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title: SMETA Audit Solution Brief
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## SMETA Audit 

# 140,000 SMETA Audits conducted in the last 4 years

## Gain a deeper understanding of your suppliers with SMETA

### Making responsible decisions simple

###### The worlds most widely used social audit, SMETA is designed to empower businesses like yours to conduct comprehensive evaluations of their suppliers. This guide will help you understand how it can help your business drive sustainability.  

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### What's inside:

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###### Find out how SMETA audits enable you to go beyond surface-level detail

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###### Learn how SMETA empowers you to make informed decisions when selecting suppliers

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###### Understand how SMETA can help you optimise your supply chain with a corrective action plan

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#### SMETA offers robust ethical audits that help inform and guide us when making these decisions

*"For us the business case is simple. We need to ensure that the suppliers we partner with are working in an ethical manner, and SMETA offers robust ethical audits that help inform and guide us when making these decisions. And because our suppliers can share those audits with multiple buyers, we all avoid unnecessary duplication, saving time and money across the supply chain."*

*Sharon Childs – Finance Director and Head of Sustainability at The Sourcing Team*

**About Sedex**

Sedex is the trusted partner for ESG and responsible business. Our leading technology platform, insights, and services make it simpler for businesses to manage and improve environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance and meet their sustainable supply chain goals.