ESG Metrics Assurance

The quality of UK corporate reporting is under increased scrutiny, requiring a standardised and consistent measurement and disclosure of non-financial information. We provide ISAE 3000 and ISAE 3410 assurance over companies’ ESG information and metrics included in, or referenced from, the Annual Report.

We can assure metrics across the range of the ESG spectrum, from greenhouse gas emissions to food waste, workforce diversity and pay gaps, to a limited or reasonable level of assurance. We can work with you on your reporting journey to increase the scope of your metrics assurance over time as your reporting processes in these areas mature.

In their annual report, UK premium listed companies are now required to state whether their disclosures are consistent with the Task Force on Climate Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) recommendations or to explain why not, and private companies over a certain size must now meet the climate-related financial disclosure requirements (CFD) requirements. Our assurance services cover the full range of requirements, from gap analysis and benchmarking against best practice and peers, to ISAE 3000 assurance over climate-related disclosures.

ESG Linked Finance related Assurance

Recent years have seen a proliferation of funds that describe themselves as sustainable or environmentally conscious. This increase has been boosted by a fast-growing sustainable finance regulatory framework in the EU and UK, alongside increasing investor demand. Against this backdrop, regulators have become increasingly concerned about the risk of “greenwashing”.

We provide independent assurance across the range of ESG financing, including green, social, sustainable, and transition-related financing across bonds, loans and facilities. Our expertise spans the following areas: