Sedex or SMETA Audit? Here’s What Your Buyer Wants You to Understand

Legal4sure24 Jul, 2025Business

SMETA stands for Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audit. It’s a real, on-site audit done by a third-party agency. It checks how your site treats workers, maintains safety, follows the law, and runs its operations day to day. There are no gold stars here. You don’t “pass” or “fail” SMETA. The auditor simply reports the facts: what’s working, what’s not, and whether your factory is doing the right thing. That report is then uploaded to Sedex, where your buyer reads it and decides the next steps.