The IESBA releases update on sustainability work
Dec 19, 2022
On December 19, 2022, the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA) released "Continuing with the Development of Global Ethics and Independence Standards for Sustainability Reporting and Assurance," a publication providing an overview of the sustainability-related decisions made by the Board at it's recent meeting and how those decisions will shape the Board's work in 2023 and beyond.
On December 2, 2022, the Board unanimously approved two new projects that will deliver the following:
Sustainability Project
- Profession-agnostic independence standards for use by all sustainability assurance practitioners
- Specific ethics provisions relevant to sustainability reporting and assurance
Experts Project
- Specific ethics and independence provisions addressing the use of experts by organizations as well as in the context of audit and assurance engagements (including sustainability assurance)
Review the press release and publication on the IESBA's website.
