What is it?
Verification body issued or operated by Sedex.
Regulatory recognitionSocial-audit evidence, not a certification label
Standards & schemes · Verification body
SMETA / Sedex
Sedex
Which version is current?
Profile version 2. Official information last verified 22 August 2026.
Who and what does it cover?
- Geography
- Global
- Sectors
- All sectors (social)
- Scope
- Site (social audit)
What does it require?
The most widely used social-audit methodology (labour, health & safety, environment, business ethics); audit evidence, not a pass/fail certificate.
What it does not demonstrateListing this body does not establish that it verified a particular claim or that a verification remains current.
How is conformity assessed?
2-pillar / 4-pillar audits
Grievance mechanismSedex member channels
Who makes the decision?
Sedex
Assurance arrangement2-pillar / 4-pillar audits
Chain of custody
Not specified in this profile
ISEAL membershipNot specified in this profile
Conditional relationships
Claims it may support
A relationship does not mean that the standard proves or validates every use of a claim.
Ethically madeProvides evidence for · Provides assurance/verification statements relevant to the claim; it is a body, not a standard.see standards.last_verifiedSweatshop-freeProvides evidence for · Provides assurance/verification statements relevant to the claim; it is a body, not a standard.see standards.last_verified
Legal context
Laws referencing it
No reviewed law references are published.
Dictionary
Dictionary concepts
No reviewed dictionary cross-link is published.
Version record
What has changed
- Version 2Initial profile published after recorded site-owner/editor review of the complete standards batch.
- Version 1Initial private editorial draft imported from the reviewed standards handover.
Last verified 22 August 2026. This neutral profile is informational and does not recommend, rank or endorse the standard.