Comments on: Shell and reporting sustainability http://neilmcintyre.ca/shell-and-reporting-sustainability/ From external to internal audit Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:28:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Neil http://neilmcintyre.ca/shell-and-reporting-sustainability/comment-page-1/#comment-257 Neil Fri, 15 Dec 2006 09:10:46 +0000 http://neilmcintyre.dreamhosters.com/?p=130#comment-257 Wow, now that's strong growth. The Next 2 are growing as well. What about the European regulators though? The link says 44% of worldwide revenue was from Europe, and 43% Americas. More needs to be done to encourage companies to use smaller audit firms, or to help smaller firms compete. Wow, now that’s strong growth. The Next 2 are growing as well.

What about the European regulators though? The link says 44% of worldwide revenue was from Europe, and 43% Americas.

More needs to be done to encourage companies to use smaller audit firms, or to help smaller firms compete.

]]> By: Malcolm McLelland http://neilmcintyre.ca/shell-and-reporting-sustainability/comment-page-1/#comment-256 Malcolm McLelland Wed, 13 Dec 2006 06:01:31 +0000 http://neilmcintyre.dreamhosters.com/?p=130#comment-256 In principle I think you're right: Sustainability investments undoubtedly have a payoff of some kind, at least in expectation (i.e., in probability). So when investors begin to recognize the importance of the reporting, the demand for auditing the reports should follow ... But how's this for another opportunity for audit services: See the discussion of the Big 4's 2006 financial results at ... http://www.accounting.com/forum2/forum_posts.asp?TID=6707 I'm not a huge fan of regulation, but I would think U.S. accounting industry regulators (e.g., PCAOB) would want this stuff audited(?). In principle I think you’re right: Sustainability investments undoubtedly have a payoff of some kind, at least in expectation (i.e., in probability). So when investors begin to recognize the importance of the reporting, the demand for auditing the reports should follow …

But how’s this for another opportunity for audit services: See the discussion of the Big 4’s 2006 financial results at …

http://www.accounting.com/forum2/forum_posts.asp?TID=6707

I’m not a huge fan of regulation, but I would think U.S. accounting industry regulators (e.g., PCAOB) would want this stuff audited(?).

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