Expose corporate fraud: Tell auditors to hold corporations accountable for greenwashing

 

Fossil fuel companies repeatedly ignore environmental laws, despite the increasing spotlight on their environmental and human rights violations. And companies recklessly put workers in danger, violating health and safety regulations and retaliating against workers who speak out. When public companies are breaking the law, it hurts both investors and the public — so violations *should* be caught during routine company audits. But right now, there are two big problems that prevent auditors from holding corporations accountable: There aren’t strong rules that tell auditors to proactively detect and report violations of worker safety and environmental laws, so honest auditors aren’t focusing on these issues Some auditors are less than honest, and are in the pockets of the very corporations that they’re supposed to be investigating Here’s the good news: The organization in charge of regulating auditors, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, just introduced a proposal that requires auditors to become vigilant public watchdogs instead of passive rubber stampers. But some auditors and corporations don’t want to be held to higher standards, and are trying to stop this proposal before it is finalized. That’s why we need your help! Please send a message to the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and support this proposal to ensure auditors hold Corporate America accountable. This new proposal would require auditors to step up and detect when companies break the law and commit financial fraud. It tells auditors that: They must proactively detect and report when companies aren’t following laws and regulations, putting communities, workers, and the environment at risk They must protect investors from greenwashing by ensuring that companies’ actions align with their public climate commitments They must protect investors by identifying when companies are committing worker safety violations Auditors have a huge responsibility, and their actions affect us all. We've seen the consequences of unchecked corporate behavior before, and we can't afford to let history repeat itself. Speak out now to support strong rules that require auditors to hold corporations accountable for violating environmental and worker safety laws. Thanks for taking action, Mek (she/her) Public Citizen

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