79% of companies now obtain external assurance over some ESG metrics

Assurance

Here are some bullets pulled from this “ESG News” story about a KPMG survey:

  • Growing Assurance Demand: 79% of FTSE 100 companies obtained ESG assurance in 2023, up from 75% in 2021.
  • Auditor Alignment Trend: 47% of companies used the same practitioner for both ESG assurance and financial audits in 2023.
  • Big 4 Dominance: 63% of ESG assurances were conducted by Big 4 firms, showing an 8% increase from 2021.