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AA1000 Assurance Standard v3

AccountAbility

What is it?

Assurance standard issued or operated by AccountAbility.

Regulatory recognitionAccepted under CARB SB 253 regs; common for CSG reports

Which version is current?

Profile version 2. Official information last verified 22 August 2026.

Who and what does it cover?

Geography: Global
Sectors: All sectors
Scope: Report / process-level

What does it require?

Stakeholder-centric assurance standard evaluating adherence to the AccountAbility Principles (inclusivity, materiality, responsiveness, impact).

What it does not demonstrateThe standard does not by itself prove that an assurance engagement occurred or that a favourable conclusion was reached.

How is conformity assessed?

Type 1 / Type 2 assurance

Grievance mechanismStakeholder-inclusive process

Who makes the decision?

AccountAbility

Assurance arrangementType 1 / Type 2 assurance

Chain of custody

Not specified in this profile

ISEAL membershipNot specified in this profile

Conditional relationships

Claims it may support

A relationship does not mean that the standard proves or validates every use of a claim.

Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions independently verifiedProvides evidence for · Governs the assurance engagement whose statement supports the claim; not itself a performance standard.see standards.last_verified

Legal context

Laws referencing it

California SB 253 — Climate Corporate Data Accountability ActUnited States · Referenced by law · Editor to confirm the provision and purpose of the reference.

Dictionary

Dictionary concepts

No reviewed dictionary cross-link is published.

Version record

What has changed

Version 2Initial profile published after recorded site-owner/editor review of the complete standards batch.23 Aug 2026
Version 1Initial private editorial draft imported from the reviewed standards handover.23 Aug 2026

Last verified 22 August 2026. This neutral profile is informational and does not recommend, rank or endorse the standard.