SEDEX AUDIT
SEDEX is a trading community that aims to develop organizations in the supply chain in ethical trade. In other words, it is an audit system designed to help supply chains improve their performance. Regardless of the supplier or purchaser, there are certain criteria that companies must comply with in order to obtain the SEDEX Certificate. The general name of these criteria is SMETA. SMETA, which forms the basis for the SEDEX Certificate, is constantly developing in line with its purpose. In this way, it is updated according to the problems brought by time and the developments that have emerged.
The purpose of the SEDEX Certificate is a solution to minimize hazards, protect the image of the company and communicate and support the supply chain activities. It is the largest and most important common platform for information sharing in the ethical supply ring. It stores data on responsible business practices and allows ethical performance information to be shared with multiple Brands and Customers. Participating companies can connect to a common database to the Sedex system, join the studies and contact the members. Analysis reports of companies that are subject to ethical social compliance reviews are also open to other member companies and supply rings are formed in this way.
The audits to be passed to obtain the SEDEX Certificate are carried out based on the ethical trade audit criteria called SMETA (Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audit). At this point, the focus of the information, trainings and meetings held in the consultancy of the SEDEX Certificate will be SMETA requirements.
SEDEX Audit Application
Sedex Audit is carried out by approved audit firms. As a result of this inspection, a Sedex certificate is not issued, a Sedex number is given instead of a Sedex certificate. Compliance with Sedex standards is checked during the audit. Audit reveals the success or failure of the firm in the field of social responsibility. The audit is planned and supervised through Sedex documentation audit, human resources applications, occupational safety practices and international labor standards applications. The resulting nonconformities are uploaded to Sedex system as an online report. Thus, supplier companies can enter the system with Sedex number / code of the companies they want to purchase, and examine whether the company they will purchase from is in compliance with Sedex standards.
Some notified bodies conducting Sedex inspection; Intertek, AAG Members, Accordia, ALGI, Bureau Veritas, KSSA, Level Works, TÜV SÜD, TÜV Rheinland, SMT Globa, SGS, Sercura Ltd, Partner Africa, WRAP, Wieta.
The benefits of SEDEX inspection can be listed as follows;
- SEDEX Audits reports accelerate chain audit replication by providing a single widely acceptable format for Social Compliance Audits.
- Social Compliance Audits according to the SMETA Standard enable companies to effectively share and manage information about the supply chain.
- SMETA Audits enhance ethical trading programs in the supply chain.
- Reduces social responsibility and sustainability risk with Social Compliance Audits according to the SMETA Standard.
- Brands and buyers can view and share suppliers´ social compliance audits in the SEDEX database.
“SEDEX offers internationally accepted and globally applicable audit formats. It also improves your image by showing your customers and partners that you are committed to ethical and socially responsible business principles. As EKOL certification body, we assist you in SEDEX Audit with our expert team. You can contact us. "