Demand for sustainability information in external reports continues to grow - globally and here in New Zealand.
Provision of ethical and independent assurance over this information is critical to support trust and confidence in sustainability reporting.
The International Ethics Standards Board of Accountants (IESBA) are proposing changes to their Code to address ethics and independence requirements for sustainability assurance practitioners. These key revisions are intended to be profession agnostic and able to be implemented by all sustainability assurance professionals.
IESBA’s exposure draft and explanatory memorandum on Sustainability Ethics and Independence
We are keen to hear your views on the proposals to inform our submission to IESBA.
The key questions we are interested in hearing your views on are:
Our summary of the significant changes is included here.
Our recent consultation on Greenhouse Gas Assurance engagements provided an opportunity to explore a range questions on this topic. We also heard variety of views through the events we hosted during Mark Babington's visit to New Zealand in November 2023. The webinar on Ethics, Independence and Sustainability Assurance can be
viewed here.
The International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA) held a webinar on the exposure draft on 6 March 2024. This webinar provided more information about the new proposals.
Recording of Webinar here.
The XRB consultation period finished 15 April 2024.
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