Audits are shaped by your industry, location, and business context. We offer personalized support to help you prepare, perform, and progress (before and after the audit).
Investors and customers want greater ESG accountability and transparency. Hence, supply chains are under continuous scrutiny. Audits are an opportunity for businesses to demonstrate how they manage ESG topics.
Successful audit means:
At VECTRA, we don’t just prepare you for audits, we build capacity that lasts beyond the audit for a truly resilient business. We work in your language, in your cultural context, and with an understanding of your business reality.
| Before the Audit | After the Audit |
| Gap Analysis & Readiness Reviews: We map risks and opportunities against global ESG standards of your industry. | Gap Analysis: We identify and address gaps post audit in your operational, target, or supply chain countries. |
| Operational Standards: We evaluate and ensure your operational practices meet standards required by the auditing companies, your stakeholders and customers. | Corrective Action Plans (CAP): Receive tailored roadmaps to address audit findings and close compliance gaps. |
| Practical Actionable Feedback: Implement immediate recommendations to prepare for the audit. | Management Assistance Programs (MAP): Post audit support to enable optimal ESG performance through systems, site culture, and capability building. |
| Corrective Action Plans (CAP): We provide cost-effective support for your sites to prepare for the certifications and compliance audits. | Implementation Support: Turn findings into action plans to build long-term resilience and not just short time fixes. |
| Training & Capacity Building: We train teams to prepare for audits and implement corrective actions plans themselves. | Continuous Support: Continuous oversight so your business stays audit-ready year-round. |
| Certification Requirements: Prepare for globally recognized certifications including ISO, IRMA, SA8000, WRAP, GK, and more. | Audit Requirements: Prepare your site or supplier facility to meet and exceed industry compliance audits. |
| Comply with Legal Requirements: Prepare for or stay compliant with current and upcoming legislation across your supply chain network. | |
| Management Assistance Programs (MAP): We offer site-specific support to prepare your management team for the next audit. |
Practical, certification-backed training that helps teams manage ESG audits with confidence.
Long-term resilience with actionable plans matching your business goals
One partner across the full audit lifecycle (before and after)
Identify and address gaps before they escalate
Demonstrate accountability to investors, customers, and communities
Solutions adapted to your business context, not generic checklists
Maximize your chances of passing audits with confidence
Partner with VECTRA to prepare, test, and strengthen your audit performance year-round.
Audit preparedness is the process of getting your organization ready for regulatory, customer, or third-party audits. It includes identifying compliance gaps, ensuring daily operational practices meet requirements, and implementing corrective actions to ensure solid and efficient business practices, customer satisfaction, avoid penalties or reputational risks.
Clients and stakeholders need complete transparency to understand the state of play in the factories. For global supply chains, unpreparedness can lead to costly disruptions, fines, or even supplier blacklisting. Audit preparedness ensures compliance, transparency, and stakeholder trust.
We provide end-to-end support:
This ensures you’re fully prepared and resilient before and after the audit.
We specialize in ESG, sustainability, and supply chain-related audits, including:
Code of conduct standards: RBA, ICS, FLA, ESCP, amfori BSCI/BEPI, FWF, SMETA/SEDEX, and more.
Our experts create a corrective action plan or management assistance program with recommendations for action, clear steps, responsibilities, and timelines. We support your team in implementing corrective actions so you’re fully prepared for the actual audit.
Absolutely. Our services are designed to complement existing systems. We enhance your current ESG and compliance frameworks by providing focused audit-readiness expertise and post-audit improvement strategies.
Yes. VECTRA operates globally. We align businesses with a broad range of international industry and company-individual standards and Codes of Conduct to address compliance.
All client data is handled with strict confidentiality and in compliance with GDPR and global data protection regulations. We apply industry-standard security protocols to protect sensitive information.
Pricing depends on the scale of operations, number of facilities/suppliers, and audit scope. We offer customized packages ranging from one-time pre-audit support to comprehensive before-and-after audit programs.
