Does foraudits replace the auditor?

No. foraudits prepares and organises the evidence the auditor will ask for. The audit and the opinion remain with those accredited to issue them.

How long does it take to prepare a BSCI audit?

It depends on the number of third parties and the state of the paperwork. Mapping takes days. Collecting from growers is the long part, and it is the part the system chases on its own, typically in four to six weeks.

Does it work if my growers have no digital tools?

Yes. The questionnaire is answered through a link, with no install and no account, and it accepts a photo of a paper document. When there is no answer, your team gets the list of who to call, instead of finding out during the audit.

Does it serve PSVA and the national sustainability standard?

Yes. Evidence is collected once and mapped to the various applicable standards, including sustainable production schemes and organic production.

Where does my suppliers' data live?

On infrastructure in the European Union, isolated per client and processed under the GDPR. Your suppliers answer a questionnaire that is yours, not a shared directory.

Ongoing coverage is quoted by the number of third parties and the applicable standards, and is discussed once you have seen the exposure report. The report is the first step and we settle its terms in the initial conversation.

For audited companies

The audit isn't about your wine.
It's about what you can prove of whoever grew it.

Sustainability certifications, international buyer codes of conduct and food safety standards all demand evidence about dozens of growers and suppliers. foraudits collects, verifies and keeps that evidence current, so the audit becomes a confirmation and not a discovery.

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Exposure reportexample

Quinta do Vale Escuro

34 third parties analysed · amfori BSCI, IFS Food

Code of conduct: 46%
Valid certificates: 71%
Questionnaires answered: 29%

most critical gap

9 growers with no recorded acceptance of the code of conduct. All supplying above 5% of volume.

august 2026

The stock declaration opens on 1 August and closes on 10 September, with fines up to € 10,000 for companies. It's the same problem through another door: if your records don't reconcile with your growers', you find out on a deadline, not in a report.

the problem, in three facts

You answer for vines that aren't yours.

15%

In a typical exporting house, owned vineyards cover a fraction of what's needed. The rest comes from dozens of holdings you don't control but answer for.

3 years

Reassessment cycle for certifications such as B Corp. The work doesn't end at the first audit, it starts again.

Delisting

An international buyer's sanction isn't a fine. It's losing the market.

recognise this?

What the auditor will ask you for.

None of these points is about winemaking. All of them are about record, date and owner.

A current list of growers and suppliers, with scope and criticality

Proof the code of conduct was communicated and accepted downstream

Valid, unexpired certificates, per supplier

Questionnaire answers, with date and named owner

The non-conformity trail: what was found, what was done, when

Consistency between what you declare to the certifier and what your systems hold

how it works

Three steps, and your team stops chasing emails.

We map

You upload your list of growers and suppliers. The engine organises it by criticality and by applicable standard.

We ask

Questionnaires go out to third parties and the system follows up on its own until they answer. It isn't your team chasing emails.

We prepare

You get the evidence dossier ready to hand to the auditor, with the gaps identified before they find them.

standards covered

Collect once, serve all of them.

The same evidence answers different audits. The system knows which document serves which standard, and what is missing in each.

amfori BSCI
Sedex SMETA
IFS Food
BRCGS
Sustainable productionPSVA
Organic production
PDO and PGI

independence

foraudits is not a certification body and does not issue audit opinions. It prepares and organises the evidence your auditor will ask for. The audit is still performed by those accredited to perform it.

frequently asked

What producers ask.

See your exposure before the auditor does.

You get a report with your chain mapped, the gaps per standard and what to fix first.

Answer within five working days
Data hosted in the European Union
No supplier list needed to get started

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This content is informational and constitutes neither legal advice nor an audit opinion. foraudits is not an accredited certification body: it prepares, maps and organises evidence and produces readiness reports. Formal certification is performed by accredited bodies. Standard names cited belong to their respective owners and are mentioned only to identify the scope covered.

The audit isn't about your wine.It's about what you can prove of whoever grew it.