Group Internal Audit awarded ISO 9001 Re-Certification

The quality of ESB Group Internal Audit's business processes continues to receive independent recognition, as evidenced by the recent award of the Quality Certification ISO 9001:2008 following a re-certification audit by the National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) on the 22nd and January 23rd. Recertification audits take place every three years with annual surveillance audits in between.

ISO 9000 is the world's most widely used standard for quality management systems. Group Internal Audit first received ISO 9000 certification in 1994, and has demonstrated quality through the years by providing a professional service and by delivering audit reports of a consistently high standard.

Group Internal Audit's ISO 9001:2008 certification provides objective external reassurance that the unit is focused on meeting the needs of the Board, the Audit Committee and individual business units in a consistent and systematic manner. Group Internal Audit pursues continual improvement through setting objectives and targets, measuring performance, and reviewing results on an ongoing basis.

The implementation of a quality assurance and improvement programme is a requirement of the International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing.