Climate Change from the perspective of the third line of defense
INTERNATIONAL ONLINE WEBINAR - 26 OCTOBER 2021
The current business landscape in which companies operate is complex, volatile and constantly changing. Phenomena such as climate change are reshaping the international landscape and continually posing new challenges, with important repercussion on the companies’ risk profile.
Climate change is visibly damaging infrastructure and assets, threatening businesses’ reputation, and introducing a whole new level of regulatory and compliance risks that will increasingly test business resilience.
How to assess climate change related risks?
Internal Auditors are well-placed to play a trusted advisor role and ensure that climate change is on their board’s, audit committee’s, and executive management’s agenda. They need to provide high quality independent assurance that climate-related risks are being identified, managed, and mitigated.
How to carry out a risk assessment? How to conduct specific audits in this area?