icon</span> </div>  <div class="img-container object-fit-img-container crop-image"> <img class="card-img-top rounded-0 img-responsive" v-bind:class="[vm.altText ? '' : 'decorative-img']" :src="$store.state.data.siteInfo.assetsDomain + vm.imgUrl + '/jcr:content/renditions/cq5dam.web.'+[vm.isRenditionOptimized=='true'?'510.340':'440.280']+'.jpg'" :alt="vm.altText" v-if="vm.imgUrl" > <div class="kpmg-gradient-blurred"></div> <img class="card-img-top img-below rounded-0 img-responsive" v-bind:class="[vm.altText ? '' : 'decorative-img']" :src="$store.state.data.siteInfo.assetsDomain + vm.imgUrl + '/jcr:content/renditions/cq5dam.web.'+[vm.isRenditionOptimized=='true'?'510.340':'440.280']+'.jpg'" :alt="vm.altText" v-if="vm.imgUrl" > </div>  <div class="card-body border-0" v-dev="{ isDev: $root.isDev, variant: 'warning' }" > <div class="card-info"> <div class="primary-tag"> <span class="icon-primaryTag" v-if="vm.primaryTag"></span> {{ vm.primaryTag }} </div>  <h4 class="card-title line-clamp line-clamp-2" > {{ vm.title }} </h4>  <div class="card-text line-clamp line-clamp-3" > {{ vm.description }} </div> </div> </div> </a> </script> <script type="text/x-template" id="site-selector-list-component-template"> <div class="site-selector-list-component vue-component h-100" v-dev="{isDev: $root.isDev, variant: 'kpmg-blue'}">  <ul class="country-site" v-if="vm.sites"> <li class="country-site-list" :title="site.countryLocale" v-if="vm.sites" v-for="(site, index) in vm.sites" v-bind:key="index + 'site-selector-sites' " :class="{'selected-site': site.selected}" > <a class="d-inline site-selector-font py-1" :disabled="site.selected" v-process-url="site.link" :tabindex="site.selected ? -1 : 0" v-on:click="trackAnalytics"> <span v-if="site.selected">{{vm.countrySiteData.i18nLabel.site}}: </span>{{site.countryLocale}} </a> </li> </ul>  <ul class="country-site" v-if="vm.global.selected" > <li class="country-site-list" :class="{'selected-site': vm.global.selected }" > <a class="d-inline site-selector-font py-1" :disabled="vm.global.selected" v-process-url="vm.global.link" :tabindex="vm.global.selected ? -1 : 0" v-on:click="trackAnalytics" > <span v-if="vm.global.selected">{{vm.countrySiteData.i18nLabel.site}}: </span>{{vm.global.countryLocale}} </a> </li> </ul> <country-site-selector-search v-if="vm.countrySiteData.countryList.length>0" :vm = vm.countrySiteData ></country-site-selector-search> </div> </script> <script type="text/x-template" id="site-selector-card-component-template"> <a class=" site-selector-card-component vue-component card p-3 h-100 rounded-0 " v-process-url="vm.linkUrl" v-if="vm && vm.linkUrl" v-dev="{ isDev: $root.isDev, variant: 'warning' }" >  <h3 class="card-title text-white" > {{ vm.title }} </h3>  <div class="card-text text-white" > {{ vm.description }} </div>  <div class="sprite-card-img rounded-0"></div> </a> </script>  <script type="text/x-template" id="mobile-navbar-component-template"> <div class="mobile-navbar-component vue-component d-xl-none" v-if="vm" > <nav class="navbar fixed-top bg-white py-1 px-1" v-dev="{isDev: $root.isDev, variant: 'danger'}" >  <div class="navBackdrop bg-white"></div>  <mobile-menu-toggle-and-menu :vm="vm" ></mobile-menu-toggle-and-menu>  <logo-image v-dev="{isDev: $root.isDev, variant: 'primary' }" :vm="vm.logo" v-if="vm.logo" class="mt-1" ></logo-image>  <div id="user-profile-icon" v-if="vm.accountActionList.isVisible" :vm="vm.accountActionList" role="button" class="btn border-0 p-0 mt-1 mr-4" aria-expanded="false" tabindex="0"> <em class="icon" v-if="vm && vm.accountActionList.iconStyle" :class="vm.accountActionList.iconStyle" :title="vm.accountActionList.title"> <span class="path1 icon"></span> <span class="path2 icon"></span> <span class="sr-only">{{ vm.accountActionList.title }}</span> </em> <span class="notVerified icon-notVerified"></span> </div>  <mobile-nav-user-profile-tab-content id="userprofiledata" v-if="vm.accountActionList.isVisible" :vm="vm.accountActionList"> </mobile-nav-user-profile-tab-content> </nav> </div> </script>   <script type="text/x-template" id="radio-label-component-template"> <label class=" h4 text-kpmg-blue radio-label-component " > <input type="radio" :checked="vm.checked" /> {{ vm.label }} </label> </script>  <script type="text/x-template" id="link-label-with-chevron-component-template"> <span class="link-label-with-chevron-component vue-component" > <a v-process-url="vm.linkURL" class=" d-inline " :class="[(classes && classes.label) ? 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Geopolitical risks are continuing to evolve, generative artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the work world and ESG reporting is now mandatory for some organizations. At the same time, cyberattacks are becoming more frequent and sophisticated, but so are the tools to fight them.</p> <p>Until recently, many of the biggest drivers of this new era were of only cursory interest to audit committees. Now, AI, ESG and cyber are being examined more rigorously and increasingly becoming standing items on the audit committee agenda. This trend will only continue as these areas become ever more important for organizations in the coming years.<br></p> </div> </section> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-6 col-md-height ">  <div class="parsys-row clearfix"> <section class="module-audiovideo component test" data-mediaid="6365472809112"> <div class="row audiovideo-container" style="position: relative; display: block; max-width: 100%;"> <div class="col-md-12 audiovideo-video" style="padding-top: 56.25%;"> <video id="audiovideo_6365472809112" data-account="3755095886001" data-player="bab88f13-68a2-4796-82e0-134715c7fd58" data-embed="default" data-video-id="6365472809112" data-language="en" class="video-js" controls style="position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;"> </video> </div> <div class="col-md-12 audiovideo-data"> <h3 class="tertiary-head audiovideo-title"></h3> <p class="audiovideo-description"></p> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> <div class="columncontrol parbase aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12"> <section class="module-touch-columncontrol component "> <div class="row-same-height"> <div class="col-md-12 col-md-height">  <div class="parsys-row clearfix"> <section class="module-bodytext component bg-white clearfix"> <h3 class="tertiary-head">Plotting new paths forward</h3> <div class="bodytext-data"> <p>Geopolitical risk remains high, so leading organizations are increasingly adopting scenario analysis. Audit committees will need to monitor this approach and any related risk-management actions based on its conclusions.</p> <p>In this evolving business environment, audit committees are supporting management as they monitor the evolving geopolitical landscape and assess going concern.<br></p> </div> </section> </div>  <div class="parsys-row clearfix"> <section class="module-bodytext component bg-white clearfix"> <h3 class="tertiary-head">Governance and trustworthiness fuel AI success</h3> <div class="bodytext-data"> <p>Audit committees will be instrumental in ensuring AI is adopted successfully across the organization by helping guide and oversee its proper governance and the trustworthiness of its implementation. They must also ensure organizations are adapting risk management to account for vendors’ use of AI and preparing for coming AI-related reporting requirements.<br></p> </div> </section> </div>  <div class="parsys-row clearfix"> <section class="module-separator"> <div class="small"> </div> </section> </div>  <div class="parsys-row clearfix"> <div class="module-quote-v2 component bs5 cobalt_blue_purple"> <div class="quote-link"> <figure class="block-with-quotes quote-container"> <span class="icon-quotes-left"></span> <blockquote class="block-quotes quote-content"> The issues affecting organizations most dramatically have changed, and the audit committee agenda is evolving in response. With KPMG’s Accelerate, we aim to help audit committees expand their knowledge and understanding of these new challenges so they can be as prepared as possible to meet them. </blockquote> <span class="icon-quotes-right"></span> <figcaption class="quote-author"> <div class="quote-img-container"> <img class="quote-author-img rounded-circle " src="https://assets.kpmg.com/is/image/kpmg/kristen-carscallen1:cq5dam.web.424.424" alt="Kristy Carscallen" title="Kristy Carscallen " onerror="this.onerror=null; this.src = 'https://assets.kpmg.com/etc/clientlibs/kpmgpublic/images/global/gray-fallback.png'"> </div> <div class="author-info"> <div class="author-name"> Kristy Carscallen </div> <p class="author-title"> Canadian Managing Partner, Audit and Assurance </p> <p class="author-firm"> KPMG in Canada </p> </div> </figcaption> </figure> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="parsys-row clearfix"> <section class="module-separator"> <div class="small"> </div> </section> </div>  <div class="parsys-row clearfix"> <section class="module-bodytext component bg-white clearfix"> <h3 class="tertiary-head">Organizations are building roadmaps to mandatory ESG reporting</h3> <div class="bodytext-data"> <p>While the European Union is leading the way in rolling out mandatory ESG reporting requirements, momentum is also building in Canada. Audit committees will be an integral part of the ESG reporting and assurance process. They must ensure management can present a roadmap to timely compliance. Preparing for mandatory ESG reporting is a substantial undertaking, and organizations can benefit from identifying needed resources and securing them early.<br></p> </div> </section> </div>  <div class="parsys-row clearfix"> <section class="module-bodytext component bg-white clearfix"> <h3 class="tertiary-head">New cyber threats require new tools built on strong foundations</h3> <div class="bodytext-data"> <p>Audit committees are also taking a lead role in ensuring organizations are keeping pace to detect and defend against cyberattacks. As third-party breaches become more common, committees are ensuring management is looking more closely at their supply chains. And as threats become more sophisticated, they’re also challenging management to ensure they’re employing adequate threat detection procedures and engaging the right cyber security service providers.</p> <p>In the current threat environment, audit committees must ensure their organizations move beyond annual or semi-annual cyber security assessments to more frequent reviews that delve deeper than a mere checklist approach. 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