The Future of Sustainability Assurance

Over recent years a variety of approaches within sustainability assurance have been developed to satisfy the demands of managers, trading partners, investors, consumers, regulators and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) for relevant, timely and accurate information relating to aspects of economic, social and environmental performance.

Following on from AccountAbility's State of Sustainability Assurance in 2003, the report provides a review of the current state of sustainability assurance and offers perspectives on where it is going in the future.

The report produced in partnership with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) brings together opinions from experts in this field, and outlines three potential scenarios for sustainability assurance over the next fifteen years.