Statement of Impartiality
B-Advancy Lanka recognizes the necessity of prioritizing independence, providing unbiased professional judgments in our management system verifications. Based on it, we assure our unbiased service under our Impartiality Statement.
Statement of Impartiality
We find it critical for B-Advancy Lanka Certification to handle any potential conflict of interest in order to ensure the impartiality of the audit and certification services provided by B-Advancy Lanka Certification.
Impartiality Statement is to ensure B-Advancy Lanka Certification’s objectivity and brand, to ensure customer satisfaction and to comply with accreditation and regulatory body standards.
B-Advancy Lanka Certification has established and adheres to a strong impartiality policy, which is carefully monitored by internal and external impartiality committees.
How are we assuring impartiality
B-Advancy Lanka has procedures in place to ensure that all of our auditors maintain impartiality and integrity throughout the assessments. All auditors are obliged to sign a contract stating that they have no conflicts of interest and will maintain strict confidentiality upon becoming a contractor.
They also sign B-Advancy Code of Ethics, which outlines the company’s values, principles, and procedures for all employees and contractors. B-Advancy has procedures in place to ensure that all of our auditors maintain impartiality and integrity throughout the assessments.
B-Advancy Lanka conducts an Impartiality Risk Analysis to identify, analyze, and document any conflicts of interest arising from the supply of certification services.
Impartiality is managed by B-Advancy through our Impartiality Committees, which are constituted at the local and holding levels.
• Combat any propensity on the part of the B-Advancy Lanka entity to enable commercial or other considerations to obstruct consistent and objective certification services.
• Aid in the development of policies concerning the impartiality of its certification activities.
• Guide on issues influencing confidence level of certification, such as openness and public perception.
• Review audit impartiality, certification decisions, finances and income sources, and residual impartiality risks at least on annual basis.
What do we see as threats to impartiality
• Self Interest – Risk of placing one’s own interest over organization’s interests
• Self Review – Risk of one reviewing his/her own work
• Advocacy – Risk of promoting a opinion that objects organization’s vision
• Familiarity – Risk of having sympathetic close relationships with clients
• Intimidation – Risk of being threatened and forced to be biased