SMETA 6.0 2-Pillar Audits and 4-Pillar Audits:

A SMETA 2-Pillar audit comprises the 2-auditing pillar of Labour Standards and Health & Safety, and these are mandatory modules for any SMETA audit. It also contains the additional elements of Entitlement to work, Subcontracting and Homeworking, and a shortened Environment assessment. A SMETA 4-Pillar audit includes all the above plus the additional pillars of Environment (extended assessment – replaces shortened assessment) and Business Practices These additional pillars may not be required for all Sedex members and it is important that sites of employment and auditors are clear when these extra modules are required. The basic 2-Pillars of a SMETA audit are governed by the standards contained in the ETI base code.

Is there a certification for SEDEX audit?

SEDEX does not issue any SEDEX Certification. SMETA is Sedex’s social auditing methodology, enabling businesses to assess their business facilities, manufacturing or trading sites and helping suppliers to understand working conditions in their supply chain.