Tag: sustainability assurance
Big Four firms’ success threatens sustainability assurance choice
Clients’ preference for a Big Four firm may restrict the market and disadvantage challenger firms, finds the FRC.
Government’s advisers endorse new UK sustainability reporting standards
Adopting IFRS S1 and S2 is a ‘crucial step in aligning UK businesses with global reporting practices’, according to regulators.
Sustainability assurance audits raise competition fears
There is a risk the market may become dominated by the Big Four, a study by the Financial Reporting Council reveals.
Ethical standards put in place for sustainability audits
In a move to boost sustainability assurance and cut greenwash, auditors are given ‘a clear framework of expected behaviour’.