Sedex验厂常见问题汇总
问HowcanyoubecomemoreinvolvedwithSedex
答Asamembershiporganisationwethriveontheinputfromourmembers.Wehave
aBoardofDirectorsmadeupofA,ABandBMembersandanumberofworking
groupscoveringareassuchastheEnvironment,ProductDevelopmentandAuditing.
Ifyouwouldliketogetinvolvedinanyofthesegroupspleasee-mail
info@sedex.org.ukorcall(+44)2070221900
问HowcantheSedexSelfAssessmentQuestionnaire(SAQ)helpmycompany
答CompletingtheSAQcanhelpillustratetheimportantissueswhenaddressing
ethicalandresponsibletrade.Forexampleitcanbeusedtocompilea
company’scodeofconduct.
问Whopaysforourmembership
答WetryandkeepSedexmembershipfeestoaminimum.Sedexisameansto
preventtheduplicationofinformationitcanhelpsaveacompanytimeand
money.Asaresultweencouragethatcompaniespayfortheirownaccount.
问MycompanyisconformingtolocalandnationallawwhydoIstillneedto
conformtoETI,ILOetc
答AlthoughlocalandnationallawsprovidethebasISOfcompany’spolicies,
internationallyrecognisedstandardssuchastheEthicalTradeInitiative(ETI)
baseCodeandtheInternationalLabourOrganisation(ILO)Conventionshavebeen
createdtodriveconvergenceinpoliciesandprinciples.
问IsSedexjustaddinganotherlevelofbureaucracy
答No,Sedexisameanstopreventtheunnecessaryduplicationofinformation.We
aredrivingconvergenceinthisfieldandbelievethatSedexismeansto
actuallylowerbureaucracy.ForexamplebybecomingamemberofSedexyouonly
havetofilloutonequestionnaireandsharethiswithanynumberofyour
customers.Sedexalsooffersyoutheopportunitytoshareinformationaboutthe
goodpracticesatyoursitesofemployment.
问HowdoesSedexdifferfromotherorganisationliketheEthicalTrade
Initiative(ETI)
答Sedexisaweb-basedfilingcabinetwhichallowscompaniestostoreandview
dataonethicalandresponsiblebusinesspractices.Sedexdoesnotsetany
standardsordeterminethepolicyofitsmembers.Itispurelyatoolfor
facilitatingaccesstoinformation.
问WhatcodesisSedexbasedon
答SedexstoresinformationonethicalandresponsiblepracticescoveredbyILO
Conventions,ETIbaseCode,SA8000,ISO14001andindustryspecificcodesof
conduct.Sedexmemberscanusetheinformationonthesystemtoevaluate
suppliersagainstanyofthesecodesorthelabourstandardsprovisionsin
individualcorporatecodes.Sedexitselfdoesnotspecifyaparticularcodeor
statethatsuppliershave‘passed’or‘failed’
问WhathappensifIdon’tjoinSedex
答IfyouhavebeenrequestedtojoinSedexbyoneofyourcustomersitislikely
thattheyseeSedexasanimportantpartoftheirresponsibilitysourcing
practices.ItisbecomingincreasinglycommonthatcompaniesseeSedex
membershipasaconditionofsupply.Youshouldseemembershipassomethingthat
canbenefitnotonlyyourcustomersbutalsoyourowncompany.Ifyouareunsure
ofhowitcanbenefityoupleasecontactusdirectly.
问Sedex上的信息是准确的吗？
答TherulesofSedexrequirememberstousetheirbestendeavourstoensurethat
thedataplacedonSedexistrue.However,thesystemitselfcannotverifydata.
Thiswillbedonebymembersandthroughthirdpartyaudits.
问I’masupplierandIalreadyprovideself-assessmentandauditinformationto
mycustomers-whatarethebenefitsofSedexforme
答Sedexprovidesanefficientandcosteffectivewayofcommunicatingwithyour
customers,bymakingonesetoFDAtaavailabletomultiplecustomers.
问I’mworriedaboutthesecurityofinformationonmysite–howwillitbekept
confidential
答SecurityofalldataisofparamountimportancetoSedex.Theserversare
hostedinawardwinningfacilitieswithISO9001andISO27001accreditation.
Systemaccessiscontrolledthroughusernamesandpasswordsandalldatais
passedthroughaSecureSocketLayer(SSL).WithinthesystemeachSedexmember
controlswhocanviewallpartsoftheirdatausingathoroughsecuritymodel
whichcanbeupdatedatanytime.Thisensuresyouhavetogivespecificaccess
toanothermemberforthemtoviewyourinformation.Weconductanannual
penetrationtestwhichcanbefoundonourSecuritypage
https://www.sedex.org.uk/bc/cm/site.phproot=20115
问IfI’monSedex,doesthatmeanI’manapprovedsupplier
答No.BeingonSedexdoesnotmeanthatacompanyhasmetanyethicalstandards
orisincompliancewithanycodebutitdoesmeanyouhavecommittedto
continuousimprovement.Sedexholdsinformationonethicalandresponsibletrade
whichacompanyhaschosentosharewithitscustomers.Itisuptoeach
customertoassesstheinformationandtodecidewhethersuppliersmeettheir
ownstandards.
问IfIjoindoIhavetohaveanethicalaudit
答No,ItisnotarequirementofbecomingamemberofSedex.Youmaywishto
haveanethicalauditbasedonyourinternalpolicyorbytherequestofoneof
yourcustomers.
问CansitesamendthirdpartyauditreportswhichareputonSedex
答No.Whenthirdpartyauditorsuploadauditreportsandsummariesdirectly
thesecannotsubsequentlybealteredbythesites
问Myteamworkswithsupplierstodevelopactionplans–howwillthisworkwith
Sedex
答供应商们将商定的行动输入到Sedex，然后使用系统报告他们的行动和进展情况。
问Sedex使用何种审计协议
答Sedexdoesnotprescribethetypeofaudit.Sedexprovidesaplacetostore
anyandallethicalauditreports,withasummaryofnon-compliancesheldina
commonformat.SedexhascreatedtheSedexMembersEthicalTradeAudit(Smeta).
Informationcanbefoundathttps://www.sedex.org.uk/bc/cm/site.phproot=19951
问Sedex规定认可的审计方吗？
答No.Sedexdoesnotrestrictwhocancarryoutanaudit,althoughsomeAorAB
membersmayrecommendcertainauditorstotheirsuppliers.Theidentityofthe
auditorisincludedoneachauditsummaryandmemberscanthendecidewhetheror
nottheauditisacceptabletothem.
问加入Sedex之前，我的生产厂区必须通过独立审计吗
答No.Sedexstoresself-assessmentdataaswellasethicalauditreports.You
arenotrequiredtohaveanauditinordertojoinSedex.Butasandwhenyou
dohaveanauditcarriedout,youcanmaketheauditreportavailableonSedex
anduseSedextocommunicateyourcorrectiveactionplanandprogresstoyour
customers.
问审计费用由谁支付？
答Sedexdoesnotspecifywhopaysforaudits.Itisuptoeachsite,supplier
andretailertoagreewhoshouldbearthecostofauditing.However,Sedex
seekstominimisethecostofauditingbymakingasingleauditreportavailable
toanumberofdifferentcustomers(seeSmeta).
问我必须使用某一特定的审计协议，才能使所提供信息被Sedex认可吗
答No.Sedexdoesnotprescribethetypeofaudit.Sedexprovidesaplaceto
storeanyandallethicalauditreports,withasummaryofnon-compliancesheld
inacommonformat.HoweverSedexdoeshaveacommonauditmethodologyand
reportformatthatmanySedexmemberswillexpect.Formoreinformationplease
seehttps://www.sedex.org.uk/bc/cm/site.phproot=19951
问Sedex提供特许审计方名单吗？
答No.Sedexdoesnotrestrictwhocancarryoutanaudit,althoughsome
companiesmayrecommendcertainauditorstotheirsuppliers.Theidentityof
theauditorisincludedoneachauditsummaryandmemberscanthendecide
whetherornottheauditisacceptabletothem.
问mycompetitorsbeabletoseemysupplychain
答No.Memberscanonlyseeinformationaboutothercompaniesiftheyhavebeen
grantedaccess.
问IfIjoinSedex,doesthatmeanIdon’tneedanethicaltradingprogramme
答不是。Sedex提供了一个汇集和分享信息的框架，但链条中的每个人都必须确保所上传信息的准确性，并以信息为行动依据，不断地进行完善。
问I’vealreadygotanassessmentsystemformysuppliers–whyshouldIjoin
Sedex
答Sedexprovidesanelectronicsystemforcollectingandanalysingcomparable
informationonethicalandresponsiblebusinesspractice.Itcanbeaccessedby
anysupplierorsite,anywhereintheworld,providingtheyareabletousethe
internet.Itwillallowyoutoaccessandanalyseethicalassessments,action
plansandcorrectiveactionsandtotrackprogressovertime.BecauseSedex
enablessitestosharethesamedatawithmanycustomers,thereisastrong
incentiveforsupplierstojoin.Thiswillhelptoreducetheduplicationof
audits,allowingbothyouandyoursupplierstoconcentrateonimprovements,
ratherthanonnumerousself-assessmentsandaudits.
问I’managentandIcan’tbesureonanyparticulardaywhichofmysites
supplieswhichofmycustomers–howwillSedexdealwiththis
答Sedexenablesyoutospecifywhichofyoursupplier’ssuppliestoeachofyour
customers.Youneedtoagreewithyourcustomerthebestwayofhandlingyour
supplychain,toensurethattheyhaveaccesstothemostaccurateinformation
possible.
问Lotsofmydirectsuppliersareagents–howwillSedexdealwiththis
答AgentswillneedtoregisterasBmembersonSedexandtorecordtheirtrading
relationships.Theagentisthenresponsibleformakingsuretheirsuppliers
registeronSedexandgrantyouaccesstotheirdata.
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