Center for Audit Quality Resource Highlights How Climate-Related Risk Considerations Intersect with the Audited Financial Statements Thursday, September 9, 2021 New publication provides an overview of current accounting and auditing requirements for climate-related risks Washington, D.C. — Today, the Center for Audit Quality (CAQ) released a new resource, Audited Financial Statements and Climate-Related...

Video LinkedIn Live interview with Wes Bricker: Insights on the ESG Reporting and Assurance Landscape Thursday, July 29, 2021 Wes Bricker, Vice Chair and US Trust Solution Co-Leader, PwC, joins Yuri Zwick, Professional Practice Fellow at the Center for Audit Quality to share insights on the ESG reporting and assurance landscape and how...

Center for Audit Quality Expresses Support for Auditor Assurance Over Company-Prepared Climate Disclosures to Enhance Reliability, Investor Protection Monday, June 14, 2021 In comment letter, CAQ also supports a global reporting system and standard setter to help ensure ESG and climate information’s usefulness, comparability June 14, 2021, Washington, D.C. — The Center...

Comment Letter SEC Request for Input on Climate Change Disclosures Friday, June 11, 2021 In March 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a request for input on climate change disclosures. The auditing profession has acknowledged the value of ESG information to investors and other market stakeholders and in their public interest...

Video The Ongoing Challenge of Effective ESG Reporting and Data Disclosure Thursday, May 6, 2021 In this webcast, presented at Ethisphere’s 2021 Global Ethics Summit, we dive into the challenges of effectively reporting ESG information, how companies can increase effective reporting, and how the standards and frameworks can be applied today. Panelists: Margot Cella, Vice...

Leading Organizations in Public and Private Company Auditing Release New ESG Reporting and Attestation Roadmap Wednesday, February 17, 2021 February 17, 2021, Washington, D.C. – Today, the Center for Audit Quality (CAQ) and the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (the Association) released a new roadmap to provide audit practitioners with a...

Comment Letter IFRS Foundation Consultation on Sustainability Reporting Tuesday, December 22, 2020 Download PDF In this comment letter, the CAQ provides views to the IFRS Foundation’s Consultation Paper on Sustainability Reporting. The CAQ is supportive of the IFRS Foundation’s efforts to develop and seek comment on this consultation on sustainability reporting. While...

CAQ Statement on CII’s Call for Companies to Disclose Sustainability Performance Thursday, September 24, 2020 The Center for Audit Quality applauds the statement by the Council of Institutional Investors (CII) encouraging companies to disclose standardized metrics established by independent, private sector standard setters. The building blocks of reliable, comparable and relevant ESG information...