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The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) is a joint initiative of the five private sector organizations listed on the left and is dedicated to providing thought leadership through the development of frameworks and guidance on enterprise risk management, internal control and fraud deterrence. We hope you will find the information on this site to be helpful and we welcome your input.
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What's New
January 14, 2015
COSO Releases Thought Leadership Paper
The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) today announced the release of COSO in the Cyber Age, a thought leadership paper that provides direction on how the Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013) and the Enterprise Risk Management-Integrated Framework (2004) can help organizations effectively and efficiently evaluate and manage cyber risks.
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January 6, 2015
COSO Expands Global Reach
The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) today announced its 2013 Internal Control-Integrated Framework has been translated into Russian. The framework is now available in eight languages.
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November 5, 2014
COSO Online Survey Goes Live for Enterprise Risk Management – Integrated Framework Update
The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) today launched an online survey for its current project to review and update the 2004 Enterprise Risk Management – Integrated Framework (Framework). The survey, created by the PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) project team, seeks input and feedback from interested parties and is designed to capture views and insights regarding the current Framework and to collect suggestions for improvements.
The Framework, originally published in 2004, is a widely accepted framework used by management to enhance an organization’s ability to manage uncertainty and to consider how much risk to accept as it strives to increase stakeholder value.
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October 21, 2014
COSO Announces Project to Update Enterprise Risk Management-Integrated Framework
The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) today announced a project to review and update the 2004 Enterprise Risk Management – Integrated Framework (Framework). The Framework, originally published in 2004, is a widely accepted framework used by management to enhance an organization’s ability to manage uncertainty and to consider how much risk to accept as it strives to increase stakeholder value..
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February 10, 2014
COSO Releases New Thought Leader Paper Demonstrating How Frameworks Improve Organizational Performance and Governance
The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) announced today the release of a new thought paper, Improving Organizational Performance and Governance: How the COSO Frameworks Can Help, developed to illustrate how the enterprise risk management (ERM) and internal control frameworks can contribute to enhancing organizational performance and governance for sustainable success.
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June 25, 2013
Managing Sustainability Risks the Focus of COSO’s Latest Thought Leadership
In response to today’s highly competitive markets and the growing number of organizations integrating sustainability into their business operations, the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) and Ernst & Young LLP (EY) have published a new thought paper titled Demystifying Sustainability Risk: Integrating the triple bottom line into an enterprise risk management program.The thought paper leverages COSO’s Enterprise Risk Management — Integrated Framework to offer insight on how organizations can develop interrelated strategies and objectives across the enterprise that create a strong context for risk consideration, and references.
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June 6, 2013
Article Discusses Transition to 2013 Internal Control — Integrated Framework for Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 Compliance
COSO has issued an article aimed at assisting public companies comply with Section 404 of the U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The article outlines an example of one approach to transitioning to COSO’s 2013 Internal Control–Integrated Framework (Framework) from the original framework published in 1992.
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June 3, 2013
Leading Risk Management and Internal Control Professional Robert Hirth Named New Chairman of COSO
COSO has named Robert B. Hirth Jr. as its new Chairman for a three-year term effective today. A prolific thought leader, renowned risk management and internal control professional, Hirth was selected for this position after a four-month extensive search. Hirth succeeds David L. Landsittel, CPA, who has served as COSO chairman since 2009.
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May 14, 2013
2013 Internal Control-Integrated Framework Released
COSO has issued the 2013 Internal Control–Integrated Framework (Framework). The Framework published in 1992 is recognized as the leading guidance for designing, implementing and conducting internal control and assessing its effectiveness. The 2013 Framework is expected to help organizations design and implement internal control in light of many changes in business and operating environments since the issuance of the original Framework, broaden the application of internal control in addressing operations and reporting objectives, and clarify the requirements for determining what constitutes effective internal control.
COSO has also issued Illustrative Tools for Assessing Effectiveness of a System of Internal Control and the Internal Control over External Financial Reporting (ICEFR): A Compendium of Approaches and Examples. The Illustrative Tools are expected to assist users when assessing whether a system of internal control meets the requirements set forth in the updated Framework. The ICEFR Compendium is particularly relevant to those who prepare financial statements for external purposes based upon requirements set forth in the updated Framework.
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