The Rise of ESG Controller Jobs

ESG

Back in January I flagged the rise of “ESG controller” jobs as one of the corporate compliance events to watch in 2023. Today I want to unpack that idea a bit more, to understand what these jobs entail, whether corporations really are trying to fill them, and what sort of person might be qualified to…

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Planning Your ESG Reporting Structure

ESG

I spent last week attending the annual user conference for Workiva, maker of software for audit and compliance reporting. Challenges around ESG reporting were all over the agenda, which lets us review some of the more nettlesome issues involved — and just in time, too, since both Europe and the United States are stepping up…

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Thoughts on Developing an ESG Program

ESG

Today I want to circle back to that KPMG survey of compliance officers that the firm released two weeks ago. We have another issue in that report worth our attention: corporations’ efforts to stand up ESG programs, and the role that compliance officers might play.  The report, which surveyed 240 chief compliance officers at large…

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K-Cup Disclosures Cost Keurig $1.5M

K-cups

Well here’s news that will wake up all you sustainability reporting enthusiasts: the Securities and Exchange Commission just fined coffee giant Keurig Dr. Pepper $1.5 million for making misleading disclosures about the recyclability of those little K-cups.  The SEC announced the enforcement action Tuesday morning. According to the settlement order, Keurig stated in its annual…

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SEC Climate Rule Coming Next Week

climate

The Securities and Exchange Commission has scheduled a vote on its proposed climate-change disclosure rule for next week, amid rumors that the agency will drop its original idea to have companies track and report the carbon emissions of their supply chains. The meeting will happen next Wednesday, March 6, at 9:45 a.m., and will be…

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Compliance Events to Watch in 2023

2023

Welcome back to the grind, fellow compliance enthusiasts — and if you need a break from answering all those emails you ignored last week, fear not! Radical Compliance is here to help, with our annual list of compliance events worth watching in the next 12 months.  Every January I try to identify those events likely…

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Compliance Jobs Report: June 10

compliance jobs

Another week, another fulsome Compliance Jobs Report. We have new hires at the World Trade Organization, AbbVie, Panasonic, Accenture, Crowdstrike, and lots more; plus another compliance officer taking a key role at the Justice Department! Job openings this week in finance, food, and fine jewelry; and our Meme of the Week. As always, thank you…

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Compliance Jobs Report: Aug.16

compliance jobs

A big Compliance Jobs Report this week. Departures at Tesla, Microsoft, and FNB; new hires at TechnipFMC, Kering, Radiology Partners, and many more. Our job leads this week are in big box retail, medical AI, and healthcare practices; and Meme of the Week goes out to everyone performing AI risk assessments! Always remember that we…

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Compliance Jobs Report: Sept. 22

compliance jobs

The Compliance Jobs Report this week has new hires at Comerica Bank, Prime Therapeutics, Balfour Beatty, and lots more personnel gossip. We also have some folks leaving corporate for consulting land; job leads in hot dogs, zoos, and personal autonomous aircraft; and Meme of the  Week goes out to ESG reporting! Always remember that we…

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An Internal Governance Basket Case

governance

Talk about the gang that couldn’t shoot straight: One of the largest online gun marketplaces in the United States just filed its latest annual report, and the thing is an internal controls and corporate governance catastrophe. If you’ve ever needed an example of how not to manage your governance operations, read onward. The company in…

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