CONTROL UNION IS AN INDEPENDENT INTERNATIONAL AUDIT, INSPECTION, AND CERTIFICATION BODY. WE ARE A FULL MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL SOCIAL COMPLIANCE AUDITORS (APSCA) AND THE ASSOCIATE AUDIT COMPANY OF SEDEX(AAG), WHICH IS OFFICIALLY APPROVED TO CONDUCT SMETA AND SVA (SEDEX VIRTUAL AUDIT)
OUR ACTIVITIES ARE INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED BY MANY INDUSTRIES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES SUCH AS UNILEVER, NESTLE, PEPSICO, CARGILL, AND COCA-COLA. OTHER THAN SMETA, WE CONDUCT COCA-COLA SGP, SLCP (SOCIAL & LABOUR CONVERGENCE PROGRAM), ETI (ETHICAL TRADING INITIATIVE), FAIR TRADE USA, FAIR TSA (FAIR TRADE SUSTAINABLE ALLIANCE), CUFC (CONTROL UNION FAIR CHOICE) AND URSA (UNDERSTANDING RESPONSIBLE SOURCING AUDIT) FOR UNILEVER SUPPLIERS. WITH OFFICES IN OVER 70 COUNTRIES, OUR LOCAL AUDITORS SPECIALIZED IN THE COMPLEX ISSUES RELATED TO SOCIAL COMPLIANCE, WITH AN IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE OF LOCAL SOCIAL CONDITIONS, THE APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS AND STANDARD INDUSTRY PRACTICES.