Public companies and their stakeholders often struggle with effective environmental, social and governance programs in the absence of clear and common standards and regulations. But the landscape is rapidly changing in a way that will likely impose new risks and costs on companies.

The retailer's 2021 earnings came in considerably lower than expected due to a combination of Covid staffing issues, consumer spending trends, and inflation.

After Kyriba's Q1/2022 "Currency Impact Report" showed FX boosting multinationals' earnings by more than $9 billion, the Q2 report shows that currency headwinds reduced corporate profits by a total of $4.56 billion in North America alone.