Independent
Reviewer's Report
Since the 2002 social
audit was PLAN's first social audit and done on a voluntary basis, PLAN
adopted a rigorous standard of accountability, Solstice Consulting was engaged
to review the 2002 Accountability Report using AccountAbility 1000.
Continuous improvement
is an underlying principle of the AA1000 framework and the independent reviewer
made the following suggestions:
- Continue to involve
a variety of stakeholders in the Social Audit Steering Committee.
- Expand the process
to include other stakeholders
- Seek established
or reliable performance benchmarks from within the
non-profit sector, or outside it, if relevant.
- Include environmental
performance measures.
In light of those recommendations,
the 2005 Steering Committee made the decision to expand the process to include
two more stakeholder groups - PLAN Associates and Network Members. Due to
limited resources, the committee determined that an independent review would
not be conducted for this audit.
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