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