The Case of Sustainability Assurance: Constructing a New Assurance Service*

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Contemporary Accounting ResearchVolume 28, Issue 4 p. 1230-1266 The Case of Sustainability Assurance: Constructing a New Assurance Service† Brendan O’Dwyer, Brendan O’Dwyer University of Amsterdam Business SchoolSearch for more papers by this author Brendan O’Dwyer, Brendan O’Dwyer University of Amsterdam Business SchoolSearch for more papers by this author First published: 30 May 2011 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1911-3846.2011.01108.xCitations: 201 † Accepted by Yves Gendron. An earlier version of this paper was presented at the 2010 Contemporary Accounting Research Conference, generously supported by the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants. This paper has benefited from the helpful comments of Shannon Anderson, Roel Boomsma, Mary Canning, Wai Fong Chua, Jesse Dillard, Mahmoud Ezzamel, Clinton Free, Yves Gendron, Georgios Georgakopoulos, Mike Gibbins, James Hazelton, Reggy Hooghiemstra, Chris Humphrey, Thomas Riise Johansen, Nonna Martinov-Bennie, Hugh McBride, John Roberts, Vaughan Radcliffe, Steve Salterio, and Marc Wouters. Highly helpful comments were also received from two anonymous reviewers, a reviewer for the 6th Asia-Pacific Interdisciplinary Research in Accounting (APIRA) Conference at the University of Sydney, and participants at: the 12th Alternative Accounts Conference and Workshop, Schulich School of Business, Toronto; the University of Sydney Discipline of Accounting research seminar series; the 6th Asia-Pacific Interdisciplinary Research in Accounting (APIRA) Conference at the University of Sydney; the 10th Seminar of the Research Centre of Accounting and Control Change (RACC) at the Open University, Eindhoven; the 25th anniversary Contemporary Accounting Research conference hosted by Queen’s University in Kingston; and the Royal Holloway, University of London, Accounting, Finance and Economics research seminar series. The author would also like to gratefully acknowledge the assistance of the interviewees who participated in the study. Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume28, Issue4Winter 2011 (December)Pages 1230-1266 RelatedInformation