Norquest is assessed under ELEVATE LRQA’s responsible-sourcing (social-compliance) program. It is an independent assessment of our workplace - wages, working hours, health & safety, grievance mechanisms and worker well-being - with a continuous-improvement focus. We share the assessment with your compliance team, and it sits alongside our SEDEX 4-Pillar audit.
400+
Workers with Fair Wages
70%
Women Workforce
10+
Years SEDEX-audited
62+
Countries Shipped To
25+
Years
ELEVATE (now part of LRQA) is a social-compliance assessment of working conditions on the ground.
Both are respected social-compliance frameworks that overlap heavily, and many buyers accept either.
An independent responsible-sourcing (social-compliance) assessment of our workplace, with a continuous-improvement focus.
An independent ethical-trade audit against SEDEX standards. Norquest holds both, so you can approve us against whichever your compliance programme uses.
What to check with any supplier — and what we provide.
What to check with any supplier — and what we provide.
Ask for the SMETA report and audit date: recency matters for approval.
Confirm all four pillars were covered: labour, health & safety, environment, ethics.
Review findings and corrective actions: and whether they were closed.
Access via SEDEX or on request: SEDEX members can view our report on the platform; we also share it with your compliance team on request, under NDA.
What to check with any supplier — and what we provide.
What to ask any supplier - and what we provide on request.
What an independent social-compliance assessment lets you say.
“Manufactured under an independently assessed LRQA ELEVATE social-compliance program”
“Working conditions verified by third-party social assessment”
“Ethically produced, with fair wages and safe conditions for workers”
We provide the ELEVATE assessment and our SEDEX report for your ESG and procurement records - on request.
Norquest is assessed under ELEVATE (LRQA’s responsible-sourcing program), supplying brands and buying houses in 62+ countries.
An independent social-compliance assessment, now part of LRQA, covering working conditions, wages, working hours, health and safety, grievance mechanisms and worker well-being, with a continuous-improvement focus.
Wages and benefits, working hours, health and safety, grievance mechanisms, management systems, and forced-labour and responsible-recruitment risks.
Ask for the assessment report, its date, and the site and scope covered. We share ours with your compliance team on request, under NDA.
It is a strong foundation. Pair it with your own requirements; Norquest also holds SEDEX 4-Pillar, GOTS, GRS, Fairtrade, Higg FEM, GSV, AEO and ISO 9001.
Norquest, based in India, is ELEVATE-assessed and exports to 62+ countries.
