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Critics increasingly make exaggerated claims about costs and benefits of regulatory initiatives. Who holds these critics accountable for these statements once the dust settles? What, if anything, is the way forward?

Digital danger fears too often derail strategy acceleration, impede operations and drain cash. Three questions can change that.

Please share shortcomings you have came across while using the GHG protocol. I highlight 10 issues including the need for due process, organizational boundary concerns, GHG from discontinued or acquired operations, reconciling EPA GHG to overall firm numbers, scope 4 emissions and transition plans.

Business leaders – including CFOs – are increasingly relying on data insights to measure success and drive value.

Inflation has remained at a moderate level, accompanied by near-zero interest rates, for the last decade. Compared with this, the soaring inflation we’ve seen in recent months comes as a rude awakening.

Elite chief financial officers share their summer reading lists.

The CFO's role on climate issues can go well beyond reporting and disclosure to embedding a climate strategy into everything an organization does, says Jacobs Engineering's Kevin Berryman.

Although lacking in a quantitative background, these bootstrap CDAOs became analytics leaders within businesses when no one else wanted or was able to do so.

The rule is a step in the right direction but structural problems with labels will continue to be an issue.

Along with their C-suite peers, CFOs have treated cybersecurity and data privacy as top strategic priorities for several years. Regulators are embracing a similar approach and CFOs need to be ready. The CFO’s expertise is especially needed as organizations address 7 cybersecurity-related challenges.