AccountAbility’s AA1000 Series of Standards are principles-based frameworks used by global businesses, private enterprises, governments, and other public and private organizations to demonstrate leadership and performance in accountability, responsibility, and sustainability.

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Our AA1000 Series of Standards
AccountAbility is recognized as a Framework Developer in the World Economic Forum’s ESG Ecosystem Map, acknowledging the impact of the AA1000 Series of Standards in advancing large-scale, integrated, and focused ESG change.
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Framework for developing, analyzing and implementing sustainability initiatives.
Standard for creating and conducting inclusive sustainability-related stakeholder engagement practices.
Standard for assuring credibility in sustainability reporting.
Licensing process to obtain an AA1000 license for training providers.
Training Providers with license to conduct AA1000 training.
List of individuals with Lead, Practicing, Associate CSAP and Sustainability Practitioner qualifications.
Licensing process to obtain an AA1000AS license for service providers.
Assurance Providers with license to issue AA1000AS statements for companies.
List of AA1000AS assured company reports.
Ensuring independence, integrity, and global impact.
Routes to help individuals develop AA1000 knowledge and skills
A toolkit that explains how using the AA1000 Assurance Standard can strengthen an organization's reporting, improve ESG outcomes, and build stakeholder trust.
A toolkit that explains how using the AA1000 Assurance Standard can strengthen an organization's reporting, improve ESG outcomes, and build stakeholder trust.
An outline of the different practices of the AA1000AS v3 against the ISAE 3000 at each stage of the assurance process.
The purpose of this document is to help stakeholders understand the key differences between Limited Assurance and Reasonable Assurance within the context of traditional auditing engagements and contrasts them with High Assurance and Moderate Assurance as applied to sustainability information.
Apply the AA1000 Standards to improve your organization’s sustainability performance
Framework for developing, analyzing and implementing sustainability initiatives.
Standard for creating and conducting inclusive sustainability-related stakeholder engagement practices.
Standard for assuring credibility in sustainability reporting.
Licensing process to obtain an AA1000 license for training providers.
Training Providers with license to conduct AA1000 training.
List of individuals with Lead, Practicing, Associate CSAP and Sustainability Practitioner qualifications.
Licensing process to obtain an AA1000AS license for service providers.
Assurance Providers with license to issue AA1000AS statements for companies.
List of AA1000AS assured company reports.
Ensuring independence, integrity, and global impact.
Routes to help individuals develop AA1000 knowledge and skills
A toolkit that explains how using the AA1000 Assurance Standard can strengthen an organization's reporting, improve ESG outcomes, and build stakeholder trust.
A toolkit that explains how using the AA1000 Assurance Standard can strengthen an organization's reporting, improve ESG outcomes, and build stakeholder trust.
An outline of the different practices of the AA1000AS v3 against the ISAE 3000 at each stage of the assurance process.
The purpose of this document is to help stakeholders understand the key differences between Limited Assurance and Reasonable Assurance within the context of traditional auditing engagements and contrasts them with High Assurance and Moderate Assurance as applied to sustainability information.
Offer services to client organizations based on the AA1000 Standards
Framework for developing, analyzing and implementing sustainability initiatives.
Standard for creating and conducting inclusive sustainability-related stakeholder engagement practices.
Standard for assuring credibility in sustainability reporting.
Licensing process to obtain an AA1000 license for training providers.
Training Providers with license to conduct AA1000 training.
List of individuals with Lead, Practicing, Associate CSAP and Sustainability Practitioner qualifications.
Licensing process to obtain an AA1000AS license for service providers.
Assurance Providers with license to issue AA1000AS statements for companies.
List of AA1000AS assured company reports.
Ensuring independence, integrity, and global impact.
Routes to help individuals develop AA1000 knowledge and skills
A toolkit that explains how using the AA1000 Assurance Standard can strengthen an organization's reporting, improve ESG outcomes, and build stakeholder trust.
A toolkit that explains how using the AA1000 Assurance Standard can strengthen an organization's reporting, improve ESG outcomes, and build stakeholder trust.
An outline of the different practices of the AA1000AS v3 against the ISAE 3000 at each stage of the assurance process.
The purpose of this document is to help stakeholders understand the key differences between Limited Assurance and Reasonable Assurance within the context of traditional auditing engagements and contrasts them with High Assurance and Moderate Assurance as applied to sustainability information.
Gain competence in the AA1000 Standards as an individual
Framework for developing, analyzing and implementing sustainability initiatives.
Standard for creating and conducting inclusive sustainability-related stakeholder engagement practices.
Standard for assuring credibility in sustainability reporting.
Licensing process to obtain an AA1000 license for training providers.
Training Providers with license to conduct AA1000 training.
List of individuals with Lead, Practicing, Associate CSAP and Sustainability Practitioner qualifications.
Licensing process to obtain an AA1000AS license for service providers.
Assurance Providers with license to issue AA1000AS statements for companies.
List of AA1000AS assured company reports.
Ensuring independence, integrity, and global impact.
Routes to help individuals develop AA1000 knowledge and skills
A toolkit that explains how using the AA1000 Assurance Standard can strengthen an organization's reporting, improve ESG outcomes, and build stakeholder trust.
A toolkit that explains how using the AA1000 Assurance Standard can strengthen an organization's reporting, improve ESG outcomes, and build stakeholder trust.
An outline of the different practices of the AA1000AS v3 against the ISAE 3000 at each stage of the assurance process.
The purpose of this document is to help stakeholders understand the key differences between Limited Assurance and Reasonable Assurance within the context of traditional auditing engagements and contrasts them with High Assurance and Moderate Assurance as applied to sustainability information.
Information on AA1000 governance and quality systems
Framework for developing, analyzing and implementing sustainability initiatives.
Standard for creating and conducting inclusive sustainability-related stakeholder engagement practices.
Standard for assuring credibility in sustainability reporting.
Licensing process to obtain an AA1000 license for training providers.
Training Providers with license to conduct AA1000 training.
List of individuals with Lead, Practicing, Associate CSAP and Sustainability Practitioner qualifications.
Licensing process to obtain an AA1000AS license for service providers.
Assurance Providers with license to issue AA1000AS statements for companies.
List of AA1000AS assured company reports.
Ensuring independence, integrity, and global impact.
Routes to help individuals develop AA1000 knowledge and skills
A toolkit that explains how using the AA1000 Assurance Standard can strengthen an organization's reporting, improve ESG outcomes, and build stakeholder trust.
A toolkit that explains how using the AA1000 Assurance Standard can strengthen an organization's reporting, improve ESG outcomes, and build stakeholder trust.
An outline of the different practices of the AA1000AS v3 against the ISAE 3000 at each stage of the assurance process.
The purpose of this document is to help stakeholders understand the key differences between Limited Assurance and Reasonable Assurance within the context of traditional auditing engagements and contrasts them with High Assurance and Moderate Assurance as applied to sustainability information.
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