Global ESG consultants release AccountAbility releases AA1000 Assurance Standard in Spanish

AccountAbility, the trusted global ESG consulting and standards firm with a nearly three-decade history of assisting leaders in building better companies, is expanding global access to its principles-based sustainability guidance by announcing the launch of the AA1000 Assurance Standard in Spanish.

With over 500 million Spanish speakers worldwide, this translation becomes a valuable tool in assisting organisations in those markets in applying the leading methodology used by sustainability professionals around the world for sustainability-related assurance engagements. The new translation is now free to download from the AccountAbility website.

“First launched in 2003, and frequently updated, our assurance methodology and its use by sustainability professionals continues to grow to meet worldwide demand for reliable, credible, and trustworthy sustainability disclosures. We are now pleased to expand access to the global Spanish language community, with the much-appreciated support of our international partners.” Comments Peppi-Emilia Airike, Head of Standards and Research, AccountAbility.

This Spanish language version of the AA1000AS v3 was sponsored and translated by AccountAbility-licensed assurance provider MAS Business, Spain and was peer reviewed for quality by Sustaina Value, Chile.

“The global sustainability and impact reporting agendas are advancing at a tremendous pace, resulting in sustainability assurance becoming mainstream. AccountAbility’s AA1000AS v3 is the world’s leading assurance standard, guaranteeing companies that their underlying sustainability management systems respond to the ever-increasing demands of their stakeholders.

We at MAS Business are committed to advancing best practices to address the global sustainability challenges we all face, and it has been a pleasure to work with AccountAbility once again on the Spanish translation of the AA1000AS v3. We are confident that making the standard available in Spanish will have a significant impact on improving the application of best sustainability management and stakeholder practices in Spanish-speaking countries, and thus positively contribute to addressing the sustainability challenges that we all face." Comments Founder and Honorary President of MAS Business in Spain, John Scade.

"Corporate disclosures of sustainability information alone are not enough anymore. The key question stakeholders are asking today is whether or not they can trust those disclosures. The standard AA1000AS v3 provides a robust guide for organizations on how to answer this question through an external assurance process.

In Sustaina Value we are very happy to have contributed to the process of making this standard available to Spanish speakers." Said Luis D. Torres, Associate Director in ESG & Impact at Sustaina Value, Chile.