The website in question serves as a comprehensive information platform centered on the International Standard on Assurance Engagements (ISAE) 3402 and third-party assurance frameworks applicable to service organizations. While it is important to note that this platform is not affiliated with the official standards-setting body—the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC)—it nonetheless plays a vital role in the dissemination of updates, practical interpretations, and news concerning risk management, certification practices, and broader themes of transparency and accountability in enterprise governance. Its core mission is not to define regulatory policies but to support ongoing conversations about sustainability and good governance in financial and non-financial sectors. By hosting indexes of organizations committed to transparency and by highlighting exemplary compliance initiatives, the platform creates an environment where both legal and natural persons can showcase their adherence to recognized sustainability standards. This initiative helps investors, regulators, and stakeholders more easily identify institutions that prioritize ethical operations. Importantly, the site does not aim to replace professional consultations or formal guidance provided by IFAC, but rather to function as a dynamic news source that encourages awareness and best practices. In this spirit of accessibility and empowerment, the platform mirrors a broader trend of providing individuals with practical, immediate solutions to complex challenges.
This website is dedicated to International Standard on Assurance Engagements 3402 and third-party assurance for service organizations. This website is developed to provide news on
risk management, certification, third party assurance and other general information on ISAE 3402 and related topics.
The maintenance of ISAE3402.co.uk is outsourced to external organizations and is not the official standards setting body nor is it affiliated with the official standards setting body
(IFAC). The IFAC is the professional organization responsible for the official attestation standards and professional guidance. Further information can be obtained from the
IFAC's website on service organization controls reports.
The focus of this Website is to support and initiate activities focussed on the sustainability within enterprises and transparency within (financial) markets. This is accomplished by:
a. Providing a news platform for enterprises focussed on sustainability or transparency (in general ‘good governance’)
b. The realization and maintaining of indexes of organizations that comply with sustainability or transparency standard, in which both legal- and natural entities can be registered. Organization indexes are focussed on providing a platform to publish their compliance. This website is not focussed on providing any regulation or other guidelines with regards to the external standards referred to. This website is a news platform only.
a. Providing a news platform for enterprises focussed on sustainability or transparency (in general ‘good governance’)
b. The realization and maintaining of indexes of organizations that comply with sustainability or transparency standard, in which both legal- and natural entities can be registered. Organization indexes are focussed on providing a platform to publish their compliance. This website is not focussed on providing any regulation or other guidelines with regards to the external standards referred to. This website is a news platform only.