The mission of the College of Environmental Science and Forestry is to advance knowledge and skills, while promoting the leadership necessary for the stewardship of both the natural and designed ...

The new Internal Control—Integrated Framework of the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) reached an important transition point this week. In May 2013 COSO issued ...

Quality assurance, or quality control, evaluates and modifies an organization's procedures to make sure they provide the desired results. A quality assurance plan should include an organizational ...

Controls are routinely the subject of compliance discussions, but of equal importance is how a controls mindset can help organizations effectively manage operational and strategic risks. Companies ...

As part of a financial statement audit, auditors are required to obtain an understanding of a company's internal control system. Internal control is an interconnected web of policies, procedures, ...

Internal control systems encompass the processes, policies and procedures designed by an organisation’s leadership to provide reasonable assurance over the reliability of financial reporting. Grounded ...

The majority of us come to work every day where operations run smoothly, missions are planned and executed and teams work together seamlessly. Now imagine just beneath the surface, risks are lurking ...

Internal fraud controls aren't fire-and-forget. Smart collaboration and ongoing improvement will help keep fraud in check. Here are the basics. There are several keys to effective prevention, but some ...

The Secretary-General has signed the first Statement on Internal Control for all operations of the Secretariat for 2020, marking an important milestone towards achieving greater accountability for ...