WATCH NOW - IESBA Discussion on Sustainability and Ethics

Instilling Public Trust and Confidence in Sustainability Reporting and Assurance

This IESBA Sustainability and Ethics Discussion examines the critical role that complying with ethics standards, including on independence, plays in ensuring reliable and trustworthy sustainability information. The one-hour, live-streamed conversation between IESBA Chair, Gabriela Figueiredo Dias; IESBA Sustainability Working Group Chair and UK Financial Reporting Council Executive Director, Mark Babington, and Financial Conduct Authority Director of ESG, Sacha Sadan provided key insights about the applicability of the International Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (including International Independence Standards) (the Code) to the preparation and presentation of sustainability information and the provision of assurance thereon.