Audit Firms Membership

Applying for Membership - Audit Firms

APSCA is a collaboration between the audit firms, auditors, stakeholders, and customers of the social compliance audit industry, which play a vital role in assessing and improving workplace conditions throughout global supply chains. APSCA aims to maintain and raise the value, quality, consistency and integrity of the industry, by establishing professional certification standards for social compliance auditors and the firms for which they work.

APSCA is not a regulatory body. It does not grant or deny permission to firms or individuals to perform social compliance audits. While companies and organisations may consider the credibility of APSCA membership in the engagement of social compliance auditors and audit firms, APSCA does not provide recommendations of auditors or firms.

APSCA will only grant and maintain membership to firms complying with APSCA’s Code and Standards of Professional Conduct and Competency Framework, as well as the other conditions in the Audit Firm Membership Application Form. If there are deficiencies in the policies, procedures, or other aspects of the Applicant’s social compliance audit business that APSCA, in its discretion, considers minor, then APSCA may grant the Applicant provisional membership for up to twelve months to allow the Applicant to rectify those minor deficiencies.

What does it mean to be an APSCA Member Firm?

Be a contributor in the execution of APSCA’s mission “To Enhance the Professionalism and Credibility of individuals and organisations performing independent social compliance audits.”

Display APSCA’s Logo on your website and promotional material.
Enroll your social compliance auditors with APSCA who will be eligible to apply and sit the Certified Social Compliance Auditor examination to gain APSCA certification.
Elect the Board of Directors member to represent your member category.
Join a professional community – a network of people who you can share and learn best practices and keep the pendulum moving to ensure continuous improvement in the social compliance auditing industry.

Please see the Board of Directors page for more information on our current Board of Directors.

Temporary Pause on New Member Firm Applications

APSCA is currently processing a high volume of Member Firm applications. To ensure we maintain the quality, consistency, and thorough review our standards require, we are temporarily pausing acceptance of new Member Firm applications.

This pause allows us to focus on reviewing and progressing applications already in the pipeline. We will reopen applications once this backlog has been addressed.

Thank you for your understanding and continued interest in APSCA. Updates will be shared on our website.