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Sustainability Assurance: Who Are the Assurance Providers and What Do They Do?

In: Challenges in Managing Sustainable Business

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  • Muhammad Bilal Farooq

    (Auckland University of Technology)

  • Charl de Villiers

    (The University of Auckland
    University of Pretoria)

Abstract

Sustainability assurance is a voluntary undertaking in most countries. As a result, there is no restriction on who can provide sustainability assurance services or the approach to assurance. This chapter explores the different types of sustainability assurance providers operating in the market. These assurance providers can be segregated into two broad categories comprising of accounting sustainability assurance providers and non-accounting sustainability assurance providers. The similarities and differences in approach to sustainability assurance undertaken by accounting and non-accounting sustainability assurance providers are discussed. The chapter also explores the differences in practitioners’ approach to conducting the sustainability assurance engagement. The discussion highlights the challenges faced by assurance providers and assurance seekers (i.e. sustainability reporters) in the market for this new form of assurance.

Suggested Citation

  • Muhammad Bilal Farooq & Charl de Villiers, 2019. "Sustainability Assurance: Who Are the Assurance Providers and What Do They Do?," Springer Books, in: Susanne Arvidsson (ed.), Challenges in Managing Sustainable Business, pages 137-154, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-319-93266-8_6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-93266-8_6
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