Sedex
London supply chain sustainability platform and home of the SMETA social audit methodology
Quick Overview
| Company | Sedex Information Exchange Limited |
|---|---|
| Category | Vendor & Third-Party Risk Management Software |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom |
| EU Presence | United Kingdom (adequacy decision, outside the EEA) |
| Data Location | Not stated on the pages reviewed |
| Open Source | No |
| Compliance | Home of the SMETA social audit methodology |
| Pricing | Supplier plans from £224 per site per year (Plus £374); buyer pricing on request |
| Free Option | Not stated by the vendor |
| Replaces | EcoVadis, bilateral supplier ethical audits, spreadsheet questionnaires |
Detailed Review
Sedex Information Exchange Limited in London runs a supply chain sustainability platform and is the home of the SMETA social audit methodology. Its risk scoring combines country, sector and site data with verified SMETA audits, and it offers shared supplier profiles and self-assessment questionnaires across a network of more than 100,000 members. It also supports corrective-action tracking and reporting for due diligence legislation such as the CSDDD, so audit findings can be followed through to closure in the same system.
Pricing is public on the supplier side: plans from £224 per site per year, with a Plus tier at £374, while buyer pricing is on request.
That is rare in this category and it makes the supplier cost visible, which matters because the supplier fee decides whether suppliers join. SMETA is widely used well beyond the UK, which makes Sedex data easier to reuse across customers than a bespoke questionnaire that each buyer has to ask for separately and each supplier has to answer again.
Where it is narrower is in cyber and operational risk, since the product is about social and environmental conditions at sites, not security assessments or disruption monitoring. It is a UK company and so outside the EU and the EEA, covered by an adequacy decision.
A buyer that wants a single risk platform covering cyber, financial and operational signals will need to pair it with another tool, and the pages reviewed do not state hosting location or certificates. Ask how many of your suppliers already hold a Sedex profile with a recent SMETA audit.
What Sedex does well
- Home of the SMETA social audit methodology
- Network of more than 100,000 members
- Supplier plans published from £224 per site per year
- Corrective-action tracking and reporting for due diligence legislation
- Risk scoring from country, sector and site data
Where Sedex falls short
- UK entity, outside the EU and the EEA
- Buyer pricing on request only
- Social and environmental focus, with little on cyber or operational risk
- Supplier plans are charged per site
Standout feature. Public supplier pricing and the SMETA methodology behind a network of more than 100,000 members.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Home of the SMETA social audit methodology
- Network of more than 100,000 members
- Supplier plans published from £224 per site per year
- Corrective-action tracking and reporting for due diligence legislation
- Risk scoring from country, sector and site data
Cons
- UK entity, outside the EU and the EEA
- Buyer pricing on request only
- Social and environmental focus, with little on cyber or operational risk
- Supplier plans are charged per site
Alternatives to Sedex
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Sedex?
Sedex Information Exchange Limited in London runs a supply chain sustainability platform and is the home of the SMETA social audit methodology. Its risk scoring combines country, sector and site data with verified SMETA audits, and it offers shared supplier profiles and self-assessment questionnaires across a network of more than 100,000 members. It also supports corrective-action tracking and reporting for due diligence legislation such as the CSDDD, so audit findings can be followed through to closure in the same system.
Where is Sedex based?
Sedex operates from London, United Kingdom, which places it under United Kingdom (adequacy decision, outside the EEA). Compliance: Home of the SMETA social audit methodology.
What does Sedex cost?
Supplier plans from £224 per site per year (Plus £374); buyer pricing on request. Not stated by the vendor.
Who is Sedex best for?
Buyers needing social audit data from many global suppliers. Public supplier pricing and the SMETA methodology behind a network of more than 100,000 members.
What are the drawbacks of Sedex?
UK entity, outside the EU and the EEA. Buyer pricing on request only. Social and environmental focus, with little on cyber or operational risk. Supplier plans are charged per site.
Is Sedex a good alternative to EcoVadis?
Sedex is built as a European alternative to EcoVadis: London supply chain sustainability platform and home of the SMETA social audit methodology. It will not be a like-for-like feature match in every respect, so check the review above for where the two genuinely differ before switching.
How does Sedex compare to other Vendor & Third-Party Risk Management Software?
Sedex is one of several European Vendor & Third-Party Risk Management Software we cover. It is most often compared with EcoVadis, bilateral supplier ethical audits, spreadsheet questionnaires.