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| Business Challenge |
Major brands gathered into a global forum called AIM Progress*, which seeks to promote responsible sourcing in order to improve efficiency and effectiveness of the supplier’s assessments and to reduce the duplication of the evaluation.
Suppliers are therefore encouraged to share their assessment reports directly with these companies upon request or upload them via the Supplier Ethical Data Exchange (SEDEX) platform, which provides a secure online data exchange between suppliers and customers. *Association des Industries de Marque – European Brands Association / PROGramme for RESponsible
Sourcing
- Labour Standards
- Health and Safety
- Environmental Management
- Business Integrity |
| Solution |
What are the key benefits?
- Cost effectiveness - Strengthened relationships with retail distributors - Increased transparency - Reinforced customer confidence - Streamlined production - A continuous improvement process - Minimization of significant risks - Effective control of internal processes and minimizing risk of failure - Active member of Sedex Associate Auditor Group (AAG) World Center for Certification & Quality offers Auditor selection Strengthen selection criteria are employed to ensure that the service will be carried out by qualified and competent auditors. Risk assessment In order to qualify the supplier and help him in its development, our auditors highlight good examples, as well as non-conformities and observations throughout the assessment and deliver a comprehensive report. Simplicity World Center for Certification & Quality provides his partners with necessary support to comply with all requirements during the whole process: from obtaining SEDEX registration number through completing the self assessment questionnaire (SAQ) until uploading the audit report into the SEDEX database. Knowledge and Experience We have worked and continue to support retailers, brands and their supply chains. Improved Factory Performance Continuous improvement driving suppliers quality management system and quality of manufactured products. Technology Applications Effectively support compliance program execution and management. |