9. Conclusion

Auditing a management system is an undeniable tool for improving the area concerned.

The changes (remote audits, societal audits, etc.) with which it is confronted require it to adapt its practices.

The practice of remote auditing, or auditing combining remote auditing and field auditing, is likely to encourage the implementation of audits.

These days, management systems are becoming increasingly widespread within organizations, and are expanding into new areas such as ethics, thereby generating new auditing needs and new auditor skills.

The same applies to the practice of social/societal audits. This is the case, for example, with social climate audits and social responsibility audits.