Audit Committee

ESG and management’s disclosure committee, evolving expectations of chief audit executives, and conversations on geopolitics, civil rights audits, and the metaverse.

Amid demand for higher quality ESG disclosures, clarifying the role and responsibilities of management’s disclosure committee should be front and center.

Stephen Brown of the KPMG Board Leadership Center offers five ways for CAEs to better anticipate the needs of today’s audit committee.

Midyear observations shaping board agendas, financial reporting developments, getting better at assessing talent, what workers want, and proxy season takeaways.

As boards and their committees continue to calibrate their agendas in response to ongoing disruption and uncertainty, we offer midyear observations to On the 2022 board agenda.

Boards may need to reassess whether their delegation of risk oversight responsibilities is clear, properly aligned, and coordinated.

Boards may need to reassess whether their delegation of risk oversight responsibilities is clear, properly aligned, and coordinated.

Board considerations related to the Russia-Ukraine war, developments in climate reporting and oversight, and the global supply chain environment.

The “Great Resignation” and the related competition for talent have become a pain point for the audit committee, particularly when it comes to financial reporting risk and controls.

Board considerations related to the Russia-Ukraine war, developments in climate reporting and oversight, and the global supply chain environment.

The “Great Resignation” and the related competition for talent have become a pain point for the audit committee, particularly when it comes to financial reporting risk and controls.

The KPMG BLC and Eurasia Group explore systemic and geopolitical factors shaping the global supply chain environment and the move toward sustainable supply chains.

The KPMG BLC and Eurasia Group explore systemic and geopolitical factors shaping the global supply chain environment and the move toward sustainable supply chains.

Considerations for boards to weigh and business leaders to monitor.

Considerations for boards to weigh and business leaders to monitor.

Nine key considerations to succeed in this substantially changed world

Priorities for board and audit committee agendas, African American representation on boards, and director views on boardroom diversity.

Six considerations for compensation committees as they consider and carry out their 2022 agendas.

Eight issues for audit committees to keep in mind as they consider and carry out their 2022 agendas.

Eight issues for audit committees to keep in mind as they consider and carry out their 2022 agendas.

A library of topical briefings covering a range of challenges and priorities shaping the board, audit committee, and private company governance agendas, including cybersecurity, auditing and accounting, tax issues, sustainability and more.

Seven issues that audit committees should keep in mind as they consider and carry out their 2020 agendas.

This guide is intended to be a practical, user-friendly reference for both new and seasoned audit committee members, and for the management and audit teams that work with the audit committee.