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Sustainability assurance services
Climate change is among some of the greatest challenges of our lifetime and businesses have a vital responsibility to reduce their impact on the planet. EY teams can help guide your organization through the complexity of environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting, supporting it with limited and reasonable assurance.
Sustainability Assurance: Building Trust and Long-Term Value
The way your business embraces sustainability issues is integral to its resilience and creating long-term value for a diverse range of key stakeholders. How your business reacts and reports on these matters is also a crucial component for building confidence and trust in your company. Because of that, the role of assurance extends beyond meeting the growing transparency demands of regulated sustainability reporting. It also empowers companies to act and be accountable, measuring their overall value and confidence in their sustainability practices.
As more mandatory sustainability reporting directives and standards emerge, companies deal with complexities of multiple frameworks. They should act now to assess the impact of those standards on their overall strategy, as well as their impact on corporate reporting, internal controls, and other key business processes.
Reporting frameworks that can potentially impact your organization:
What EY teams can do for you
EY Climate Change and Sustainability Services professionals can assist you in assessing impact of sustainability reporting frameworks to attain a variety of company goals and priorities, such as:
- Meeting investors’ demand to use reporting frameworks, such as ESRS, ISSB, Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)
- Adhering to compliance, requirements including Swiss Code of Obligations article 964 paragraphs a-c, EU directives and regulations and ISSB standards
- Improving company rating through transparency benchmarking and Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI)
- Aligning with internationally recognized guidelines, such those prescribed by UN Global Impact and OECD
Below we have summarized the key points of the various types of Sustainability Assurances EY can offer to companies:
Why EY?
The EY organization has the world’s largest highly integrated sustainability service across the globe — over 3,400 technical professionals entirely dedicated to providing climate change and sustainability services. EY teams are here to help your business navigate the complex landscape of climate change and sustainability reporting, to prepare for new requirements on climate disclosures and greater scrutiny from auditors, regulators and investors.
The EY organization is the market’s recognized leader for ESG, sustainability and climate change consulting. The EY Climate Change and Sustainability Services (CCaSS) teams are well positioned to support you with your complex sustainability challenges and help you build trust in an environment, where positive sustainability outcomes are increasingly vital to value creation. With over 20 years of experience in the field, EY professionals can support your business with the extensive and complex task of sustainability reporting and wider assurance, using market-leading tools and methodology.
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