Assurance Readiness

What this involves

External assurance over sustainability data is fast becoming standard, and it trips companies up because the discipline differs from a financial audit. Assurers want a clean trail from a reported figure back to its source, documented methods, and controls that stop errors creeping in. Most first-time reporters have the numbers but not the evidence behind them. We close that gap before the assurer ever shows up.

We work through the metrics that will be assured, test whether each one can be traced and supported, and document the methods and controls properly. Where we find a weak spot — a manual spreadsheet with no version history, an emission factor nobody can cite — we fix it while there is still time, rather than letting it surface mid-engagement when the meter is running.

A mock walk-through rehearses the real thing, so your team knows exactly what will be asked and has the answers ready. The payoff is a faster, calmer assurance process and, more often than not, a smaller assurance bill — because the provider spends their time confirming evidence rather than hunting for it.

What you get

• A review of assured metrics and data trails
• Method and controls documentation
• Gap fixes ahead of the engagement
• A mock assurance walk-through
• A tidy evidence pack for the assurer

Common add-ons

• Controls and evidence review
• Data-trail documentation
• Mock assurance walk-through