Release date: December 2022
NEW: SMETA 6.1 full initial audits are now digital
Auditors
We've made the full initial audit journey digital for audit firms (AACs). So through the new platform, it is now possible to:
Review and publish an audit
There are improvements for buyer and suppliers members too:
Overview of changes for suppliers - click here
Overview of changes for buyers - click here
December 2022
NEW: Manage your supply chain on the new platform
My Links page
We've made improvements to the My Links page so you can now:
Accept, reject or cancel a pending link
Edit your visibility rules
Watch the short walkthrough video or read more about the features here.
Release date: November 2022
NEW: All supplier members can now access the new dashboard
Supplier Dashboard
The dashboard in the new platform allows suppliers to:
Quickly view and edit their company and site information
Easily add information about their workers and details about their employment
Access and edit their Self-Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ) in Advance
View when their Sedex membership expiries or add another site
View their links or set up a link to new customers
Multi-site suppliers can now access information for individual sites
My Links page
Release date: July 2022
View and search your linked customers and suppliers
My Links page
The 'My Links' page displays all the commercial relationships that you are linked to on the Sedex platform.
In Sedex Advance, this is known as your relationship data (My Relationships). On this page, you will see all accepted and rejected links, as well as sent and received pending link requests.
With an intuitive page design and improved search and filter functionality, you’ll find your links much easier.
If you have any questions about the information shown on this page you can visit our FAQs article to find out more.
Release date: May 2022
Reduce the time it takes to link to Sedex members
Link to your suppliers or customer’s on the new platform
You can now easily request to link to your customers and suppliers. Letting you view or share: site, Self-Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ), and ethical audit information quicker than before. Allowing you to gain visibility of your supply chain and enhance your responsible business journey effectively and efficiently.
With ‘Set up a link’ you can:
✅ Reduce the time it takes you to view your supplier’s information or share your information with a customer
✅ Receive email notifications when the link is accepted
✅ Track the progress of sent link requests
Once a link request has been accepted a Buyer will be able to see their Supplier’s sites, membership, SAQ, and Audit information in Site Status, Analytics, and Radar.
Check out this short walkthrough video or find out more information about setting up a link in our FAQs.
Updates to the Supplier Dashboard
When new suppliers are invited to join Sedex from the platform, they will now be able to complete their Company and Site information within the new platform. Making it even faster and easier for new suppliers to complete their onboarding.
We've also added status bars to each section so suppliers can easily tell how much they have left to complete.
Release date: April 2022
Updates to the Site Compliance Report
Our members have given us some great feedback so we have made some improvements to the Site Compliance Report:
✅ You can now choose to 'opt-out' of audit cycles.
✅ We have added an additional status and business-critical non-compliances to the Non-Compliance metric block.
✅ We have added helpful tool tips to the Non-Compliance metric block to show the percentage of your supplier base that falls into each category.
✅ When you select filters they are now represented in a filtered data sheet when you download it.
✅ We’ve added an information button that explains how to configure and download the report; as well as adding a link to the walkthrough video.
You can view a short walkthrough video of the Site Compliance Report.
To view your Site Compliance Report:
Login to Sedex Advance
Select Sedex Analytics
Navigate to the My Supply Chain folder
Select Site Compliance Report
Release date: March 2022
We’ve made it easier for new suppliers to complete the Self-Assessment Questionnaire
Improvements to the Self-Assessment Questionnaire on the new platform
We’ve improved the design of the Self-Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ) and reworded some of the questions, making it easier for your new suppliers to complete and understand. Available in English, Spanish or Simplified Chinese.
Important note: only suppliers who have been invited through the platform and have one site will be able to complete the SAQ on the new platform. Existing suppliers or suppliers with more than one site will continue to complete the existing SAQ in Advance.
Find out more
If you would like to learn more about the new Self-Assessment Questionnaire read our FAQs for Supplier members or Buyer members.
You can also find out how you can invite your suppliers through the platform with our short walkthrough video.
Quick, actionable insight about your supply chain
New report in 'Sedex Analytics'
We have launched a new Site Compliance Report that gives you an overview of your suppliers' compliance information in one place - saving you time and resource
To view your Site Compliance Report:
Login to Sedex Advance
Select Sedex Analytics
Navigate to the My Supply Chain folder
Select Site Compliance Report
Insight that drives decisions
In one report you will see your suppliers' Self-Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ) completions, membership status, audit status, number and criticality of non-compliances, and Radar risk scores.
Build the report around your business
We know every business manages its supply chain differently, so you will be able to edit and set your own compliance criteria for your suppliers.
Manage your supply chain and direct resource where it is needed most
Manage audit cycles for the first time, allowing you to keep on top of which suppliers are due for a new audit.
Find out more
If you would like to learn more about the Site Compliance Report you can watch this walkthrough video or read our FAQs.
Release date: February 2022
Search for your suppliers and link them to your customers quickly and easily.
Updates to 'set up a link' feature
We’ve simplified the linking process for Buyer/Supplier (A/B) members. Your customers no longer need to manually accept multiple relationship requests, and your suppliers can accept a link request with one click of a button, saving everyone time on administrative tasks.
Find out more
If you would like to learn more about setting up a link between your suppliers and customers you can watch this walkthrough video or read our FAQs.
Release date: January 2022
Quickly onboard new suppliers to Sedex
Updates to the ‘Invite a supplier’ feature
When a Buyer member invites a new supplier to join Sedex through the new platform It is now quicker for a new supplier to register with Sedex. We’ve added a new and improved onboarding journey for suppliers that have one site.
Once you send the invite, your supplier will confirm their site address is correct and will be guided to create a username and password. When they log in for the first time, they’ll be taken to a new supplier dashboard to:
Pay for their membership
Complete information about their company
Fill in the required information about their site
Once these three steps are completed your supplier is onboarded and they will then be able to complete the Self-Assessment Questionnaire.
Giving suppliers a better experience to register and pay for their Sedex membership means you can onboard more suppliers, much faster.
Never 'Invited a supplier' in the new platform?
If you would like to use the ‘Invite a supplier’ feature watch our walkthrough video or read our Frequently Asked Questions.
Release date: October 2021
Find out which suppliers haven’t received your invite
Updates to the ‘Manage invites’ feature
You can now see which invites haven’t reached your suppliers. We have added a new tab to the Manage invite feature called “Not delivered”. This will show you the email address of the invites that have been sent but not delivered.
Release date: September 2021
Onboard suppliers quickly with reminders
Updates to the 'Invite a supplier' feature
We know your suppliers are busy. To help, we're going to start following up with suppliers who do not respond to the first invite you send them from the new platform. An automated email will be sent to follow up with your suppliers to accept your invitation. Allowing you to gain visibility of your supply chain quickly and efficiently. The supplier's Company Administrator will receive email reminders to confirm the link request.
Release date: July 2021
We've made it easier for you to link to existing supplier members
Updates to the 'Invite a supplier' feature
Initiate a link with a supplier: when you Invite a supplier through the new Sedex platform, you can see if they are a Sedex member. If they are a Sedex member, you can now create a link with one click of a button - making linking a much more seamless process. When you link with a supplier's specific site or subsidiary, the supplier's Company Administrator will receive an email to confirm the link request. When the link is accepted you will receive a confirmation email. You can see the supplier's response in the Relationship area within Advance.
The image above shows the journey of linking to an existing supplier member with multiple subsidiaries, through the 'Invite a supplier' feature.
Release date: June 2021
Find out where your suppliers are in the onboarding process
Updates to the 'Manage invites' feature
Check the progress of your supplier as they complete the steps in the onboarding process: when you select 'Manage invites' you can get a better understanding of where each of your suppliers are in the invitation process. We have added three status fields in the 'Sent' tab:
Invitation sent - date of when you sent out the invite to the supplier
Membership payment due - invite has been accepted by the supplier, but they haven't paid yet (note: the date is the date you sent the invite)
Site profile incomplete - supplier has paid for their membership, but they haven't completed the mandatory fields on the Site status, so can't start their SAQ yet.
You should also notice a new tab 'Completed', which will show you the date a supplier completed the onboarding process.
Updates to 'Invite a supplier' - Buyer members
Link to your suppliers during the invite process: when you enter an individual supplier's email address, it will also search the email domain for example "@sedex.com". This is to check if that supplier is already on the Sedex platform, making it much easier to link to your suppliers.
Release date: May 2021
Languages added, personalise your invite email to suppliers, and improvements to Site status
Updates to the 'Invite a supplier' feature
Additional languages: you can now choose to send your supplier invitation email in English, Spanish or Simplified Chinese. Suppliers can also choose their preferred language to accept the invite and connect with you on the platform.
Personalise your invite email: you’re now able to edit the email invite you’re sending to suppliers, add your own message in any language, and add attachments such as pdfs, images, and documents (see below).
The image above shows how you can edit an invite to a supplier via the new Sedex platform.
Updates to the 'Site status' feature
Additional languages: you can view Site status information in English, Spanish and Simplified Chinese (see below)
Updated filters: subsidiary and indirect relationship filters have been updated to display the company name rather than the ZC number
Membership status: you can see a new membership panel in the Site status table
The image above shows the language drop-down menu. This will appear when a user logs into the new Sedex platform for the first time.
Release date: April 2021
**New feature** See membership, Self-Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ), and audit information in one place
Company Administrators can now see the latest membership, audit, and Self-Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ) information about their suppliers in one easy-to-use table. We call it Site status. We've built it to save you time accessing this important information and to improve your decision-making.
To start using this new feature, simply login to Sedex Advance and click ‘New Platform’ in the menu bar. If you need any help read our frequently asked questions or contact helpdesk.
The image above shows the Site status table, which can be clicked to find out more information about a specific site.
Release date: April 2021
**New feature** Automatically invite new suppliers via the Sedex platform
Buyer members can now onboard suppliers to Sedex, faster and more efficiently with the new supplier invite feature. It automatically creates relationships, saving you considerable time and effort.
To start using this new feature simply log into Sedex and click ‘New Platform’ in the menu bar. If you need any more information see our frequently asked questions or contact helpdesk.
The image above shows how easy it is to send an invitation to your suppliers via the new Sedex platform.