Auditing: A Risk Based-Approach to Conducting a Quality Audit
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Author: Karla M Johnstone, Audrey A. Gramling, Larry E. Rittenberg
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Is it unethical for a company to provide a sustainability report, but provide no assurance on the reliability of the information Contained therein?
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