Standard-setting body the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) has issued a global sustainability assurance standard, in a push to "enhance the trust and confidence" investors and regulators have in sustainability information. Read the full article at Responsible-investor.com.

Standard setter IAASB is working closely with the European Commission to ensure ISSA 5000 meets the requirements for CSRD. Read the full article at Responsible-investor.com.

A global body on Wednesday proposed its first set of comprehensive rules for auditing climate-related company disclosures in an anticipated move regulators have said is crucial for giving investors information free of greenwashing. Read the full article at Reuters.com.

As companies scale up the scope and scale of their sustainability reporting, under pressure from both investors and regulators, the need for high-quality external assurance of these disclosures is increasingly urgent. Read the full article at FT.com. 

These narrow scope amendments to two IAASB standards operationalize changes to the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants’ (IESBA) International Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (including International Independence Standards) related to listed and public interest entities.