Aavi Certification

Passion for Empowerment & Recognition

Independent management systems assessment services that build confidence in certification and help organizations operate globally with integrity.

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Aavi Certification professional team

Management Policy Statement

We, at Aavi Certification, are committed to provide independent management systems assessment services to the business fraternity that leads to confidence in certification and helps organizations operate globally.

We are also committed to enhance value addition through regular assessment, and by adapting to the requirements of accreditation board(s).

Aavi Certification is an entity relying upon input from accreditation bodies, clients, advisory board, and internal personnel to enable continual improvement with relevance to all its stakeholders.

Aavi Certification is committed to keep all specific information confidential which is not publicly available. We keep our operations impartial and take utmost care to maintain impartiality in every activity.

Management policy meeting

Impartiality Policy

Aavi Certification understands the importance of impartiality in carrying out its management system certification activities, manages any conflict of interests, and ensures the objectivity of its management system certification activities.

We take proactive measures to identify, analyze, and eliminate potential threats to impartiality, ensuring that every certification decision is made without bias or external influence.

Impartiality and fairness

Strategic Objectives

Aavi Certification understands the importance of impartiality in carrying out its management system certification activities, manages any conflict of interests, and ensures the objectivity of its management system certification activities.
To train and utilize highly capable staff to provide valuable services to audit our clients, achieving international recognition and acceptance through the standards of QMS, EMS, OH&SMS, ISMS, FSMS, ABMS, BCMS, ITSMS & MD-QMS. Training sessions are conducted at least twice a year on a six-monthly basis.
To provide timely services through completion of the certification decision process at Aavi Certification within 90 days from the receipt of application.
To conduct auditors' meetings at Aavi Certification at least once a year to discuss matters related to auditing and to address any grievances.
Training and objectives

Code of Ethics

Aavi Certification understands the importance of impartiality in carrying out its management system certification activities, manages any conflict of interests, and ensures the objectivity of its management system certification activities.

Does not pursue or plan to pursue business activities that could jeopardize impartiality
Does not advertise certification/auditing services that could affect impartiality
Does not employ personnel that may affect impartiality
Does not cater to clients where there would be a breach of impartiality

Independent Impartiality Committee

Aavi Certification has an independent Impartiality Committee made up of members representing key stakeholder interests. This committee advises on matters of impartiality, reviews potential conflicts, and acts on the findings of regular assessments.

External Auditors Restriction Prohibits its external auditors from participating in the audit of any organization to which they have done consultancy or training (other than professionally registered auditor training), or they had any financial or commercial interest for a minimum period of 2 years prior to the date of application for registration.
Confidentiality & Non-Disclosure Ensures that when allocated a particular contract, audit staff shall not disclose or discuss any detail before or after the audit to any member of staff other than their direct management or other members of the team, as required by the "Code of Conduct, Confidentiality, Conflict of Interests and Intellectual Property Agreement" and "Secrecy and Non-Disclosure Agreement" signed on commencement of employment.
Subcontractor Agreements Ensures that all subcontracted audit staff or technical experts used by Aavi Certification shall sign a "Subcontractor Agreement" along with "Code of Conduct, Confidentiality, Conflict of Interests and Intellectual Property Agreement" and "Secrecy and Non-Disclosure Agreement".
No Employee Consultancy Prohibits its own employees from engaging in consultancy that may involve the active design, generation, or implementation of a Management System.
Declaration of Interests Ensures that all directly employed management and staff are required to declare all financial interests or business activities on commencement and during the period of employment.
No Misleading Implications Ensures that its staff or subcontractors shall not imply that certification would be simpler, easier, or less expensive if their consultancy or training services were used. Subcontract staff cannot offer consultancy or training services to Aavi Certification's clients that they have been assigned to audit, during or after the assigned task.
Action Against Third-Party Claims Will take action to correct inappropriate claims by any consultancy organization stating or implying that certification would be simpler, easier, faster, or less expensive if Aavi Certification were used.
No Endorsement of Consultancies Will not state or imply that certification would be simpler, easier, faster, or less expensive if a specified consultancy organization were used.
Absolute Authority for Certification Is responsible for, and retains absolute authority for decisions relating to certification, including the granting, maintaining, renewing, extending, reducing, suspending, and withdrawal of certification.
Open Reporting Mechanism Is willing to give the liberty to any outsider to notify Aavi Certification about any issue related to conflict of interests or impartiality observed during our certification activities.

Annual Risk Assessment — Aavi Certification conducts an assessment, at least once a year, of both virtual and potential risks to impartiality, reviewed by the Impartiality Committee.

Absolute Integrity

Aavi Certification addresses conflict of interests and objectivity further through annual training sessions and contractually binding agreements to ensure that all activities undertaken throughout the certification process are conducted in an independent and impartial manner.

Annual assessment meeting