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AA1000 Assurance Standard
The AA1000 Assurance Standard (AA1000AS v3) is AccountAbility's assurance standard for sustainability reporting, open to organizations of any size or sector. AccountAbility describes it as a next-generation standard that organizations use to build credibility, trust, and reliability of their reporting and disclosures.
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- Audit methodology
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- AccountAbility
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What it is
The scheme owner's own page (accountability.org/standards/aa1000-assurance-standard/) states, verbatim, the current version is the "AA1000 Assurance Standard" (referred to as "AA1000AS v3"), described as "A next-generation standard for Sustainability Assurance."
The same page states, verbatim, it is "a flexible, accessible, and user-friendly framework applicable to organizations of any size or sector, ensuring a comprehensive and forward-looking approach to sustainability management, performance, and reporting."
The same page states organizations use it to "build credibility, trust, and reliability of their reporting and disclosures."
Who owns it
AccountAbility owns and develops the AA1000 Assurance Standard, as stated on its own standards page.
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