This project was commissioned by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), which is dedicated to providing thought leadership through the development of comprehensive frameworks and guidance on enterprise risk management, internal control, and fraud deterrence designed to improve organizational performance and governance and to reduce the extent of fraud in…
Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act proved to be an arduous process for many public companies, yet these requirements cover only a slice of the total risks facing businesses. A much wider range of factors − including strategic, operations, and compliance risks − lies outside of the financial reporting and internal controls areas of Section 404. Any of the wide spectrum of business ri…