Sustainability Reporting - AA1000 Series of Standards

Sustainability Reporting
The AA1000 AccountAbility “Principles” standard is for organizations who want to implement Sustainability Management Systems - criteria for robust sustainability reporting. While, the AA1000 “Assurance” Standard provides a best practice approach to Sustainability Report Assurance, which helps to improve the external credibility of sustainability reporting and adds significant value to the reporting organization.
AccountAbility is a global non-profit network, established in 1995 to promote accountability innovations that advance sustainable development. AccountAbility works with business, government and civil society organisations to advance responsible business practices and the governance of collaborations between public and private institutions.
AccounAbility launched the AA1000 AA (Assurance Standard) and AA1000 APS (Accountability Principles Standard) in London on Oct 24, 2008.
AA1000 Series of Standards
AccountAbility's standards, the AA1000 Series, are principles-based standards for helping organisations become more accountable, responsible and sustainable.
They are for use by any type of organisation from multinational businesses, to SMEs, governments and civil society organisations. These standards are developed through multi-stakeholder consultation processes which ensure they are written for those they impact, not just those who may gain from them.
The AA1000 Series consists of:
AA1000 AccountAbility Principles Standard
(AA1000 APS) 2008 provide a better framework for an organisation to use in order to better identify, understand, prioritise and respond to its sustainability challenges.
AA1000 Assurance Standard
(AA1000 AS) 2008 is used to provide assurance on publicly available sustainability information, particularly CSR / Sustainability reports.

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