Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services SEDEX MEMBERS ETHICAL TRADE AUDITS (SMETA) For a responsible Supply Chain THE CHALLENGE Retailers and brands are under constant pressure to monitor and understand their supply chains. Revelations of unfair or unsafe labour practices, corruption, or environmental negligence in the supply chain can damage a company’s reputation and lead to a loss of revenue. Suppliers are therefore under continuous pressure to provide ethical data to various customers and undergo multiple audits to comply with different ethical codes of practice and standards. WHAT IS SEDEX? SEDEX, the Supplier Ethical Data Exchange, is a non-profit membership organisation dedicated to driving ethical business practices in the supply chain. Its 23,000 members globally include retailers, manufacturers and audit bodies such as Bureau Veritas. SEDEX offers an online database allowing members to store and share information on key areas: labour standards, health & safety, environment and business practices. I am a supplier of consumer products: why is SEDEX beneficial to me? The SEDEX online database is a fast, easy and cost-effective way of sharing ethical data with your various customers globally. As a supplier, you have the facility to fill out a self assessment form and post any ethical audit reports, certifications or corrective action plans. This data is then accessible by your customers and helps demonstrate to them the efforts you put into improving social compliance. Ultimately, the objective of the database is to reduce the need for multiple audits, saving you time and money. WHAT IS A SMETA AUDIT? Developed by SEDEX, SMETA (SEDEX Members Ethical Trade Audits) is a common audit methodology and report format compiling best practices in ethical trade audit techniques. Many retailers and brands are currently requesting their suppliers globally to carry out a SMETA audit in order to prove that ethical trading is taking place. The scope of a SMETA audit incorporates both the ETI Base Code and other key ethical related requirements. These include Sub-Contracting, Working, Entitlement to Work and Environment. Home My client is asking me to carry out a SMETA Audit… what do I need to do in 10 steps? 1. If you are not yet a member then register on the SEDEX website: www.sedexglobal.com 2. Complete your company and site information, self assessment questionnaire, trading relationship information etc. on the SEDEX website 3. Book your SMETA audit with Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services by completing our online booking form at http://www.bvcps.co.uk/ethicalaudit/ 4. Bureau Veritas will send you a quote for your SMETA audit 5. Once you have accepted the quote, Bureau Veritas will send you some pre-audit information 6. Complete Bureau Veritas’ web-based SMETA pre-audit page at http://www.bvcps.co.uk/sedexpreaudit. This will enable Bureau Veritas to find your company and site on the SEDEX database and to later upload the audit report on the database. 7. The SMETA audit is conducted by a Bureau Veritas’ auditor. 8. The report is uploaded to the SEDEX database by Bureau Veritas. 9. Following the audit, your site needs to implement the corrective actions and upload objective evidences of the improvements (photos, reports etc.) on the SEDEX database. 10. Bureau Veritas will verify that the corrective actions have been completed – either through a desktop review via the SEDEX database or via a follow-up site visit. WHY CHOOSE BUREAU VERITAS FOR YOUR ETHICAL AUDITS? Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services has been involved with SEDEX since its creation giving us a sound understanding of its processes and organisation Our prices include desktop reviews – no hidden costs Easy online audit booking process to save you time and efforts With over 36 years of experience, Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services is widely recognised by leading retailers and brands around the world Wide global network: with 10,000 employees across 30 countries, we can support your business wherever you need and can conduct audits in most sourcing countries We can combine audits helping you reduce audit fatigue by arranging one visit to cover multiple audit methodologies and formats. Contact us for more information. Quick link to Ethical Audits Booking Form: http://www.bvcps.co.uk/ethicalaudit/ Any questions about SMETA audits and the booking process? Contact us at [email protected] or call us on 0845 459 6201 Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services UK 31 Kingsland Grange, Woolston, Warrington, WA1 4RW www.bureauveritas.co.uk/cps
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