Having considered how internal audit can address environmental risks in the first article in this series, this article turns to the second element of ESG, social risk. This can be a sensitive area, and many risks are hard to quantify. But over the last decade, expectations of organizations have evolved significantly, and internal audit has a key role in providing assurance over the risks that this presents.
ESGComplianceSeptember 29, 2022
What internal audit should know about ESG risks: S is for Social
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