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Advocating the Internal Audit Profession

Advocacy is one of the three main objectives of The IIA's strategic plan.  It is defined as instilling pride in the internal audit profession, encouraging change and building relationships with organizations and stakeholders that impact the profession globally.

Advocacy happens at the national, regional, and global level. On behalf of the entire audit profession, IIA-Global advocates to organizations and international bodies that have global impact. Current global targets are:

This global approach is completed by regional, respectively national advocacy initiatives.

In Europe, the ECIIA - through its Advocacy Committee - serves as a regional liaison between the ECIIA member institutes fostering communication and mutual advice on advocacy initiatives/opportunities at both the European and national level.

What are the Desired End Results of Our Advocacy Efforts?

  • That Internal Audit is being recognized as a major source for objective risk-and-control assurance in relevant regulations/guidance, respectively position papers, issued by EC advisory bodies and the European business community at-large; and, eventually,
  • That Internal Audit is being mentioned in relevant European Council Directives as a cornerstone of effective organizational governance.

What are ECIIA's Key Advocacy Targets?

1. Government
1.1. European Commission
1.1.1. European Corporate Governance Forum
1.2. European Parliament
1.2.1. Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee
1.2.2. Legal Affairs Committee

2. Regulators/Supervisors
2.1. Committee of European Securities Regulators
2.2. Committee of European Banking Supervisors
2.3. Committee of European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Supervisors

3. Directors
3.1. European Confederation of Directors' Associations (ecoDa)

4. Senior Management
4.1. European Issuers
4.2. BusinessEurope

5. Supreme Audit Institutions
5.1. European Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (EUROSAI)

6. Risk Managers
6.1. Federation of European Risk Managers Associations (FERMA)

7. External Auditors
7.1. Federation of European Accountants (FEE)