Audit and Sustainability audit

Audit

According to Kesko’s Articles of Association, Kesko’s Auditor shall be an Authorised Public Accountants Organisation which shall designate an Authorised Public Accountant as the auditor with principal responsibility. The Audit Committee conducts preparatory work for the election of the Company’s Auditor, and recommends an Auditor. The Board submits a proposal to the Annual General Meeting for the Company’s Auditor. The Auditor’s term of office is the financial year during which the Auditor is elected, and the Auditor’s term continues until the close of the next Annual General Meeting to follow.

The Annual General Meeting of 2024 elected the firm of authorised public accountants Deloitte Oy as the Company’s Auditor, with APA Jukka Vattulainen as the auditor with principal responsibility. The Annual General Meeting resolved that the Auditor’s remuneration and the reimbursement of their expenses be paid according to an invoice approved by the Company.

 
Sustainability audit

According to Kesko’s Articles of Association, Kesko’s authorised sustainability auditor shall be an Authorised Sustainability Audit Firm, which shall designate an authorised sustainability auditor as the principal authorised sustainability auditor. The Audit Committee conducts preparatory work for the election of the Company’s authorised sustainability auditor, and recommends an authorised sustainability auditor. The Board submits a proposal to the Annual General Meeting for the Company’s authorised sustainability auditor. The term of the authorised sustainability auditor is the financial period during which authorised sustainability auditor is elected. The duties of the authorised sustainability auditor terminate at the close of the Annual General meeting next following their election.

The Annual General Meeting of 2024 elected the Sustainability Audit Firm Deloitte Oy as the Company’s authorised sustainability auditor. APA, ASA Jukka Vattulainen acts as the Principal Authorised Sustainability Auditor. The Annual General Meeting resolved that the Authorised Sustainability Auditor’s remuneration and the reimbursement of their expenses be paid according to an invoice approved by the Company.