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Is global Corporate Responsibility converging on the supply chain?

08 Aug '06
3 min read

The European Ethical Sourcing Forum 2006 is an International Conference and Exhibition dedicated to promoting practical solutions for corporate responsibility and sustainability in global supply chains.

This annual leadership forum delivers new strategies and practices to address the latest social and environmental challenges facing global supply chain professionals and stakeholders.

Intertek and Ethical Corporation have joined their skills and experience to make the European Ethical Sourcing Forum 2006 the most successful global supply chain event of the year.

Some of the speakers include: O2 * Marks & Spencer * L'oreal * ASICS Europe *Dell *La Poste* Bonita* Nestlé *Pfizer * GSM* ETI * Eurogroup for Animal Welfare * MADE BY * TAOS NetworkShanghai

* Sustainability Agents * World Economic Forum * 3P consortium * ConexionSocial * Groupe One * Epstein, Becker & Green * Dow Corning…and many more.

Topics to be discussed include:
Route 1 : Future Trends
Emergence of new standard: CSC 9000 * Human Rights Auditing * Achieving a Sustainable Supply Chain

Route 2 : Remediation and Continuous Improvement
Local Remediation and collaboration * Factory Health Programmes * Wage & Benefit Improvement Models * Labor Law & Standards Training

Route 3 : Collaboration & Multistakeholder Initiatives
Retail * Public-Private Partnerships/Engagement * Engaging with stakeholders * Collaboration in the Food and Agricultural Sector * Collaboration Models between companies

Route 4: Management tools & Strategies
Supplier Classification method & Risk Based Approaches * New Technology for the supply chain management* Global Supply Chain Challenges, How to deal with Licensees ? * Global Supply Chain Challenges - Animal welfare in the supply chain * An Effective Strategy to Communicating Supplier Social & Environmental Performance * Internal communication Effort

Route 5 : Global reporting & Measurement
Global Supplier Qualification Management * Supplier Social & Environmental Metrics * Data Collection Tools and Reporting Systems * Supplier performance measurement * Supply Chain Performance Indicators

Route 6: Voluntary Programs & Developing Projects
Immigration Project * ETI Homeworker Project

Route 7: Global Law Issues
Landscape of Legal Liability * Labor Law & Standards Training

Route 8: Environmental Supply Chain Management
Restricted Substances * REACH

Route 9: Social & Environmental Auditing: Methodologies & Challenges
Working Hour Improvement Models * Integrated Audit Approaches & Models * Auditor Standards & Qualification * Transparency , Corruption , Anti-Bribery * Auditor Training & Capacity Building Programmes - Better Factory Training Program

Route 10 : Training & Capacity Building Models
Environmental, Health & Safety Programmes * Supplier Capacity Development Models

Route 11 : Ethical Sourcing Trends and Ethical Challenges in specific Industry Sectors
Textile Industry * Transportation – Logistics * Communication Sector * Banking * Agriculture, Food & Beverage * Cosmetics * Jewelry & Accessories * Automotive * Health & Pharmaceutical.

Contact Laure Geron at +44 (0)20 7375 7226
email: laure.geron@ethicalcorp.com
http://www.ethicalcorp.com/ethicalsourcing2006/8

Ethical Corporation

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