ESG Audit & Assurance Services

Here is the ESG audit & assurance services that SUNERGIZE can provide to their customers. These offerings align with evolving regulatory mandates, investor demands, and sustainability best practices. We can tailor the list further for specific industries or regions (e.g., NA, EMEA, India / Asia-Pacific) if you like.

Recommended ESG Audit Services:

1. ESG Materiality & Double Materiality Assessment 

· Identify and prioritize sustainability issues (environmental, social, governance) relevant to the company and its stakeholders. 

· Perform both financial materiality (impact on enterprise value) and societal materiality (impact on society). 

· Develop a materiality matrix and report for use in strategy and disclosure. 

2. Current State ESG Audit & Gap-Analysis 

· Review existing policies, processes, governance, disclosures and data collection.

· Map against frameworks such as Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), Task Force on Climate‑Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) etc. 

· Provide a gap-analysis report with prioritized recommendations for compliance, data readiness, disclosure controls and audit readiness. 

3. Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Verification / Emissions Assurance 

· Audit and verify Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 emissions data. 

· Benchmark against standards such as ISO 14064‑3 (verification of GHG statements). 

· Review carbon accounting methodologies, data sources, emissions intensity metrics, and assurance readiness. 

4. ESG Data & Internal Control Audit 

· Review data flows and systems used to capture ESG metrics (energy, water, waste, social indicators). 

· Audit internal controls around ESG data (completeness, accuracy, consistency, traceability). 

· Recommend process improvements, audit trails, data governance, and system integration. 

5. Disclosure & Reporting Assurance (Pre- or Full Assurance) 

· Review the ESG / sustainability report, disclosures, KPIs and alignment with frameworks (e.g., GRI, SASB, TCFD). 

· Provide “limited assurance” or “reasonable assurance” opinion to stakeholders (investors, regulators). 

· Prepare companies for mandatory reporting regimes (e.g., EU CSRD, SEC climate rules, India BRSR). 

6. Regulatory & Framework Readiness Audit 

· Assess readiness for key regulations and standards (EU CSRD, IFRS/ISSB S1 & S2, UK-SFDR, SEBI BRSR, etc.). 

· Provide a readiness gap-analysis, timeline, road-map and controls framework for upcoming mandatory requirements. 

7. Supply-Chain & Scope 3 Audit 

· Review upstream/downstream value-chain data collection and reporting for Scope 3 emissions. 

· Evaluate supplier disclosures, risk of non-compliance, audit of emissions factors and data accuracy. 

· Recommend supplier engagement strategies and audit mechanisms. 

8. Climate-Risk & Transition Plan Audit 

· Assess climate-related risk identification, scenario analysis, stress-testing and resilience planning (in line with TCFD). 

· Review company’s transition plan (pathway to net-zero/zero-carbon) and audit its metrics, benchmarks, governance, targets. 

· Provide assurance that the transition strategy is credible, robust and aligned with investor expectations. 

9. Technology & Digital-Infrastructure Audit for ESG 

· Audit digital systems (IoT, data lakes, dashboards) used to track sustainability metrics. 

· Review cybersecurity, data integrity, audit trails, blockchain notarization (if used) and technology readiness for ESG automation. 

· Recommend best practices in architecture, system controls, and technology integration. 

10. Training, Internal Audit & Assurance Function Set-Up 

· Train internal audit teams and sustainability functions on ESG audit frameworks, controls and reporting. 

· Support set-up of in-house ESG assurance functions (controls, workflows, reporting). 

· Develop audit programs, checklists, templates and continuous improvement processes. 

Why these services matter:

• Stakeholder  trust:  Assurance and validation of ESG data builds investor/market confidence. 
• Regulatory change: ESG reporting is increasingly mandatory; audit readiness avoids penalties and reputational risk. 
• Operational  & strategic value: Audits uncover efficiencies, risk exposure,  value-levers and prepare companies for transition to sustainable models. 

Reach us at phone: +91-77 95 74 90 43 or email us :  contact@sunergize.net for all your ESG auditing needs.