SMETA audit

SEDEX MEMBERS ETHICAL TRADE AUDITS (SMETA)

Independent social compliance audits help companies understand the key sustainability issues they face and enable them to mitigate risks throughout their supply chain.

WHAT IS SEDEX?

SEDEX (Supplier Ethical Data Exchange) is the largest collaborative platform which allows businesses across industries to tackle Corporate Social responsibility issues by sharing responsible sourcing data about suppliers.

SMETA AUDITS

SMETA (Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audit) is a Sedex’s proprietary auditing methodology to assess all aspects of supplier and supply chain responsibility.

THE BENEFITS OF A SMETA AUDIT

Independent social compliance audits help companies understand the key sustainability issues they face and enable them to mitigate risks throughout their supply chain.

• Show to your customers that you comply with the highest social international standards

• Reduce the audit fatigue by being audited one time and share the results with your multiple clients

• Engage yourself and show to your employee that you are committed to workplace condition improvement and increase your company’s performance

• Protect and boost your reputation in your market

WHY CHOOSE BUREAU VERITAS TO CONDUCT YOUR SMETA AUDIT?

Bureau Veritas Certification proposes SMETA 4 pillar audits to assess your supply chain compliance versus:

• Labor Standards

• Health & Safety

• Environment

• Business ethics

Once the audits are completed and approved, Bureau Veritas Certification provides a report which can be posted on the Sedex’s collaborative platform. Bureau Veritas prides itself on having a large network of auditors recruited upon the highest Sedex’s requirement and conducting thousands of Smeta audits each year. Bureau Veritas also ensures compliance with most of AIM progress members code of conduct programs.

Når først audits er gennemført og godkendt, modtager virksomheden en rapport fra Bureau Veritas Certification, som kan uploades til SEDEX’ samarbejdsplatform. Bureau Veritas er stolte af at have et stort netværk af auditorer, som er uddannet i de høje SEDEX-krav, og som udfører tusindvis af SMETA-audits hvert år. Bureau Veritas sikrer desuden overholdelse af størstedelen af AIM-progress-medlemmernes kodeks for god adfærd.

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