Market newsletter 4/2023 – 5 December 2023
FIN-FSA’s Audit Committee survey of the implementation of sustainability reporting
- Summary
- Tasks of the audit committee
- Tasks of the FIN-FSA
- How was the survey conducted?
- The new sustainability reporting framework
- Audit committees have familiarised themselves with the new regulations
- Sustainability matters on audit committees’ agenda
- Boards have been kept informed about the new regulations
- Audit committees are involved in sustainability reporting implementation projects
- Companies’ processes and controls being developed – demand for new systems
- Increased need for additional resources and expertise
- Independence of audit committee from management ensured
- Attention paid to assurance of sustainability information
- Companies have acted to reduce greenwashing risk
- Audit committees have identified a number of challenges in preparing for sustainability reporting
Market newsletter 4/2023 (pdf)