How to indicate my interest in completing an audit

Once you have completed Setup and your self-assessment, the next step is to submit your self-assessment and request an audit. This article will walk you through how to indicate your interest in completing an audit in the B Impact Audit section. 

Submit your self-assessment for audit 

To submit your completed assessment for audit, first navigate to the Submission page under “Certify” on the left-hand menu. 

On the Submission page, you will be asked to review your application and sign certification agreements. Once you have completed the necessary sections on the Submission page, the “Continue to audit” becomes green and clickable. Click on this button to indicate your interest in proceeding to the audit process. 

Selecting this option is irreversible which means that you cannot undo the selection.

After you select “Continue to audit” on this screen, all evidence provided thus far in B Impact will be transferred to the B Impact Audit section. 

Make a Compliance Request in the B Impact audit section

Once you click Continue to Audit in B Impact, a Compliance Request is auto-generated in the B Impact Audit Section. Some key information is required to request an audit of your assessment.

The first page on the B Impact audit section is the Compliance Dashboard page. From here, proceed to the “Compliance Request” section using the left-hand navigation.

1. Click on "View Details" to get to this screen:
You can review the sub-requirements, evidence provided and more. 

2. In order to notify the Assurance Provider about  readiness to be audited, click on: "View details" on the Compliance Request on the left sided menu. This will open a dashboard view where you can select "Mark as Ready for Audit.”

3. The button turns green and changes to "Request Audit."

Once you click "Request Audit", you will be prompted to enter the following information in order to complete the progress bar: 

• Basic information –  Most of the information on this page will be pre-filled based on the information provided earlier in B Impact. However, you should still review this page to ensure everything is filled correctly and enter any missing data.  

• Audit scope 

• Timeline 

• Certification Body selection (automated) – this indicates the assurance provider – either To-Cert or SCS – which is automatically assigned based on the company size. 

Once you click on "Confirm and Submit Request,” your company’s assessment and information is now in the assurance provider's queue to start the audit.