"Responsible sourcing is at the heart of Waitrose & Partners as we are a co-owned business that prides itself on ensuring the lives of all workers is respected. We are able to champion responsible sourcing through ethical supply chain due diligence by using Radar, as it allows us to analyse …

“The benefits Sedex brings to us are being able to have external third-party validation in terms of understanding our supply chain and being able to make measurable goals within that. And to track and improve upon our processes.”

“We had to react fast to manage the situation. One of the first things we did was get updates from factories on stock and production levels so that we could get this information to our customers quickly – then we looked at how we could release the pressure of imminent …

“Sedex is an easy-to-use source of vital information.”

“We’re proud to launch this RFC, the first in the flavour and fragrance industry globally. It emphasises the Symrise commitment to responsible sourcing, through tying sustainability performance to financial success – in this case, a financial incentive.”

“Improving education and access to healthcare among vanilla farmers are important objectives in themselves – but they are not philanthropy. We believe that these programmes create shared value, for us and our business partners as well as the communities we work within.”

“Many of our construction contractors became a Sedex member and then had a SMETA audit for the first time. This enabled Whitbread to proactively engage with suppliers on ethical issues.”

"I think there is so much value in everyone coming together to talk about these really important topics. We may all come from a different place or have larger or smaller organisations, but there is a commonality in the things that we are talking about and finding solutions for."

“The Sedex systems allows us to continuously improve our factory controls and output quality.”

"As part of our Bisley.POSITIVE commitment, we actively develop partnerships that benefit society and the planet, we consider Sedex to be a true partner. This ongoing collaboration assists us achieve our journey towards value-chain transparency, reporting, and Traceability. We engage with Sedex Consultancy to review our Modern Slavery Statement and …

“PNJ Production joined Sedex to enhance our policies and procedures, addressing operational gaps. This partnership also improves visibility into our operations and helps us effectively discuss sustainability with our stakeholders.”

“The obvious benefit of the Sedex system is that it saves us from completing multiple audits, but the value to the business reaches far beyond that. What really sets Sedex apart from other social schemes are all the other assets that are developed to help members learn and develop. For …

”Using one common set of tools with customers and suppliers supports DuPont Nutrition and Biosciences to streamline sharing data, supporting us to focus on what matters most to our business creating innovative food products in a safe and productive working environment.”

"Equality is a human right, and every business should be committed to addressing inequality in their supply chains."

"With the business built upon strong ethical values from the beginning, it was important for us to strengthen our commitments and formalise our CSR strategy. The Sedex Consultancy team helped us to create a new Responsible Sourcing and Environmental strategy, offering their expertise and guidance whilst engaging with teams from …