SMETA – 2 pillar and 4 pillar assessments
Control Union Certifications offers SMETA (Sedex Member Ethical Trade Audit) auditing, a method developed by the multi stakeholder consultation initiative, Sedex. SMETA’s role is to align social audit standards and monitoring practices, to ease the auditing burden on suppliers by sharing reports and driving improvements in supply chain labour standards.
SMETA (Sedex Member Ethical Trade Audit)
About the standard
Control Union offers the Sedex Member Ethical Trade Audit (SMETA), a method developed by the multi-stakeholder consulting initiative Sedex.
The role of SMETA is to align social auditing standards with control practices, to ease the audit burden on suppliers, sharing reports and driving improvements in supply chain labor standards.
Requirements
You must be a member of SEDEX in order to access the SMETA evaluation methodology. Companies or organizations from all industries that have five (5) or more workers on site and have at least three (3) months of having started their activities may apply.
How you benefit
In the certification industry, various social audits such as BSCI, WRAP, SA 8000 and ICTI are performed. All of these social audits can be uploaded to SEDEX. It is up to each member to decide which audit best suits their purposes; however, SEDEX hopes that by publicly providing SMETA best practices, companies will ultimately establish a single international audit protocol.
SMETA 2-pillar audits are governed by the standards included in the basic ETI code. SMETA 4-pillar audits add more comprehensive environmental management requirements as well as business practices. Reporting can be done through the SEDEX database, depending on your requirements. Usually, eligible sites complete a self-assessment before audits begin. Ask for a pre-audit information package when you apply.
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