The Big Idea

Audit Tree connects people, data, and applications to a single open Web-based platform. Social responsibility is impacting all industries and the way all companies do business. Society is demanding that companies, ensure the health and safety of their workers, protect the environment, ensure pubic safety and security, consult with local landowners and Aboriginal communities, provide procurement opportunities for local business, implement sustainability practices—the list goes on.

We’ve set out to evolve corporate social responsibility auditing, and we’re revolutionizing the way standards are developed, applied, shared and communicated along the way, efficiently creating continuous improvement for the whole industry.

The Audit Tree’s CSR platform, is not only a way for companies to show the communities, regulators, hiring companies and their employes that they are doing the right thing—it allows them to prove it.

We do this in two ways:

First, Audit Tree’s CSR certification system allows regulators, industry associations, certifying bodies and standards organizations to create customized audit protocols and scoring mechanisms to establish certified corporate social responsibility standards. The certification system ensures companies are recognized for their corporate social responsibility management systems, allowing them to prove it to their stake holders and hiring companies.

Second, Audit Tree’s CSR contractor management system ensures that hiring companies have access to third party audited contractor pre-qualification information. That information is integrated directly into the system.

Both of these systems are included in Audit Tree’s open platform and work together seamlessly. Qualifying companies are not required to pay annual fees just to enter their own CSR information. Our Protocol questions in the Cloud technology ensures that companies do not have to answer the same questions over and over when they are qualifying for similar standards.

We are committed to making an efficient corporate social responsibility audit platform that works for businesses, communities and stakeholders–-the industry as a whole.
We are moving past the compliant checkbox, towards a dynamic continuous improvement platform that ensures companies are not only compliant, but improving; a platform that provides companies with the CSR tools and information they need to meet and surpass expectations. A platform where all groups can efficiently work together at building a stronger industry.

Audit Tree is thinking outside the checkbox.

About Brad Caldwell, Founder

Brad graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce Degree (Major in Finance) from the University of Calgary in 2001. After working on Bay Street and Wall Street with an international investment bank in their global trading group, Brad returned to the family business, Action Health and Safety Services, as CEO.

During his time with Action, Brad was involved in the oil and gas industry in western Canada:

  • Energy Services BC (president)
  • BC Oil and Gas Commission Advisory Committee (member)
  • Entrepreneurs’ Organization, Calgary (member)
  • Petroleum Human Resources Council of Canada (board member)
  • BC Petroleum Safety Association Advisory Committee (member)

After selling Action in 2009, Brad worked as VP of sales and marketing for a technology company that offered an online safety management system. Through his experience in working with industry, community organizations and in the safety industry, Brad has seen the benefits of the auditing process—with his technology and business experience he’s committed to creating a company that changes the way other companies do business. He is passionate about the benefits Audit Tree can create for businesses, communities and people!