Target accepts the SMETA 4P audit report provided by the official member audit organization of APSCA

Target will accept the SMETA 4P audit report provided by the official member audit organization of APSCA
The following information is for reference only:
Starting from May 1, 2022, the Target Audit Department will accept the SMETA-4 Pillar audit report provided by the APSCA Full Membership audit organization.

Keyword 1: Effective time

Starting from May 1, 2022,
The Target Audit Department will accept the SMETA-4 Pillar audit report provided by the APSCA Full Membership audit organization.

Keyword 2: APSCA

APSCA:Association of Professional Social Compliance Auditors
APSCA: Association of Professional Social Responsibility Auditors

Keyword 3: APSCA Official Member Company

Full APSCA Member Firms:
The details are subject to the website https://www.theapsca.org/apsca-member-firms/
Some official company names are shown below (for reference only):\
Sedex Member Ethical Trade Audit (SMETA) is an audit method created by Sedex members

2. Sedex is the organization name
Supplier Ethical Information Exchange (Sedex) is a non-profit membership organization whose member companies are committed to leading buyers and suppliers to improve the performance of global supply chains through responsible and ethical business practices. In order to promote the integration of social auditing standards and monitoring practices, a group of retailers established the Sedex organization in 2001.
 
Sedex aims to reduce the pressure on suppliers to conduct audits and promote continuous improvement of the supply chain by sharing audit reports.

4 Pillars are four modules that typically include: labor standards, health and safety, environment, and business ethics;
“2 Pillar” refers to two modules, usually including: labor standards, health and safety.