Trusted audit partners

To ensure audit quality, only Sedex approved Affiliate Audit Companies can conduct SMETA audits.

Audit partners SMETA Audits

Sedex Approved Audit Companies

At Sedex, we work with the best audit firms, collaborating to drive improvements. You can view a list of our approved Approved Audit Companies (AACs) below.

These Affiliate Audit Companies (including any of their subsidiaries, unless otherwise specified) are all APSCA members and can currently carry out all types of in-person SMETA audits. All auditors who are completing a Sedex Virtual Assessment (SVA) will need to be vetted. For further information on the vetting requirements, please refer to the Sedex Virtual Assessment AAC Vetting Criteria and Process Guidance or contact us.

As part of the Audit Quality Programme, Affiliate Audit Companies may be temporarily suspended. During the period of suspension Affiliate Audit Companies are not allowed to carry out SMETA activities. Sedex will review when and under what condition suspended audit companies may resume their SMETA activities.

All impacted member will be updated for any change of status of suspended Affiliate Audit Companies

The following audit companies are currently suspended:

As part of the Audit Quality Programme, the following Affiliate Audit Companies have been terminated. Terminated audit companies will no longer be able to conduct SMETA audits. Members with visibility of audits conducted by terminated audit firms in the previous 12 months will be alerted when termination is confirmed.

Global Group
CSR SOLUTIONS LIMITED

SMETA fees

SMETA is only available to Sedex members, and only Sedex Approved Auditors can conduct SMETA.

All auditors are required to pay a fee to access SMETA or upload a non-SMETA audit to the Sedex platform. This cost is fixed and will be charged directly to the audit company: