IAASB consults on Extended External Reporting (EER) assurance
Mar 13, 2020
On March 13, 2020, the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) released for feedback it’s non-authoritative EER Guidance. This is in response to organizations that are increasingly reporting about their broader performance or impact (“Extended External Reporting” or “EER”) either voluntarily or as required by law or regulation, and the growing demand for assurance engagements on such reporting. Comments are requested by July 13, 2020.
EER encapsulates many different forms of reporting including, but not limited to, integrated reporting, sustainability reporting and other reporting by entities about financial and non-financial matters, including environmental, social and governance matters, related to an entity’s activities.
The purpose of the IAASB’s Public Consultation on Proposed Guidance, Extended External Reporting Assurance is to promote consistent high-quality application of ISAE 3000 (Revised) Assurance Engagements Other than Audits or Reviews of Historical Financial Information so as to:
- Strengthen the influence of EER assurance engagements on the quality of EER reports;
- Enhance user trust in the resulting assurance reports; and
- Engender greater confidence in the credibility of, trust in and reliance upon EER reports by their intended users.
The draft non-authoritative guidance addresses Special Considerations in Performing Assurance Engagements on Extended External Reporting.
Review the press release and guidance on the IAASB's webiste.