OUR UNIQUE APPROACH TO

Ethical Trade

Your trusted social audit and ethical audit experts in Africa.

Every audit is driven by a set of key principles

We’re known for our unique, on-the-ground approach to auditing, which allows workers to take a more active role in the audit process and freely express their experience of their working conditions. Our team of local auditors works across 26 countries in Africa, and we’re proud to be recognised by global brands, ethical trading bodies, and industry associations for carrying out ethical audits.

Every Partner Africa project is guided by ILO conventions, local laws and the Ethical Trading Initiative base code:

We follow proven methodologies guided by leading industry bodies

Partner Africa is a member of the Association for Professional Social Compliance Auditors (APSCA) and has expertise in a range of standards and certifications. We audit against leading industry standards and techniques, such as SMETA 2 and 4 Pillar, Sedex Virtual Assessment, the Sustainability Initiative of South Africa (SIZA) Social Standard and the Wine and Agricultural Ethical Trade Association (WIETA) code, and global brand standards, including the Coca-Cola Supplier Guiding Principles, and the Unilever Responsible Sourcing Audit.

Our audit process includes

LEVERAGING PROPRIETARY DATA

We’re able to map audit trends and provide clients with dashboards for supply chain non-compliance monitoring.

POST-AUDIT ADVISORY SERVICES

We work with non-compliance data to develop proactive risk management, training and ethical reporting solutions.

THE ROOT OF THE MATTER

We’re equipped with the linguistic and cultural knowledge to accurately rank all non-compliance findings.

Learn more about our basic and advanced auditor training

“I value the working relationship that we have and the honesty and integrity with which the team tackle their work. They are true professionals.”

— COCA-COLA BEVERAGES AFRICA

Small Producer Assessments: No business is too small

In many African countries, small-scale producers and informal sector workers feed into export supply chains. Applying codes of conduct to these small, family-run businesses is a complex process.

We frequently work with small-scale producers and the informal sector across Africa. We are a member of the Ethical Trade Initiative (ETI) working group, which developed the ETI smallholder guidelines, used to assist in extending ethical sourcing to smallholder farmers.

We're your partner in responsible business

INSIDE OUR PROCESS

Gain insight into our intelligent 8-step audit process.

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If you’d prefer to speak to a team member about how we can meet your specific needs, don’t hesitate to get in touch.

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OUR UNIQUE APPROACH TO

Ethical Trade

Your trusted social audit and ethical audit experts in Africa.

Every audit is driven by a set of key principles

We follow proven methodologies guided by leading industry bodies

Our audit process includes

LEVERAGING PROPRIETARY DATA

POST-AUDIT ADVISORY SERVICES

THE ROOT OF THE MATTER

Learn more about our basic and advanced auditor training

Small Producer Assessments: No business is too small

We're your partner in responsible business

INSIDE OUR PROCESS

Gain insight into our intelligent 8-step audit process.

Need guidance?

Championing responsible business in Africa

Partner Africa is a proud member of the Gorta Group alongside Self Help Africa, TruTrade, and United Purpose. Together we are dedicated to reducing poverty and suffering through innovation and enterprise.

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