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What is Sustainability Assurance?
What is Sustainability Assurance? Learn more about sustainability reporting.
Internal Assurance
- Ask the internal auditor to review the sustainability report
- However, the credibility/independence of this approach may be questioned especially amongst external stakeholders
Stakeholder Panels
- Assemble a panel of stakeholders who then review the sustainability report
- A good way to ensure that issues important to stakeholders are focused
- However it is doubtful if a full range of stakeholders will get representation
Expert Input/Review
- Hire an expert (scientist) to review the sustainability report
- Experts will have technical knowledge
- However, experts may not be able to access (or may have limited access to) confidential internal data and information
Use of Internationally Recognised Sustainability Reporting Standards
- GRI and AA1000APS
Participation in International Sustainability Reporting Awards
- ACCA international sustainability reports awards
- An independent panel of judges has awarded the report a best sustainability report prize
- However, the panel of judges may not have actually verified the data & information contained within the sustainability report
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