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Social Compliance

In addition to good agriculture, handling, and good manufacturing standards, one of the social audit processes required as a minimum is called SMETA. SMETA is the acronym for SEDEX Members Ethical Trade Audit. https://www.sedexglobal.com/smeta-audit SEDEX (Supplier Ethical Data Exchange ) is a membership organisation for businesses committed to the continuous improvement of the ethical performance of their production-distribution chains. In practice, SEDEX provides companies with a database enabling them to store and exchange information and audits of an ethical nature. https://www.sedexglobal.com SMETA is the equivalent of SIZA in South Africa. SMETA/SIZA audits are a minimum requirement for supplies into international markets eg EU and UK, although some markets prefer GRASP to SMETA, and in some instances both.