IESBA has issued a Proposed International Ethics Standards for Sustainability Assurance (including International Independence Standards) (IESSA) and Other Revisions to the Code Relating to Sustainability Assurance and Reporting which was issued in January 2024. It establishes a third pillar of ethics, including independence, standards to complete the infrastructure of international standards being developed by other standard setters and regulators and support public trust in sustainability-related information. Comments are due May 10, 2024.