Available Supply Chain Sustainability Features
Missing Supply Chain Sustainability Features
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- Small Business (11-50 people)
- Medium Business (51-250 people)
- Large Business (250+ people)
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Core Features
Sedex’s approach blends standardized data collection, recognized audit methodology and risk analytics with supplier support. The emphasis is on comparable, decision-ready information that buyers and suppliers can use to identify supply chain risks, drive improvements and evidence outcomes across tiers. Its main features include:
Environment SAQ Data – Supplier Environment Self-Assessment Questionnaire (ESAQ) aligned to key frameworks and regulations, enabling structured, comparable environmental data collection.
Risk Assessment & Dashboards – Platform analytics to identify environmental hotspots and track improvements across sites and tiers, supporting ESG reporting.
SMETA Audits (Environmental Pillar) – Widely used audit methodology covering environmental management alongside labor, H&S and ethics for on-site verification.
Multi-Tier Visibility – Tools and workflows that help organizations extend assessments beyond tier 1 and consolidate environmental and social data centrally.
GRI-Aligned Reporting – Recognition as a GRI Licensed Software & Tools Partner supports alignment of supply-chain disclosures with GRI standards.
API & Integrations – OAuth2-based API to automate transfer of supplier and site data into internal BI/ESG systems.
Closing Insights
Sedex operates as a global membership organization built to standardize how companies and suppliers share sustainability information. By combining a common self-assessment, the SMETA audit methodology and a data platform, Sedex created a collaborative way to compare environmental and social practices at scale and reduce duplicative requests for evidence. Case studies span multiple sectors from major UK retail chains (Lidl, Morrisons, and Waitrose) to construction and charities.
Sedex recently became a GRI-Licensed Software & Tools Partner, signalling that its platform and datasets support alignment with the GRI Standards used for sustainability reporting. In 2025, Sedex also launched Sustainability Consulting Services with six expert-led offerings designed to complement in-house teams with regulatory readiness, risk assessment expansion and practical improvement roadmaps. Together, these moves deepen reporting credibility and provide hands-on capacity to accelerate results.
Organisations may consider Sedex if they want a membership model that couples supplier engagement, environmental data capture and audit-backed verification with decision-ready analytics. Membership options for buyers and suppliers are available. For enterprise reporting, the platform offers an API to integrate Sedex data into internal systems, while advisory services and learning resources help teams build capability and maintain momentum.