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Thousands of Government Contractors to Start Reporting Emissions and Climate Risks

by Per Thastrom Companies who realize emission efficiencies will be doubly advantaged as they bring down their own costs and can potentially charge a premium for their services By proposing to amend the Federal…

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A Model Explainability Toolbox: Tips and Techniques to Interpret Black Box Models

This article was produced in collaboration with Hatice Halac, founder and lead consultant at DeciTech and former Head of Credit Ratings Modeling at…

Articles September 2022

Pitfalls to Avoid When Incorporating Macroeconomic Variables Into Forecasts (Part II)

By Michael Surace and Robert Chang Despite the prevalence of macroeconomic-based forecasting tools, correlating outcomes with macroeconomic time series is a statistically complex…

Articles, Model Risk Management & Governance, Modeling & Artificial Intelligence September 2022

Pitfalls To Avoid When Incorporating Macroeconomic Variables into Forecasts (Part I)

by Michael Surace and Robert Chang Forecasting is an integral part of an informed decision-making process for organizations. While any type of future…

Articles, Rob Chang August 2022

CDO Recommendations for Data Visibility Initiatives

Last month, FI Consulting’s article titled “6 Things Chief Data Officers Can Do Better,” detailed how the Chief Data Officer (CDO) could provide…

Articles May 2022

6 Things Chief Data Officers Can Do Better

By Pedro Khoury-Diaz Across all industries, Chief Data Officers (CDOs) have one thing in common: short tenures. According to a recent Gartner Survey, the…

Articles, Data Strategy March 2022

Organizations Are Getting Too Little Value From Analytics

“Through 2022, only 20% of analytic insights will deliver business outcomes.” -Gartner [2] Organizations are getting too little value from analytics. Billions are being…

Articles, Data Strategy December 2021

Multi-Cloud Strategy: Transitioning to a Cloud Environment (Part 3 of 3)

BY VISHAL DESHPANDE Companies and government agencies are increasingly benefiting from using cloud services. The proliferation of cloud services provides them options to choose…

Articles, News December 2021

Multi-Cloud Strategy: Establishing an Organization Wide Multi-Cloud Strategy (Part 2 of 3)