ENVIRONMENTAL AUDITS

AMFORI - BEPI

Amfori BEPI was founded in 2013 and provides a comprehensive range of services that enable companies to drive focused environmental improvements in their supply chain and to trade with purpos

amfori BEPI is a product supporting retailers, importers, and brands to improve environmental performance in supplying factories worldwide. The amfori BEPI framework is based on the GSCP Environmental Module: 

  1. Based on industry best practices 
  2. Harmonize existing efforts 
  3. Deliver common, consistent and global approach across all sectors 
  4. Continuous improvement 
  5. 8 Environmental Performance Areas 

amfori BEPI environmental assessments will help the facility understand how well they are managing environmental issues, how to improve the performance thanks to the proposed correction actions plan, and how they will communicate and promote the performance with their stakeholders. 

 

Audit Methodology

Environmental Assessments:

It covers a comprehensive scope of 8 environmental performance areas ranging from energy use and greenhouse gases to chemical management, and BEPI’s clear five-step approach enables companies to drive continuous improvement through supply chain mapping and analysis. 

The assessments include two chapters: the assessment of legal compliance and the assessment of environmental performance. 

AMORFI BEPI Performance areas

Amfori BEPI’s Environmental Assessment covers a comprehensive scope of environmental areas combined with a methodology based on the International Reference Life Cycle Data System (ILCD) data to shortlist the environmental hot spots for each producer. 8 EPAs include: 

  1. EPA 1: Environmental Management System 
  2. EPA2: Energy and Climate 
  3. EPA3: Emissions to Air 
  4. EPA4: Water & Effluents 
  5. EPA5: Waste 
  6. EPA6: Biodiversity 
  7. EPA7: Chemicals 
  8. EPA8: Nuisances 

How long is an AMORFI BEPI audit valid?

The validity of an assessment/audit “cycle” is 24 months; therefore, a new activity can be requested 24 months after the latest one. 

  1. Monitoring scope
  2. Overall score obtained by the business partner
  3. Follow-up activities  

The validity of the environmental monitoring is calculated based on the report submission date. The validity of the focused scope environmental monitoring is 24 months, and neither the score obtained by the business partner nor the follow-up monitoring can impact the validity of the monitoring. For full-scope environmental monitoring, the length of the cycle and therefore the validity of the monitoring vary from 12 to 36 months depending on the overall score and follow-up, as detailed in the table below: 

Corrective Action Plan, Continuous Improvement & Follow-Up: Environmental Monitoring

The Environmental Monitoring report provides a business partner with a Corrective Action Plan (CAP), and the Continuous Improvement functionality on the amfori Sustainability Platform allows business partners to demonstrate and document their improvement activities. It also enables amfori members to closely monitor any risk mitigation actions. 

The follow-up monitoring should be scheduled at least between 2 and 12 months after the initial environmental monitoring to provide the site with sufficient time to introduce and document relevant changes. Not respecting this guideline can result in a monitoring that identifies the same issues as the initial monitoring.

Benefits of having an AMORFI BEPI audit

  1. Efficiently drive environmental and chemical management improvements in your supply chain
  2. Collaborate with industry peers to save time and resources, and reduce duplication of efforts
  3. Increase resilience to industry and market changes
  4. Improve businesses’ reputation by meeting customers and stakeholder expectations

How does it work?

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What makes us different?

  • Provision of reports that concisely and objectively inform of the outcome of the assessment.
  • Understanding and knowledge of local issues linked to Social Compliance.
  • Highly experienced auditors that undergo continuous training and learning.
  • Cooperative and respectful attitude towards factory management and employees during interviews.
  • Quality assurance and control staff working independently from the on-site audit process.
  • Global Management System based in ISO 9001:2015, ISO 17021:2011.
  • Real time operations follow up via our Sustain Veritas Management System Software.
  • Confidentiality, Integrity and Impartiality are our core business values.
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