SMETA/SEDEX Audit

SMETA (SEDEX MEMBERS ETHICAL TRADE AUDIT) is an ethical audit format used across the world for ensuring that the Suppliers, Client dealing with, are working in ethical approach. SMETA is introduced by “SEDEX STAKEHOLDER FORUM”. SMETA is not a Code of Conduct or Certification Audit. This is conducted as per ETI base code.

Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audit (SMETA) is one of the most widely used ethical audit formats in the world.

SMETA is designed for suppliers to share one audit with multiple customers, meeting multiple customer requirements and reducing duplication in ethical auditing. SMETA has three elements:

» A common Best Practice Guidance on conducting ethical trade audits
» A common Audit Report format
» A common Corrective Action Plan format

SMETA audits can be conducted against two or four auditing pillars. The two pillars mandatory for any SMETA audit are Labor Standards and Health & Safety. The two additional pillars of a 4-pillar audit were introduced to further deepen the social responsibility aspect of SMETA audits.

A SMETA 2-pillar audit comprises the following modules:

» Labor Standards
» Health and Safety
    Additional Elements:
   » Management Systems
   » Entitlement to Work
   » Subcontracting and Home working
   » Environmental assessment (shortened)

A SMETA 4-pillar audit covers the above elements, plus:
» Environmental assessment (extended)
» Business Ethics

IQS Inspections do the Gap Analysis of the system against the Auditing pillars and support the organizations to fullfil the gaps and get them audited through Affiliated Audit Company.

For SMETA Audit

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