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International Institute of Social and Societal Audit
The Institut International de l’Audit Social et Sociétal (IAS) is a non-profit academic association founded in Paris on 27 December 1982. It has 845 members, researchers, practitioners and students who work on social audit, societal audit and the measurement of the impact of organisations.
The Institute was created around Raymond Vatier, its founding president, by three French professional bodies: ANDCP, IFACI and Entreprise et Personnel. For more than four decades it has linked academic research and professional practice, in French-speaking countries and beyond.
What the Institute does
- Scientific conferences. Since 1982 the IAS has held 67 Social Audit Universities, its spring, summer and autumn conferences, in 39 cities across 16 countries, from Montréal to Beijing and from Dakar to Geneva. Each University includes a doctoral workshop for PhD and DBA candidates.
- Publications. The proceedings of the Universities form a body of more than 5,000 texts over four decades, an archive of research on social and societal audit.
- The Raymond Vatier Prize. Named after the founder, the prize rewards dissertations and theses at every level, from bachelor’s and master’s work to DBA and PhD theses and habilitations, as well as business cases.
- A Scientific Council chaired by Professor Jean-Marie Peretti (ESSEC Business School).
Forthcoming events
28th Spring University · Paris, 5 to 7 May 2027
Generation Impact. Educating, measuring, passing on: societal audit facing the renewal of generations, professions and responsibilities. Under the scientific direction of Jean-Marie Peretti, with IPAG Business School and the Réseau Compétences & Développement.
- Wednesday 5 May 2027: doctoral workshop for PhD and DBA candidates, IPAG Business School, Paris.
- Thursday 6 May 2027: conference sessions, Réseau Compétences & Développement, Courbevoie.
- Friday 7 May 2027: exchanges hosted by an international company at La Défense.
The call for papers is open: read the call.
3rd Autumn University · Istanbul, 11 to 13 November 2027
Societal audit and the French-speaking world. Rethinking impact management, building bridges and sharing perspectives. Hosted by Galatasaray University from Thursday 11 to Saturday 13 November 2027, with a doctoral workshop for DBA and PhD candidates on Saturday 13 November.
Abstracts may be written in Turkish, together with a French or English version. Papers for the proceedings are written in French or English. Read the call.
Membership
Membership is open to researchers, practitioners, doctoral students and institutions. Annual fees for 2026: individual member €100, doctoral student or retired member €80, institutional member €250. Join or renew online.
Contact
Email: ias@auditsocial.world
Registered office: c/o I.E.A.M., 42 rue du Faubourg Poissonnière, 75010 Paris, France