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Auditors from leading companies across the globe trust dnl with their AI-Powered Audits.

ESG made easy

Across financial markets worldwide, a fundamental transformation is reshaping how organizations must demonstrate their environmental, social, and governance performance. This compulsory regulatory shift demands adherence to complex and differing standards in different regions.

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From complexity to clarity

Faced with these mandatory reporting standards, auditors are experiencing unprecedented complexity. The traditional manual audit processes cannot meet the scale and precision demands of compulsory ESG compliance. Specifically traditional manual processes struggle with:

  • Massive volumes of ESG data points requiring systematic evaluation
  • Complex materiality assessments determining audit scope
  • Lengthy documentation and traceability requirements
  • Evolving regulatory frameworks demanding continuous adaptation
  • Massive volumes of ESG data points requiring systematic evaluation
  • Complex materiality assessments determining audit scope
  • Lengthy documentation and traceability requirements
  • Evolving regulatory frameworks demanding continuous adaptation

AI-powered ESG audit

DNL’s solution streamlines ESG audit workflows by leveraging advanced AI to automatically extract and highlight critical insights from sustainability reports.

Core Technology Features

  • Current ESG Standards Checklist Integration: Real-time updates ensure compliance with evolving standards including IFRS S1/S2 (ISSB) • ESRS (EU/CSRD) • GRI
  • AI-Generated Responses: Intelligent automation provides preliminary answers to checklist questions, accelerating audit efficiency.
  • Guided Workflow Management: Step-by-step audit progression ensures completeness and consistency across complex ESG requirements.
  • Automated Scoping: AI-powered materiality assessment reduces audit complexity while maintaining thoroughness.

Instantly Enhance Your Audits

  • Automatic Documentation: Seamless audit trail creation with references to original documents.
  • Intelligent Proposal System: Advanced AI suggests answers and accelerates testing processes.
  • Enhanced Traceability: Simplified review processes through better content tracking.

Trusted by leading audit professionals worldwide

Our customers consistently see faster, more accurate audits with more reliable insights when using our AI solutions.

“The use of new technologies guarantees an increase in audit quality. It often starts with the preparation of the often unstructured data, which first has to be made accessible for data analysis - AI can take the pressure off us here. Our experts can then focus more on the relevant areas of the audit that require expertise and experience”
“For many companies, sustainability reporting is still completely new. We therefore assume that the data is not as structured as we know it from traditional auditing. This is where AI can support us and make the audit process more efficient.”
“By using AI-supported software, we want to raise the audit quality of our network members to a new level. AI-based automation will give our auditors additional scope for strategic decisions and thus secure a sustainable competitive advantage.”
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Power up your tech stack with the latest in AI

  1. Sustainability at speed

    Streamlined sustainability report auditing processes that traditionally consumed extensive auditor hours.

  2. Cost optimization

    Significant time and resource savings through AI-enhanced workflow automation.

  3. Human-AI partnership

    Combine the speed and precision of AI with the judgment of seasoned auditors, keeping human expertise in control while technology handles the heavy lifting.

  1. Quality assurance

    Audit-proof compliance through systematic documentation and original document references.

  2. Risk mitigation

    Comprehensive coverage ensuring regulatory compliance across complex ESG frameworks.

  3. Global future-ready

    Navigate shifting ESG regulations with confidence through a platform that evolves with every new sustainability requirement.

Ready to transform your audit process?

Contact us today for a personalized demo and discover how ai/checklist and ai/numbers can elevate your audit capabilities.

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Any questions left?

Learn how to manage ESG disclosures, apply standards and structure sustainability audits with AI support.

Can ESG audits be integrated into existing audit workflows?

Yes. ESG audits integrate cleanly into existing audit workflows because the underlying structure — disclosure review, checklist validation, source linking, documentation — is the same. ai/checklist handles ESG disclosure requirements alongside financial disclosure requirements. ai/numbers handles sustainability data points alongside financial figures. Engagement teams that already use dnl for financial audits extend the same workflow into ESG audits without learning a separate system.

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Which sustainability standards can dnl support?

dnl supports the major sustainability frameworks: ESRS for CSRD reporting in the EU, ISSB (IFRS S1 and IFRS S2) for global sustainability standards, and GRI for broader sustainability disclosures. The exact configuration depends on the firm’s methodology, the engagement scope and the applicable standards in the reporting jurisdiction. ai/checklist’s checklist structure adapts to the framework being audited, so the same workflow handles different sustainability assurance engagements.

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How does AI handle qualitative ESG disclosures?

AI handles qualitative ESG disclosures by identifying the relevant statements in the sustainability report, suggesting checklist responses with the underlying source references, and highlighting missing or inconsistent disclosures. The auditor remains responsible for evaluating the substance of the disclosure — whether the narrative is materially complete, whether the framing is fair, whether the supporting documentation is sufficient. AI accelerates the identification and structuring; the assurance judgment stays with the auditor.

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Can dnl support ESRS and CSRD limited assurance?

Yes. dnl supports ESRS and CSRD-related limited assurance through ai/checklist’s disclosure checklist automation and ai/numbers’ figure validation. ai/checklist guides auditors through ESRS disclosure requirements, maps source content from the sustainability report to checklist questions, and documents review decisions. ai/numbers handles the quantitative side — sustainability data points, percentages, totals and prior-year comparisons. The audit trail is structured to support limited-assurance review and audit-grade documentation.

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What is an ESG audit?

An ESG audit validates sustainability disclosures against the applicable framework — ESRS for CSRD reporting in the EU, ISSB (IFRS S1 and S2) for global sustainability standards, or GRI for broader sustainability reporting. The audit covers environmental, social and governance information and checks consistency, completeness and traceability to source evidence. Most ESG audits today are limited assurance rather than reasonable assurance, with the scope and procedures defined by the engagement and the applicable standard.

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