Douglas Hileman, President
Douglas Hileman Consulting LLC
Mr. Hileman draws on over four decades of experience to help clients with ESG risk, compliance, management systems, internal controls, reporting, audit readiness, and auditing. Current focus areas include GHG emissions, forced labor, and conformance with new and emerging rules and standards, including the SEC’s proposed climate disclosure rule. Doug brings a unique perspective to compliance, drawing from experience in operations and corporate compliance; environmental and sustainability auditing, Internal Auditing, and external assurance for ESG issues (with a Big 4 firm and leading conflict minerals assurance audits with his firm) – four “lines of defense”. He was on the Volkswagen Monitor Team, involved in the transformation of environmental compliance and management.
Doug is active with the Institute of Internal Auditors, contributing to thought leadership, webinars, and ESG workshops. He authored the first piece on environmental fraud for BNA Environmental Reporter. He is on a core team updating COSO’s guidance on linking the internal controls framework to ESG. Doug holds the Fundamentals in Sustainability Accounting credential (granted by SASB), Certified Risk Management Assurance Professional (by the IIA) and is Certified Professional Environmental Auditor. See more at www.douglashileman.com.