The business and risk environment has changed dramatically over the past year, with greater geopolitical instability, surging inflation, and the prospect of a global recession added to the mix of macroeconomic risks companies face in 2023.
Audit committees can expect their company’s financial reporting, compliance, risk and internal control environment to be tested by an array of challenges in the year ahead—from global economic volatility and the Russia-Ukraine war to supply chain disruptions, cybersecurity risks and ransomware attacks, and social risks—including the tight talent market. The increasing complexity and fusion of risks, and the unexpected interconnectedness of these risks, put a premium on more holistic risk management and oversight.
In this volatile and opaque operating environment, demands from regulators, investors, and other stakeholders for action as well as increased disclosure and transparency— particularly around climate and other environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risks—will continue to intensify.
Drawing on insights from our interactions with audit committees and business leaders, we’ve highlighted eight issues to keep in mind as audit committees consider and carry out their 2023 agendas:
KPMG's annual messages to directors focusing on the critical issues that should be high on board, audit committee, nominating and governance committee, compensation committee, and private company board agendas.
KPMG's annual messages to directors focusing on the critical issues that should be high on board, audit committee, nominating and governance committee, compensation committee, and private company board agendas.
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