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🌿Given the current levels of resource use, it is estimated that we are using Earth’s resources 1.8 times faster than our planet’s biocapacity can regenerate. In other words, in 1 year we use 1.8 earths! The use of materials has sharply risen in the last 50 years. Read the latest article by our Sustainability Senior Consultant Anastasia Ellina ♻️🌍

This article delves into the DLT Pilot Regime, its objectives, and its significance in the European financial services sector. For more information on how the DLT Pilot Regime can benefit your business, contact Grant Thornton Cyprus, a leading provider of professional services.

For many years, since the industrial revolution and the birth of the notion of the firm in the western world, the purpose of the new vehicle was to produce profit for the shareholder/s. Industrial firms are relatively recent in history. They arose only after the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, in the second half of the 18th century in England and, a bit later, in the European Continent and in America.

The global economic crisis that resulted as a consequence of the pandemic has stressed the relevance of prioritising sustainability pillars within financial services.

The CySEC (Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission) issued a new update regarding CASP (Crypto Asset Service Providers) to register their services.

Cryptocurrencies and distributed ledger technologies continue to change the world. We are at the stage of forming complex concepts of regulation of cryptocurrencies and blockchain.

Cryptocurrencies and Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT) continue to change the world. We are at the stage of forming complex concepts of regulation of cryptocurrencies and blockchain. Therefore, today it is extremely important to understand all the intricacies of regulation and crypto-assets.

Before the introduction and enforcement of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) back in May 2018, several organizations have been left exposed to risks that emerged from inadequate data protection and cybersecurity controls.

Technology moved from a growth enabler to a business continuity factor in lockdown. As businesses readjust for the future, it needs to do both.

COVID-19 continues to challenge the business landscape like no other event before it and many in the mid-market are now fully-focused on building greater resilience into their operations.

As the world faces its biggest healthcare challenge in more than a generation, the social impacts of the coronavirus (COVID-19) will be fast and prolonged.

The European Commission proposed the EU Network and Information Security Directive as part of the European Cyber Security strategy. The directive came into force on the 10th of May 2018 with aim to increase the maturity level of cybersecurity across the state members of EU and ensure their strategic cooperation through Risk Management and Incident Reporting.

Our IBR research found business are laser focusing on mitigating data privacy risk at the expense of combating cyber security threats.

Distributed ledgers have grown beyond their cryptocurrency roots and the once-emerging technology is at last ready for your business to put it to work right now.

Realistic resilience: taking a pragmatic approach to cybersecurity

To discuss how we can help your business understand its GDPR requirements and become compliant with the new regulation, get in touch with Technology Risk Services experts.