Sustainability Assurance

This book provides the first comprehensive exploration of the development, content, and significance of ISSA 5000, the groundbreaking sustainability assurance standard issued by the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB). Comprising two parts, it offers both practical guidance and deep research insight.

Warren Maroun is Professor of Accounting and Auditing at Leeds University Business School, UK, and the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. Before joining academia, Warren served in different capacities at PricewaterhouseCoopers in South Africa (PwC). Warren consults widely on a range of accounting, assurance and sustainability-related matters including the provision of expert services in arbitration proceedings.

Jill Atkins is Professor of Accounting and Finance at Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University, UK and University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, and is a global authority on sustainable and extinction accounting. She is the author of several books.

Martina Macpherson is an international sustainability and regulatory expert with 20+ years in sustainable finance. Martina has held a number of ESG and innovation leadership roles including Head of ESG Index Products at S&P DJI, Managing Director of Sustainable Investments Partners Ltd., and Vice President of ESG Solutions at MSCI. She has been working in the ESG, index and asset management industry for almost 20 years and has been a member of multiple sustainable finance associations and policy working groups in UK, EU and at an international level.