Overall, the auditors suggest a high level of experiential appropriateness to the task of developing a social audit framework and conducting a social performance review for PO. Verification and evaluation of the social audit framework a) Identifying stakeholders To verify and evaluate whether a complete list of stakeholder groups has been prepared: EQ should be credited for corroborating and extending their initial theoretical and documentary-based identification of stakeholder groups and sub groups through consultation with senior managers across the company.