The development will ensure that Sedex’s supply chain data is in line with GRI Standards and will facilitate efficient and reliable sustainability reporting.
Sedex recently completed its platform transformation project, which spanned multiple years.
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The updated platform delivers essential features for procurement, compliance, and sustainability teams, such as site-specific visibility, user-friendly tools, efficient assessment procedures, reliable data, and effective reporting for intricate global supply chains.
Sedex’s evaluation methods and the platform’s reporting functions are now in line with the GRI Standards concerning supply chain information. This includes general disclosures about supplier sites and employees, as well as issues like child labour, forced labour, water use, and waste management.
The company assured its customers that their data from the Sedex Platform can be directly used in reports that comply with or reference the GRI Standards. This supports both investor and regulatory demands.
GRI licensing software and tools programme senior manager Alex Chiodo said: “After thoroughly testing and verifying the authentic representation of the GRI Standards in its tool functionalities, GRI is pleased to announce that Sedex is now an official Licensed Software and Tools Partner. This will help companies to better manage their data, simplify compliance with regulatory requirements and build trust with local and international stakeholders.”
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By GlobalDataSedex said its solutions aim to simplify challenges faced by businesses in meeting stakeholder expectations in sustainable risk management, responsible sourcing and reporting amid tariff uncertainties and regional disruptions. It supports sourcing flexibility, due diligence, resilience efforts, and compliance obligations.
The Sedex Platform integrates various data sources such as third-party risk data, supplier self-assessments, and Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audit (SMETA) results into analytics and reports. This enables businesses to transform extensive global supply chain information into actionable strategies.
The company said that new scorecard reports and summary dashboards on the platform enable businesses to identify critical suppliers by consolidating findings from SMETA audits with sustainability risk assessments and supplier governance/compliance practices.
According to Sedex, integrated risk analysis tools on the platform combine global information with specific supplier and site-level data to generate custom risk scores. This assists teams in proactively managing risks with a clear basis for prioritising actions. Intuitive dashboards facilitate monitoring and reporting on supply chain sustainability issues and compliance performance.
Furthermore, expanded API access allows customers to incorporate both risk assessments and SMETA audit data into their internal procurement systems for more comprehensive analysis within existing processes.
Later this year, Sedex plans to introduce a customised GRI solution that will compile relevant data points from the Platform into a single report to further streamline sustainability reporting.
Sedex CEO Jon Hancock said: “Becoming GRI-licensed marks a major milestone for Sedex and our solutions for our customers. It affirms our role in enabling companies to go beyond minimum requirements and lead in transparent, responsible business practices through high-quality supply chain insights.
“Our customers have already resolved over 36,000 issues at supply chain sites this year, across labour practices, health and safety, environmental management and more – found at in-person SMETA audits. We’re proud to deliver such a powerful solution for supply chain risk management, multi-tier due diligence, performance tracking and reporting.”
In August last year, Sedex debuted three data-driven tools in 2024 to empower businesses to meet the evolving ESG challenges.
