Remote auditing practices - Interviews with sustainability systems

Remote auditing practices - Interviews with sustainability systems

As part of the ISEAL project on remote auditing practices and assurance responses to COVID-19, ISEAL conducted a series of one-on-one interviews with 16 ISEAL members and select other sustainability initiatives that are part of the IDH basket of standards in floriculture (FSI) and in fresh fruits and vegetables (SIFAV). The purpose of these interviews was to understand how standards are innovating in their assurance practices as a result of the pandemic, and whether there are areas for potential alignment. The interviews build on background research carried out by Assurance Services International (ASI) in the summer. A summary of the key issues raised in these interviews and the breadth of responses is presented here by topic, as a basis for further discussion.