- Fistly, to ensure that its accredit bodies that are competent to do the work they undertake and are not subject to conflicts of interest.

- Secondly, to establish mutual recognition arrangements, known as Multilateral Recognition Arrangements (MLA), between its accreditation body members which reduces risk to business and its customers by ensuring that an accredited certificate may be relied upon anywhere in the world

IAF Vision is the achivement of slogan "One Audit - One Certificate - Accepted everywhere".