Congress topics

– Financial Audit and Sustainability Reporting in the Era of Global Transformation: Innovation, Impact, Responsibility
– Sustainability Reporting Audit in Practice: Between Regulatory Requirements and Operational Realities
– Applying CSRD/ESRS requirements in sustainability reporting assurance engagements.
– The digital infrastructure needed to collect and validate sustainability data.
– Collaboration between financial auditors, ESG experts and other entities.
– Examples of good practices from companies that have started sustainability auditing.
– Challenges encountered in carrying out sustainability assurance engagements.
– Financial auditors and professional training focusing on sustainability reporting requirements: from theory to competence
– New competencies required for sustainability reporting (e.g. CSRD, ESRS, GRI).
– Updates to academic and CPD curricula.
– The role of audit in the green transition.
– The importance of cooperation between universities and the audit profession in developing future standards.