The objectives of the Association are:

• Educate society in all aspects of due diligence
• Promote due diligence standards and best practices
• Provide formal testing and certification programs for the due diligence profession
• Build a cadre of due diligence professionals, performing to the highest due diligence principles and values
• Support due diligence research for the continuous improvement of due diligence
• Develop strong relationships with other organizations to help enhance all aspects of due diligence
• Ensure that the Association operates knowing that its every action reflects on the entire due diligence profession
• Promote the formal science of due diligence
• Provide tools to allow affordable due diligence for organizations of any size, not just larger organizations
• Develop university-level accredited due diligence courses and degree programs
• Help all sectors of society reach a level of respect for due diligence, such that due diligence becomes an automatic part of decision thinking and management…

"Of course we have due diligence in our organization. If we didn't have due diligence, it would be like not having management or marketing or accounting or legal."