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ASSURANCE OF SUSTAINABILITY REPORTS: CONSOLIDATING A STRATEGIC DOCUMENT
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Sustainability Report Assurance - GLOBAL INVESTMENT COMPANY
07.15.22
FINDING A SOLUTION WITH BUREAU VERITAS
Our client is a global investment company, headquartered in Scotland and listed on the London stock exchange.
It is increasingly important for organisations of this size and global stature to validate the information presented in its corporate sustainability report. This provides independent assurance that data is reliable and presented in lined with global frameworks.
The client instructed Bureau Veritas, a trusted verification partner with an experienced team of sustainability professionals, to provide assurance over select data and information for its corporate sustainability report 2021.
PROJECT AT A GLANCE
Client: Global Investment Company
Location: UK - Wide
Date: 2021
Service: Sustainability KPIS Assistance
Relevant Industries: Financial Services
PROJECT BRIEF
Working in line with the ISAE 3000 (revised) standard, our team worked to provide independent assurance
across eight KPIs spanning:
- Diversity reporting, including percentage of gender and ethnic minorities in specified roles.
- Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions.
- Total annual energy use.
Our expertise in delivering this project is demonstrated through our memberships and accreditations
including GRI Community Member, an Approved Verifier for the Climate Bond Initiative (CBI), a designated
entity under the UN for the verification of Clean Development Mechanisms (CDM/JI) and accreditation by
UKAS for ISO 14065 GHG verification.
Our team of consultants includes sustainability experts who specialise in working with a variety of
frameworks and assessment tools including the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG Protocol), UN Sustainable
Development Goals, Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), Science-Based Targets, Carbon Disclosure Project
(CDP) and UN Human Rights Reporting Framework, amongst others.
Business Unit Manager Sustainability & Assurance
Bureau Veritas
Our assurance methodology has been proven with other major global clients and we were delighted to support this organisation, combining a series of activities to validate the information included with the report.
ACHIEVEMENTS
In checking the accuracy, consistency and completeness of data and information reported in the report, our team undertook a series of activities including document reviews, interviews with content owners, checks of data collection methods and a review of client processes.
Our assurance methodology in line with ISAE 3000 included pre-assurance activities (scoping and planning), assurance activities listed above and a final, independent technical review.
An assurance statement and management report were presented to the client, offering the independent assurance required to publish the Corporate Sustainability Report with confidence.