? Service Background

In the context of deepening global trade and sustainable social development, overseas buyers increasingly value of tthe ethical responsibility and social responsibility of suppliers in the business trade process. Demonstrating one's corporate ethics and social responsibility has become an indispensable part of business trade exchanges.

SMETA (Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audit), also known as "Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audit," is one of the most widely used business ethics audit formats in the world and is globally recognized as a method for assessing supply chains, including assessments of labor rights, health and safety, environment, and business ethics. The latest version 6.1 of SMETA was officially implemented on July 1, 2019.

? Service Content

The SMETA audit is divided into four modules: labor rights, health and safety, environment, and business ethics.

The specific content is as follows:

Covers the basic rights of UNGP, management systems, and the implementation of guidelines

Freedom of employment choice

Freedom of association

Health and safety

Child labor

Wages and benefits

Working hours

Discrimination

Formal employment, subcontracting contracts, and home work

Prohibition of harsh or inhumane treatment

Work rights: Environment - Module 2, Environment - Module 4; Business Ethics - Module 4

? Our Advantages

The SMETA audit is accepted by many buyers and has a wide range of recognition.

The SMETA audit can be uploaded to the Sedex platform and shared with different customers, which helps to reduce the need for multiple audits.

? Service Types

Two types of audits: 2Pillar and 4Pillar

Audit forms: notified, semi-notified, and unannounced