Sustainability Report Assurance

Building public trust
In terms of managing business risk and opportunity, does your company need:

  • Independent confirmation of the performance of existing management systems and controls in achieving appropriate levels of understanding and management of business risks and opportunities?
  • Recommendations for improvement to system design and/or implementation to facilitate development of more robust and effective controls where required?
In terms of supporting decision-making, does your company need:
  • Independent assurance that all information used to support decision-making is relevant, reliable, neutral and complete?
  • Assurance to management and external stakeholders (e.g. investors) that the information provides a robust basis from which decisions can be made and an accurate presentation of performance against business objectives?
In terms of building trust, does your company need:
  • Independent statements on management and reporting frameworks and reported information help to increase transparency and accountability and, as a result, to build trust with stakeholders?
Independent assurance can be defined as the provision of confidence as to the reliability, completeness and meaningfulness of disclosed information. As such, it reinforces the quality and credibility of non-financial disclosure. An assurance process is a structured and comprehensive process to collect and evaluate evidence to confirm the effectiveness of chosen subject matter. It provides evidence on your organisation’s contribution to the sustainability, both of your own business and of the economic, social and environmental communities in which you operate. It supports both the internal reliability and the external credibility of information being reported.

Industry specialism
We provide assurance services for non-financial and sustainability reporting using a framework and methodology based on underlying principles contained within guidance and standards such as the GRI’s Sustainability Reporting Guidelines, the AA1000S Assurance Standard and international standards on non-financial assurance engagements developed by the International Federation of Accountants ("IFAC"). Our approach is continuously adapted to reflect emerging best practice and standards. Our assurance service is tailored to meet the requirements of individual clients, based on the expectations of their stakeholders. Each assurance engagement is defined by subject matter and required level of assurance, which are discussed and agreed with our clients at the outset of the engagement.