Discover why comparability in sustainability reporting is essential for meaningful ESG disclosures. IRAS explores how consistency, recognised standards and sustainability assurance strengthen reporting quality and transparency.
Why Good Data Is the Foundation of Effective Sustainability Reporting: Discover how IRAS uses rigorous ESG data analysis and independent sustainability assurance to help organisations produce more credible, transparent and reliable sustainability reporting.
IRAS shares new research into the global growth of Certified Sustainability Assurance Practitioners (CSAPs), providing insights into sustainability assurance, ESG reporting, stakeholder engagement and the future of corporate sustainability reporting.
Integrated Reporting & Assurance Services (IRAS), analysed the 56 assurance engagements conducted for JSE-listed companies by 12 assurance providers for the 2024 financial reporting period, drawing several conclusions about the value assurance provides the assured companies and their stakeholders.
Integrated Reporting & Assurance Services (IRAS), in partnership with the National Council of and for Persons with Disabilities (NCPD), recently celebrated remarkable strides in corporate disability inclusion at a prestigious event held at The Leonardo in Sandton, Johannesburg.
Having cut my sustainability teeth at two of the largest global accountancy firms, the latter one cut me loose for spending too much of my personal time working with underprivileged children in one of South Africa’s largest townships: Soweto.
On the 17th of April, the IRAS team had the distinct pleasure of working with my friend George Makunga to deliver shoes to children attending a special needs school in Soweto.
My Lead CSAP Certificate has arrived! With zero fanfare, I’m pleased to announce that I’ve received my Lead Certified Sustainability Assurance Practitioner (CSAP) certificate from AccountAbility
When I joined IRAS in September of 2023 it was abundantly clear that my new “job” was not going to be limited to the tasks that I do for my boss, but also the tasks that I do for myself. As Michael (my boss) stated,
“Your #1 objective during your first year at IRAS is to learn.”
Over the past week, a ChemEng colleague (Joslin Lydall) and I conducted an assurance site visit for a UK-based oil and gas company with off-shore platforms situated northeast of Rio de Janeiro, aligned to AccountAbility’s AA1000AS v3, Type 11 (High) assurance standard.