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THE ROLE OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS IN STUDYING AND ASSESSING THE SUSTAINABILITY DIMENSIONS OF THE AUDITED COMPANIES

Authors: 
Raed Ibrahim Saad
ISSN: 
1528-2635-28-S3-001
Journal Name: 
Academy of Accounting and Financial Studies Journal
Volume: 
28
Issue: 
3
Pages From: 
1
To: 
15
Date: 
Thursday, February 15, 2024
Keywords: 
External auditor, Examining, Assessing, Sustainability dimensions, Auditor responsible.
Abstract: 
According to previous research, external auditors in managed organizations are typically conscious of their obligation to review and assess data linked to the economic, environmental, social, and governance components of sustainability. By highlighting various pre-existing research features that can discourage (or at least temporarily) such as a search match, this research expanded on and contributes to prior literature that started to pose the problem of "The role of independent auditors in studying and assessing the sustainability dimensions of the audited companies. This study attempts to clarify the role of the independent auditors in studying and assessing aspects of sustainability information from the perspective of earlier studies. To achieve this goal, a descriptive analytical method was used, and with the help of a group of previous studies that dealt with this topic and the most important findings were discussed. The findings of this study indicate that external auditors at the examined companies are aware of their obligation to review and assess data pertaining to the economic, environmental, social, and governance principles of sustainability. This research highlights various examples from the literature as information sources for external auditors and sustainability performance.