Webinar: New reporting requirements on ESG information

Reporting obligations are becoming more important for European entities. The responsibility of board members is increasing both on ESG information (CSRD, CS3D) and on digital information (cyber security, AI). The choice of the external auditor will be all the more crucial to support them in these strategic fields.

These two webinars, organised by ecoDa and Forvis Mazars, are designed to enlighten companies on current issues and guide them on the questions to be raised in the auditor selection process.

You’ll have the opportunity to hear from the experts on new reporting and assurance requirements on digital (webinar 1) and ESG information (webinar 2), and in addition, you'll also learn about some of the questions raised in the auditor selection process.

Webinar 2: New reporting requirements on ESG information: what impacts for the auditor's selection?

With the introduction of the CSRD, legislators explicitly aim at gradually bringing the ESG reporting of European companies to the level of quality of their financial reporting. A key lever to achieve this objective is the mandatory assurance on sustainability statements, alongside the introduction of reporting standards (ESRS). This mandatory assurance requirement takes into account the expected growing maturity of ESG reporting and shows a gradual ambition in terms of depth of the audit, from an initial 'limited assurance' to a 'reasonable assurance' framework.

In this webinar, Anne Helene Monsellato, Emmanuel Thierry and Daniela Mattheus discuss how companies are selecting their CSRD auditors, including what criteria or processes they might consider, as well as observations from the first wave of CSRD auditors appointments in terms of challenges, market considerations, competencies and costs.

Discover the recap of the event below.

Speakers:

Anne Helene Monsellato - Independent Director

Emmanuel Thierry - Partner Sustainability / Audit / Advisory, Forvis Mazars

Daniela Mattheus - Non Executive Director, Audit Committee Chair

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