Internal audit function means a function of an entity that performs assurance and consulting activities designed to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of the entity’s governance, risk management and internal control processes. …

Direct assistance means the use of internal auditors to perform audit procedures under the direction, supervision and review of the external auditor. …

For the purposes of this ASAE, the following terms have the meanings attributed below: [8] …

Applicable criteria – The criteria used by the entity to quantify and report its emissions in the GHG statement. …

Assertions – Representations by the entity, explicit or otherwise, that are embodied in the GHG statement, as used by the assurance practitioner to consider the different types of potential misstatements that may …

Base year – A specific year or an average over multiple years against which an entity’s emissions are compared over time. …

Cap and trade – A system that sets overall emissions limits, allocates emissions allowances to participants, and allows them to trade allowances and emission credits with each …

Comparative information – The amounts and disclosures included in the GHG statement in respect of one or more prior periods. …

Emissions – The GHGs that, during the relevant period, have been emitted into the atmosphere or would have been emitted into the atmosphere had they not been captured and channelled into a sink. Emissions can be categorised as: Direct emissions (also …

Emissions deduction – Any item included in the entity’s GHG statement that is deducted from the total reported emissions, but which is not a removal; it commonly includes purchased offsets, but can also include a variety of other instruments or mechanisms …