What is a supplier audit?
Supplier Audit is an audit programme of suppliers in your supply chain in relation to their sites, processes, systems and/or compliance against criteria defined or selected by your organization that depends on the products or services of those suppliers.
How audits can empower organizations to achieve the highest standards
Every part of an organization has a role to play in social responsibility, which is increasingly driven by two key factors: rising consumer expectations and expanding legal and regulatory frameworks.
To address these challenges, many responsible organizations are implementing human rights policies, auditing their supply chains, and actively engaging with stakeholders to strengthen their social responsibility efforts. Many are partnering with trusted experts like BSI—recognized for deep expertise and a strong reputation in sustainable and ethical practices.
Drive positive change with our audit programmes
To meet and exceed your human rights objectives, you’ll need an audit programme that covers both your internal organization and value chain. We can support you throughout this journey and help you:
- Identify areas for improvement
- Pinpoint issues
- Drive smarter decisions with powerful, data-driven insights via BSI Connect.
Our range of audit programmes
Internal audit programmes
Enhance transparency with risk‑based internal audits that evaluate your management systems across ISO 9001 (Quality Management), ISO 14001 (Environmental Management), ISO 45001 (Occupational Health & Safety), ISO/IEC 27001 (Information Security) and more - helping you identify gaps, manage risks, and drive improvement.
Supplier audit programmes
Enhance traceability and minimize risks from third-party practices with a supplier audit. Whether leveraged internally or across your value chain, these assurance solutions evaluate, measure, understand and report on your organization’s social and ethical performance.
Our comprehensive supplier audits cover a wide range of areas, including Environmental, Health and Safety, Digital Trust, and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG).
Industry programmes
Each of the associations plays a critical role in establishing best practices for supply chains in corporate social responsibility. We can audit your supply chain against the industry programmes developed by groups of brands with a common purpose, interest or activity such as Sedex SMETA, audit, Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Initiative (PSCI), Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) and more.
Resources:
SMETA Audit >
Internal Audit Solutions >
Supplier Audit Solutions >
Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Initiative (PSCI) >
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Talk to our experts to guide you through the journey.
Phone: +65 6270 0777
Email: info.sg@bsigroup.com
