For many companies, corporate social responsibility reporting is seen as an approach to doing “things differently.” How do companies gain public trust with sustainability reporting? If companies are going to publish sustainability performance indicators, then the information needs to be credible. Third-party assurance of these reports is one approach to gaining credibility. Accounting firms, specialist consultancies, certification bodies, nongovernmental organizations, stakeholder groups, and academics perform third-party evaluations. Accounting firms, specialist consultancies, and certification bodies provide the vast majority of sustainability related services and third-party assurance. Certification bodies ...
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