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Food: Supply Chain Security Services
SGS professional security auditors can assist organizations to enhance security measures throughout their global supply chain and to assess compliance with both US government and client security recommendations.
SGS has over 20 years experience assuring that systems and services meet the requirements of standards set by governments, by entities or by our customers across most major industries in the world. SGS also develops and certifies its own standards. As the world’s preferred auditing and certifying body we have more than 50,000 customers, and have issued over 60,000 accredited third party certificates world-wide.
SGS is approved by the Technology Asset Protection Association (TAPA) to certify companies world-wide against the TAPA Freight Security Requirements.
SGS Integrated Approach
SGS’ supply chain security services are complementary with other SGS products. SGS can offer a “one stop” and complete vendor-rating program to include "capability and capacity" audits, as well as other Corporate Social Responsibility monitoring requirements e.g. for Human Rights and the Environment. For vendor clients, this offers increased efficiency and business opportunities to meet multiple criteria demanded by diverse buyers and a source of competitive advantage where larger buyers seek to rationalize their supply chains. For SGS clients contemplating, or already registered to ISO 9001, ISO 14001, or OHSAS 18001 and other third party registration services, the SGS supply chain security services can be carried out in conjunction with initial audits and/or surveillance audits.
Supply Chain Security Requirements
To address the vulnerability of the logistics chain, a number of unilateral and sector initiatives have been implemented or are under development to improve security across the supply chain. One such security initiative is the Customs & Trade Partnership against Terrorism (CTPAT), a joint US government and business voluntary program to build cooperative relationships that strengthen the global supply chain and border security by improving the security for the transportation of persons, conveyances and cargo throughout the commercial process.
A requirement of CTPAT, also shared by most initiatives, is that businesses engaged in international trade should conduct comprehensive security self-assessments of their and their partners’ supply chains based on security guidelines. They must also demonstrate their compliance with security requirements and condition their relationships and the security systems and processes of their business partners on these security requirements.
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