#008: Elevating the Value of Sustainability & Internal Audit with Wei Chien Yoong
Wei Chien Yoong recently moved to Singapore to take on the role as Audit Lead Asia Pacific at the diversified conglomerate Cargill, the largest private company in the world, and as such she’s a regular business traveller across Southeast Asia. Her current interests are helping finance leverage the value of sustainability audits for the benefit of the business and local communities as well as better understanding the impact of block chain.
Key Points From the Episode:
• The one practice we can all do to have a fun, rewarding & successful career in accounting & finance
• The 3 pillars of sustainability audits and some ideas on where they can improve the bottom line.
• How diversity in audit perspectives can unlock value for the business
• What blockchain means for the value proposition of global shared services centres and finance teams into the future.
Detailed show notes can be found at sitnshow.com/podcast/008
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