Audit Services

SEDEX is an innovative and effective supply chain management solution, helping you to reduce risk, protect your company reputation and improve supply chain practices.
SEDEX, the Supplier Ethical Data Exchange, is a non-profit membership organisation dedicated to driving ethical business practices in the supply chain. universal standard for companies interested in auditing and certifying labour practices in their facilities and those of their suppliers and vendors. It is designed for independent third party certification.
SEDEX is based on the principles of international human rights norms as described in International Labour Organisation conventions, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
De System provides SEDEX compliance and audit services in New Delhi India.

Benefits and importance of Sedex / Smeta

In order to carry out good and adequate commercial practices, Sedex has been established. This is seen as a non-profit organization, which is accessed by a membership, aiming to promote and improve responsible commercial ethics in global supply chains.

This establishment creates a very secure database which is accessed online, and allows Sedex to ensure an ethical supply chain data gathering. Its objective is to help brands and retailers to monitor all the work made by their suppliers, letting them know if they can properly fulfill their own responsibilities.

Currently, Sedex has more than 36,000 members in nearly 150 countries, which makes it an organization of global character and commitment.
It is worth saying that since its creation, Sedex has been looking to achieve two important goals. The first has to do with alleviating the burden on suppliers by reducing the need for numerous audits, questionnaires and certifications.
While on the other hand, it wants to improve the ethical performance of global supply chains.
This means that suppliers can perform audits on their sites, which allow them to verify that they accomplish all their social and ethical responsibilities in terms of employees and work environment.
The audit is loaded into the Sedex platform, so that the provider's customers can see the results of each audit and use them to identify and help resolve any existing problems.

Sedex / Smeta

It is worth noting that Sedex members must undergo a series of agreed audits within a list of guidelines in order to improve the practices from the associated audit group.
In other words, to ensure the clarity of these audits, within Sedex, the group of Associate Auditors has worked together to develop the Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audit (SMETA).
This is nothing more than a publicly available audit procedure that establishes a compilation of good practices in ethical audit techniques. The SMETA guidelines provide a framework for the audit structure and methodology, sample sizes and reporting documents.
Sedex provides a fairly wide range on reference materials and training for its members, this way they can ethically manage their business performance and be always prepared for an audit.
These audits are conducted according to the standards of the SMETA Best Practice Guidance and reviews on the company’s performance in a variety of ethical business issues.

Benefits of Smeta audits

One of the main characteristics that we can see on these type of audits has to do with the growth opportunities that are offered.
Monitoring suppliers in a national or global supply chain can be difficult. It is no longer as simple as choosing a supply chain based on price, quality and delivery times, because there is an obligation to take care of both customers and users to ensure that these suppliers are working ethically and taking their corporate social responsibility very seriously.
Independent audits can verify that suppliers are operating correctly and responsibly. Every audit is performed by experienced, qualified and accredited auditors who work based on the SMETA guidelines, making sure the highest standards are always being properly followed.
It is essential that suppliers can demonstrate to their customers that ethical commerce and corporate social responsibility are taken seriously. An ethical business audit, downloaded from Sedex, is a convenient and practical way to do this in a cost-effective and transparent manner.

All Sedex members will be able to share data with multiple customers. This works as a totally efficient way of communication, reducing audit costs and demonstrating compliance.
It is understood that supply chain management is a process consisting on continuous and collaborative improvement. In this sense, applying this audit methodology will allow different companies to identify opportunities for improvement and create a better way to work with their suppliers in order to make positive changes.
Also, duplications and "audit fatigue" will be reduced by allowing providers to share a set of information with multiple clients. In conclusion, Sedex seeks to design processes to make its members simpler when looking ways to generate an effective line of business.

What’s the best way to get Sedex / Smeta?

For this matter, you can trust De System, the most trustworthy consulting agency around the world for Sedex compliance. We conduct SMETA audits, including business ethics standards, along with labour, environment, health and safety. For this procedure, we use the SMETA Best Practice Guide Version 6.0, that way we can conduct audits for our clients with the best techniques.