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Compliance

Corporate fraud: A growing issue

B2B fraud has increased dramatically, with fraudsters cleverly taking advantage of various circumstances created by the pandemic. B2B fraud has the potential to cripple businesses, resulting in losses that can run into the millions.

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ESG

What led to the development of ESG?

After a few disasters occurred, it became increasingly important to take global steps in ESG and ethical conduct. But which events contributed to the developments of ESG and what steps have been taken?

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Supply & Procurement

4 tips for a healthy supply chain

During the pandemic, ministries learned how limited the models for predicting supply chain disruptions were. Now, even after the pandemic, there are many turbulent times affecting the movement of products and materials, new models need to be in place so that changes can be better anticipated.

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Compliance

The UBO Registry versus the UBO Database. The main differences

The CBE has a UBO registry, but at Altares Dun & Bradstreet we talk about a UBO database. These are two different databases that each provide information about the UBO (beneficial owners) of a company, but there are also differences between the two databases. The three main differences are explained.

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ESG

The challenges of an ESG-strategy

It has become impossible to ignore environmental, social and governance (ESG) challenges. Although many ESG regulations are still in their infancy, companies are already under pressure to formulate their ESG policies and meet the associated targets.

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Credit Risk Management

Managing green money

ESG scores to measure sustainability are in the making and companies are increasingly forcing themselves to be transparent about the organization's sustainable policies. It is logical that sustainability is now playing an increasingly important role in business, and where money is spent and invested there is a credit manager. As a result, the credit manager must also start paying attention to sustainability. What should you pay attention to?

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ESG

ESG is the new corporate social responsibility

Whereas before you could still hear everyone talking about corporate social responsibility, now everyone seems to be concerned with ESG. But what exactly are the differences between ESG and CSR?ย  And what does ESG entail? This blog explains how ESG came about and why ESG is the new CSR.

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Compliance

What do sanctions imply for my organisation?

Today it became known that the EU wants to ban all Russian oil as part of the sixth round of sanctions. As an organisation, it is difficult to keep track of who has been sanctioned and to see what impact this will have on your organisation. And this while strict enforcement takes place.

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Master Data Management

Data culture is decisive for data truth

Do you need a single source of truth (SSOT) for data? Yes. But where do you start? In this blog, we discuss five steps you can take to achieve success with a single source of truth for data.

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Credit Risk Management

Business payment term Belgium shortened to maximum 60 days

Since February 1, 2022, Belgian legislation has changed the payment terms between companies. Payment terms longer than 60 days have been annulled by law since February 1. The new standard payment term is 30 days with a maximum of 60 days if contractually agreed.

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