Episode 44 - Doug Hileman: Part 1

<p>In this episode of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjV4MJQWLV_bioTkc_Hg2zu9bKfGiM1tv" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><em><strong>Auditors Save the World</strong></em></a><em>, </em>podcast host <a href="https://yellowbook-cpe.com/about" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Leita Hart-Fanta, CPA</a> interviews audit superhero, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/douglas-hileman-fsa-crma-cpea-p-e-6abbb71/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Doug Hileman</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>In a world where the stakes stretch beyond borders, and where rising tides, shifting climates, and unseen risks threaten the balance, one brave leader doesn’t just watch the horizon. He redraws it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Meet our hero, Doug. From the shadowy trails of conflict minerals to the high-stakes halls of global industry (where even giants like Volkswagen faced the reckoning), he stood at the intersection of accountability and consequence. A guardian not just of rules, but of the planet itself.</p><p><br /></p><p>Then, when the call came from <a href="https://www.coso.org/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">COSO</a>, the architects of internal control, they didn’t ask for a participant. They called for a protector. A mind built for the big picture, a voice that echoes across continents, and a force for sustainability, integrity, and action.</p><p><br /></p><p>Because when Doug takes on a mission, it’s not just about compliance. It’s about the future.</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>CHAPTERS:</strong></p><p>01:00 — Environmental regulation history</p><p>03:00 — ESG as a taxonomy, not a state of being</p><p>05:00 — Voluntary frameworks and climate financial disclosures</p><p>08:00 — How Doug fell into this career path</p><p>10:00 — Conflict minerals: what the law requires and why it matters</p><p>13:00 — The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act explained</p><p>15:00 — The Volkswagen monitorship: watching in real time</p><p>19:00 — Carbon reporting and finding his niche post-pandemic</p><p>22:00 — The COSO sustainability guidance document</p><p>26:00 — Why "sustainability" may be the wrong word</p><p>29:00 — SASB: industry-specific sustainability risk done right</p><p>35:00 — Financial disclosure vs. financial reporting</p><p>40:00 — B2B sustainability pressure in the supply chain</p><p>44:00 — Climate risk as a government audit opportunity</p><p><strong>ABOUT DOUG HILEMAN</strong></p><p>Douglas Hileman (FSA, CRMA, CPEA, P.E.