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Ethical Sourcing Forum 2007 - Beyond Tomorrow: CSR & Supply Chain
April 19-20, 2007 in Philadelphia, USA
(CSRwire) Register before January 29th and Save $400!
Dear colleagues,
If you are interested in ethical procurement or supply chains, then you
should register today for "The Ethical Sourcing Forum North America"
Beyond Tomorrow: CSR & the Supply Chain, to be held in Philadelphia USA
19-20 April, 2007.
The Ethical Sourcing Forum North America 2007 is the perfect place to
"shop" for new ideas and options to implement or re-calibrate your
organizations.
The Ethical Sourcing Forum North America 2007 is an International
Interactive Forum and Exhibition dedicated to promoting practical
solutions for corporate responsibility and sustainability in global supply
chains. This annual leadership forum delivers a dynamic exchange of idea,
new strategies and best practices to address the latest social and
environmental challenges facing global supply chain professional and
stakeholders.
Last Chance To Save $400 ! Extended Early Bird ! Register before the 29th
January!
Register on-line on our secure website at: www.intertek.com/esf/register.
Examples of the sessions NOT to be missed include:
Overcoming Resistance: Achieving continuous improvement within complex
supplier business relationship environments (my business is not important
enough!)
More than just a Buzzword: Local Collaboration can be the key to
resolving your most difficult supply chain challenges
Facing Reality: Poor management systems, isolated documentation
errors, intentional or unintentional falsification -- the debate goes on.
Join a multi-stakeholder facilitated roundtable on the key influential
factors impacting supplier disclosure today
To Speak or Not to Speak: How best to effectively communicate with
rating agencies and other responsible investment research institutions
CSR Strategy Development: How to build an effective CSR strategy for
all seasons
Supplier Self-Declaration vs. Verification: When to select the right
tool from your practitioner's toolbox
Developing an Effective CSR Supply Chain Program: 10 common speed
bumps and 10 solutions
Examples of confirmed speakers include:
The Land Beyond Monitoring: Measuring Supplier and Factory Performance
- The Timberland Facility Level Sustainability Report
Speaker: Timberland, Hausman Alex, CSR Reporting Manager
New Carrots, Old Measurements: New approaches to factory incentives
and performance indicators Factory Improvement Programme (FIP) - ILO's
Factory Improvement Programme: An approach to improve the supply chain
from factory levels
Speaker: International Labour Organisation (ILO) Factory Improvement
Programme (FIP), Nguyen Ba Lam, National Project Coordinator
Be Careful as you Turn the Corner: The impact of laws and regulations
in your CSR program
Speaker: Epstein, Becker & Green, Michael Levine Partner, Chair of
Corporate Responsibility Practice
Going Green in your Supply Chain: Aligning environmental performance
with business success - Inverted Integration: Busting the Myth that
Organic and Fair Trade Require Consumer Price Premiums
Speaker: African Organic Food & Fiber Initiative (AOFFI), Jeff Stein,
Chairman
Preparing for the Next Generation: Thinking outside the box about
today's supply chain monitoring models - You Get What You Pay For: How
Supply Chain Practices Thwart Compliance Goals and What to Do About It
Speaker: Worker Rights Consortium, Scott Nova, Executive Director
Greening the Forgotten Side of the Supply Chain: Approaches to working
with small to medium side suppliers to implement environmental management
systems
Speaker: Rainforest Alliance, Whelan Tensie, Executive Director
Public Policy and Corporate Social Responsibility: Beyond individual
company efforts - What can Governments do to promote systemic improvement
in social and environmental compliance in export-oriented
supply-chains?
Speaker: FIAS, International Finance Corporation, Kristina Svensson,
Private Sector Development Specialist
The invisible workforce; setting up road blocks to curb human
trafficking
Speaker: Impactt Limited, Daniella Gould, Director, North America & East
Asia
And many more...
* Visit: www.intertek.com/esf/ for the full
list of topics
* Visit: www.intertek.com/esf/events/usa/pastparticipants
to see the past participants list
* Visit: www.intertek.com/esf/events/usa/testimonials
read an independent review of last year conference
Also don't miss out the opportunity to showcase your products and services
to senior-level decision makers. Take a leading role at the Forum as an
exhibitor. If you would like to exhibit or sponsor, please email me at customerservices@intertek.com.
If you have any questions about sponsorship and exhibition opportunities,
please email Intertek at customerservices@intertek.com.
PS: Last Chance To Save $400 ! Extended Early Bird ! Register before
the 29th January !
Register on-line on our secure website at www.intertek.com/esf/register.
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