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Internal audit and ESG: My opinion

Environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) is a strategic framework for identifying, assessing, and addressing organizational objectives and activities ranging from the company’s carbon footprint and commitment to sustainability, to its workplace culture and commitment to diversity and inclusion, to its overall ethos regarding corporate risks and practices.

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Rethinking internal auditing

In 1998, the magazine of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the Journal of Accountancy, approached the IIA. They said they wanted to write an article about progressive internal auditing leaders and (I thank them) the IIA pointed them to me.

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Ways to maintain proper books and records

A recent Tax Court of Canada (“TCC”) decision, Promised Land Ministries v. The Queen[1], serves as a reminder to charities of the importance of maintaining proper books and records.

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