SMETA Audit
Sedex
Sedex is a membership organisation that provides an online platform for companies to manage and improve working conditions in their global supply chains.
Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audit (SMETA) is Sedex’s social auditing standard, which businesses can use to assess a supplier’s working conditions, across the areas of labour, health and safety, environment and business ethics, to improve performance and signal zero tolerance of human rights abuses such as child and forced labour.
- Current Version: v7.0 (2024)
- First Published: 2004
About
| Name | SMETA Audit |
| Owner(s) | Sedex |
| First Published | 2004 |
| Current Version Published | v7.0 (2024) |
| Licensing Terms | Membership |
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| Number of Participants | More than 500 |
| Applicable Size of Entity | Agnostic/All |
Governance
| Scheme Holder Type |
Industry Organisation An organisation, association or membership representing and with a mandate for improving the services provided by an industry, its public standing, and including the industry's sustainability performance. |
| Core Focus |
Operating standard A standard that sets expectations for the sustainability performance of a standard-holding organisation's own operations |
| Claim Type | Business practice performance |
Assurance
| Verification Requirement | Independent 3rd Party |
| Verification Frequency | Variable |
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| Assessor Qualifications | Professional assessment qualifications (e.g., ISO, ASI, IRCA, APSCA, etc.) |
| Public Audit Reporting | None |
| Applicability | Site-level |
| Assurance Notes | During the process of the audit the facility will undergo an initial meeting, a walking tour of the site, confidential interviews with workers (of a representative sample size), document review (including pay records and training manuals), a pre-closing meeting and a closing meeting to communicate any findings and corrective actions. More in-depth information on audit conduct can be found in the SMETA Best Practice Guidance & Measurement Criteria documents. |
Consultation
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