The Supplier Ethical Data Exchange (SEDEX) database is a world-renowned platform for sharing information about ethically sustainable production in the supply chain. The SEDEX database enables members to support supplier management and reduce risk through information exchange. This results in improvements in ethically responsible business practices.
SEDEX (Supplier Ethical Data Exchange) represents the largest platform for sustainability in the supply chain. The information in this platform is based on a proprietary audit format, the SEDEX Members Ethical Trade Audit (SMETA audit). Topics such as human rights, workers’ rights, occupational health and safety, the environment, and business ethics are queried, with a focus on the topic of workers’ rights.
At the same time, SMETA specifies a uniform reporting format to ensure that the information is meaningful and comparable. The audit report resulting from your SMETA audit is posted to the SEDEX database. This internationally recognized platform makes an important contribution to transparency in sustainable corporate social responsibility and supports SEDEX members in supplier management and risk reduction.
The ETI Code (Ethical Trade Initiative) serves as the basis. As a rule, the impetus for a SEDEX audit comes from a supplier’s customer. For the procedure, a Self Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ) has to be completed.
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How does a SEDEX audit work?
An already registered member of SEDEX invites you to a SMETA audit. Join Sedex and complete the Self-Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ) in preparation of the audit. DQS will provide you with an information pack on how to prepare for the audit.
The findings of your audit are used to produce a detailed report for the SEDEX database. There you can provide your clientele with insight into the audit results and thus demonstrably meet the requirements of your clientele.
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A SMETA audit is explicitly not a certification. If and when the next audit should take place depends on the requirements of your customers.
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What you can expect from us
ETSA is a Sedex Approved Audit Company and a member of the APSCA initiative
Worldwide, multicultural expertise
Industry-experienced experts with insight into local markets
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