Second-Party Audits are intended for:

· Brand owners & trading companies
· Corporate groups and multinational companies
· Retail chains
· Food & beverage companies
· Organizations with complex supply chains
· Companies that implement private, corporate, or customer-specific standards

An organization opts for Second-Party Audits when:
· it seeks an independent assessment of suppliers,
· it implements a private or corporate standard,
· it wishes to confirm compliance with:
o codes of conduct,
o social or environmental criteria,
o quality or safety requirements,
· needs a documented report for internal use,
· wants to reduce risks in the supply chain.

COSMOCERT can conduct Second-Party Audits based on:

✔  Private / corporate standards (Private Standards)
✔  Specific customer requirements and supplier codes of conduct
✔  Social & labor standards
✔  Environmental & sustainability requirements
✔  Combined criteria (quality – food safety – sustainability – ESG)

The standard is determined by the applicant organization and incorporated into the assessment protocol.

COSMOCERT undertakes:

1. Understanding the standard / specification
o Requirements analysis
o Defining the scope

2. Designing the assessment protocol
o Aligned with the organization’s requirements
o With clear and objective criteria

3. Conducting the assessment
o On-site or remote
o Review of documentation and implementation of requirements
o Interviews & verification of data (where applicable)

4. Issuance of an independent Assessment Report
o Compliances
o Non-conformities
o Observations