5.3.2 Findings and deductions. From Table III it is evident that the majority of the
companies (61.90 percent) disclose the assurance report in a separately published sustainability report. Where companies did not have separate sustainability reports, the
assurance statement was published as part of their annual report. Only three companies,
representing 14.29 percent of the population, published the assurance report on their
web site only. This may be misleading to users of the published financial statements,
because it may not be clear to the readers of only the annual and/or sustainability reports
whether assurance was actually obtained on the sustainability reports. This
could diminish the credibility of the sustainability information because the user is
not clearly informed about the assurance obtained. As discussed in Section 3.1, the
recommendations of King III that sustainability reporting should be integrated with
financial reporting, is expected to affect the format of sustainability reporting in the
future.
5.3.2 Findings and deductions. From Table III it is evident that the majority of thecompanies (61.90 percent) disclose the assurance report in a separately published sustainability report. Where companies did not have separate sustainability reports, theassurance statement was published as part of their annual report. Only three companies,representing 14.29 percent of the population, published the assurance report on theirweb site only. This may be misleading to users of the published financial statements,because it may not be clear to the readers of only the annual and/or sustainability reportswhether assurance was actually obtained on the sustainability reports. Thiscould diminish the credibility of the sustainability information because the user isnot clearly informed about the assurance obtained. As discussed in Section 3.1, therecommendations of King III that sustainability reporting should be integrated withfinancial reporting, is expected to affect the format of sustainability reporting in thefuture.
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