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Sedex: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

Sedex is a platform for supply chain risk, due diligence and supplier data. Buyers and suppliers hold memberships and use the platform to map, assess and mitigate risk. It is aimed at procurement, compliance, supply chain and sustainability teams at brands and their suppliers. The company describes itself as a private company governed by its Articles of Association.

Sedex Information Exchange Limited is a private limited company registered in London, United Kingdom. According to the company's website, it is majority-owned by the private equity investor Apax Funds, with minority stakes held by SHL Membership and LDC. As a UK company it sits outside EU jurisdiction. The website does not say where customer data is hosted or which sub-processors are used, so buyers should confirm storage locations and transfer safeguards in writing.

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Sovereignty score

32 / 1000 = high exposure
100 = sovereign

Jurisdiction SOV-250
Headquartered outside the EU (GB)
Data residency SOV-30
No hosting in Europe (OTHER)
Cryptographic key sovereignty SOV-340
Key management with a non-European vendor
Freedom from lock-in SOV-640
Closed source: switching requires data migration
Source & runtime sovereignty SOV-4 · SOV-630
Closed source, runtime with the vendor

SOV codes: the matching objective in the European Commission's Cloud Sovereignty Framework. Official source

How the score is calculated

Facts and evidence

Last checked October 11, 2026

Headquarters	GB (OTHER)Verified by hand
EU adequacy decision	Yes — found adequate by the European CommissionVerified by hand
Sovereignty model	Vendor-hosted (non-EU)Verified by hand
Data hosting	OTHERVerified by hand
Open-source	NoVerified by hand
GDPR-compliant	NoVendor-stated
Category	ESG & Sustainability
Type	Product
Website	sedex.com ↗

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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Sedex

The European alternatives to Sedex come from our knowledge base of over 6,800 vendors. We only list vendors headquartered in the EU or the EEA; fully European-owned vendors rank before vendors with a foreign owner. For each alternative you see the country, the open-source status and a short description.

Score per alternative: 0 = high exposure, 100 = sovereign

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Why digital sovereignty matters with Sedex

Sedex is headquartered in GB, outside the EU. Contracts and data therefore also fall under non-European law. The GDPR applies through contractual terms, but in a conflict with local legislation you have less certainty than with a European vendor.

Sedex hosts data outside the EU (OTHER). Personal data therefore leaves the EU, which requires a transfer mechanism under the GDPR and pulls the data residency score down.

Sedex is closed source and hosted by the vendor. The encryption keys and the runtime sit with the vendor and switching requires data migration. Ask about bring-your-own-key, export options and open standards.

What this means for your organisation depends on your whole stack and context. The free assessment weighs Sedex together with your other vendors and gives a total score, a heatmap and the main risk drivers.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best European alternative to Sedex?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Sedex include bluesign, Carbmee and Carbonfact. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to Sedex?

Our list of EU alternatives to Sedex is mostly commercial options. Browse the category on the map for open-source choices.

Is Sedex GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?

Sedex is headquartered in GB (OTHER) and hosts data in OTHER. Its GDPR compliance is limited or unclear. For full EU data residency the EU alternatives on this page usually offer more certainty.

Details and sources

Verified by handHeadquarters, owner, hosting locations and licence have been checked by us against public sources. Free of charge and for every vendor, not a paid label. Nothing in this knowledge base is taken over automatically. Last checked on October 11, 2026.

Sources

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Compliance evidence

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