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ESG Audit Checklist & Best Practices for 2022

Audit Board

ESG is a hot topic and the top ESG issues in 2022 include the following four categories: . #1: Climate change is one of the biggest concerns for consumers, especially Gen Z. 1: Climate Change and Sustainability . And the SEC is concerned as well – when the U.S.

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Invisible, yet Invaluable: Valuing Intangibles in the Birkenstock IPO!

Musings on Markets

A more tangible way to see why intangibles have become a hot topic of discussion is to look at the evolution of the top ten companies in the world, in market capitalization, over time: In 1980, IBM was the largest market cap company in the world, but eight of the top ten companies were oil or manufacturing companies.