ESG and Compliance Conference

  1. ESG, Greenwashing and Supply Chain Risk: When Good Goes Bad - June 2023

    2023 SCCE ESG and Compliance Conference  | June 28, 2023 

    • How should compliance pros look at ESG, green energy and carbon neutrality?

    • How can you fact check the ESG claims you're making?

    • How can you make sure your supply chain doesn't kill your compliance good work?

  2. ESG: It Isn't Sustainability Theater

    2023 SCCE ESG and Compliance Conference  | June 28, 2023 

    • Explore why organizations are developing ESG programs... even when they aren't required

    • Learn strategies to start small and grow--no matter your organization or team size

    • Understand lessons from their journey and learn how to shape yours

  3. Leveraging COSO Internal Controls Framework for Compliance, Reporting and Value

    2023 SCCE ESG and Compliance Conference  | June 28, 2023 

    • Become familiar with the COSO Internal Control Framework, as relevant for ESG reporting programs

    • Understand how new COSO guidance applies to a range of compliance

  4. ESG Enforcement: A Discussion with the DOJ on Its Revised Corporate Crime Enforcement Policy

    2023 SCCE ESG and Compliance Conference  | June 28, 2023 

    • Understanding DOJ's revisions to its Corporate Crime Enforcement Policy and practices

    • Help corporations better understand the effects of corporate cooperation and how they can be of benefit to both corporations and the DOJ's enforcement goals

    • How the revisions reflect DOJ's emphasis on the importance of preventive compliance measures when considering future enforcement

  5. Board Oversight of ESG: Essential Components and Trends

    2023 SCCE ESG and Compliance Conference  | June 28, 2023 

    • Discuss the board's role in ESG oversight and what compliance and ESG professionals can do to help

    • Identify key ESG areas of focus for boards

    • Review trends for various board oversight structures

  6. ESG Risks: The Achilles Heel of Your Supply Chain

    ESG and Compliance Conference - November 30, 2023  | November 30, 2023 

    • What are ESG risks?

    • Why are supply chains a source of ESG risks?

    • How can companies manage ESG risks in their supply chains?

  7. Rightsizing Your Small Business ESG Program

    ESG and Compliance Conference - December 1, 2022  | December 01, 2022 

    • Learn how to prioritize the issues that are most important to your stakeholders

    • Leverage cross-functional, enterprise projects to make gains in your program's maturity

    • Develop program elements that go beyond just reporting

  8. Eyes on the Horizon: Embedding ESG into Your Fraud Risk Framework

    ESG and Compliance Conference - November 30, 2023  | November 30, 2023 

    • Increase your understanding of ESG and what is really new for your business, including keeping pace with regulatory requirements

    • How to incorporate ESG related fraud risks in your wider fraud risk assessment

    • Greenwashing: navigating a new fraud risk?

  9. Pay Equity: The Underutilized Yet Important ESG Issue That Can No Longer be Ignored

    ESG and Compliance Conference - December 1, 2022  | December 01, 2022 

    • Understand the relevance of pay equity for today's workforce and how it links to ESG

    • Recognize the growing appetite for closing pay gaps via global legislation

    • List the key responsibilities for board members in addressing pay gaps as an ESG issue

  10. ESG, Compliance, and ERM: Bridging the Gaps

    ESG and Compliance Conference - November 30, 2023  | November 30, 2023 

    • Learn ways to eliminate barriers to foster a cohesive ESG, Compliance, and ERM strategy among your leaders

    • Hear examples on how ESG activities tie into ERM and Compliance domains

    • Understand strategic ways on aligning your ESG, and Compliance, ERM programs with reporting to stakeholders

  11. Climate Change in the Crosshairs

    ESG and Compliance Conference - December 1, 2022  | December 01, 2022 

    • Learn about the history of climate change legislation and advocacy

    • Current trends in reporting and accountability

    • What you need to know about Compliance and Legal concerns and challenges

  12. Global ESG Regulatory Overview

    ESG and Compliance Conference - November 30, 2023  | November 30, 2023 

    • Emerging global ESG regulatory trends, focusing on developments related to human rights and climate change (proposed SEC Climate Rule, EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and proposed Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, California Climate Disclosure and FAR rules, and ISSB Standards)

    • Potential impacts and compliance challenges for companies in light of these trends

    • Best practices for companies to prepare, including as it relates to voluntary and required disclosures, frameworks, compliance, due diligence, and greenwashing

  13. Internal Audit and ESG Risks

    ESG and Compliance Conference - December 1, 2022  | December 01, 2022 

    • Learn how ESG and greenwashing risks affect organizations

    • Understand the EU ESG regulatory landscape

    • Understand how Internal Audit can add value to the organization by addressing ESG risks

  14. Working Together Toward a Common Goal

    ESG and Compliance Conference - November 30, 2023  | November 30, 2023 

    • ESG is a cross-departmental and complex program. Who should you involve?

    • How to bring departments together successfully

    • Progressing from committee to program

  15. The Accidental ESG Officer: Where to Start When You're "Voluntold" to Lead an ESG Program

    ESG and Compliance Conference - December 1, 2022  | December 01, 2022 

    • Learn where to start in determining what your ESG program should include

    • Choose an ESG governance model that works for your organization and involves the right stakeholders

    • Create an ESG roadmap to get you from current state to future state

  16. Leveraging Skills You Already Have to Create an Effective ESG Strategy

    ESG and Compliance Conference - November 30, 2023  | November 30, 2023 

    • How to collaborate across functions to develop a holistic approach to ESG risks and opportunities

    • Committing to a continual improvement process to address a range of stakeholder concerns

    • Avoiding the risk of incongruence between external commitments and internal operations and culture

  17. Where Business and ESG Strategy Meet: Identifying Material Issues and Risks to Your Organization

    ESG and Compliance Conference - December 1, 2022  | December 01, 2022 

    • Describe how to align your organizations strategy with your ESG priorities

    • Explain how to prioritize ESG strategy and applicable material issues relevant to your organization

    • Examine how to assess the risks and opportunities the material issues present

  18. Managing Fraud Risks Associated with ESG

    ESG and Compliance Conference - December 1, 2022  | December 01, 2022 

    • Getting educated in ESG so that you can understand the concepts, processes and reporting

    • Conducting a 'What Could Go Wrong' exercise to identify potential fraud scenarios (thinking like a fraudster)

    • Developing internal controls to mitigate potential fraud scenarios

  19. Going Beyond ESG, from the Regulatory and Societal Expectations to the Deep Cultural Change

    ESG and Compliance Conference - December 1, 2022  | December 01, 2022 

    • ESG as regulatory and societal expectations: explain origins and different models for implementation

    • ESG embedded in the organizations DNA, the psychology of purpose

    • From the requirements to the cultural change, ESG as our mission

  20. ESG Materiality Assessments: Understanding the Purpose and Process

    ESG and Compliance Conference - December 1, 2022  | December 01, 2022 

    • Articulate the purpose and benefits of performing ESG materiality assessment

    • List the 7 key steps to an effective and meaningful ESG materiality assessment process

    • Understand how ESG materiality will drive decisions and identify opportunities to create value

  21. Anti-Bribery and Corruption as a Component of ESG

    ESG and Compliance Conference - December 1, 2022  | December 01, 2022 

    • Understand the relationship between Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC) and ESG

    • Incorporate ABC compliance program elements into your company's ESG program

    • Use ABC compliance data to support your company's ESG metrics