Assurance Engagement
What is Assurance Engagement?
An engagement in which an auditor expresses a conclusion about the reliability of a subject matter against defined criteria to enhance stakeholder confidence.
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What the standards actually require on assurance engagement
Requirements naming assurance engagement across 2 standards, quoted from the control text.
IFRS S2 Metrics requires comprehensive quantification of climate-related risks + opportunities + emissions following established protocols.
ISSB-IFRS-S2-Metrics-Scope1-2-3-GHG-Emissions-PhysicalRisk-TransitionRisk-Opportunities-GHGProtocol · ISSB IFRS S2 Climate Metrics - Scope 1, 2, and 3 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions per GHG Protocol + Physical Risk Exposure + Transition Risk Exposure + Climate-Related Opportunities + Verification + Assurance →GRI Standards assurance + data quality + auditability. ASSURANCE LEVELS: (a) LIMITED ASSURANCE (ISAE 3000) - moderate level of assurance + negative-form opinion + cost-effective; common for sustainability reports + increasingly mandatory under CSRD;
GRI-AssuranceLevels-DataQuality-Auditability · GRI Assurance Levels, Data Quality, Auditability and ISAE 3000/3410 Standards →Questions people ask about assurance engagement
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