CSR Event

The 3rd Annual Ethical Supply Chain Summit

Working toward an ethical - and sustainable - supply chain that makes good business sense

The Ethical Supply Chain Summit 2008 is the largest in a long line of ethical procurement and sourcing conferences run by Ethical Corporation. Last years event, held in Amsterdam attracted 173 high level attendees from 21 different countries and this event looks to be even bigger!

Business is being put increasingly under the spotlight, being held accountable for not just their own but also their suppliers' lapses. This summit will offer you all the practical advice, benchmarks and strategies to prepare you for the time your supply chain is inevitably put under scrutiny.

Key issues to be discussed include:
The secrets of effective social and environmental auditing, collaboration with competitors, engaging your suppliers & consumers in your CR agenda, how to measure your carbon footprint, anti-corruption within your supply chain, developing a global set of standards and emerging environmental issues such as water and biodiversity.

Confirmed speakers for this year's conference include:
GlaxoSmithKline, L'Oreal, Pepsi, Syngenta, Deutsche Telekom, Toyota, Timberland, Volkswagen, Cadbury, Marks and Spencer, The Body Shop, HP, British American Tobacco, Ethical Trading Initiative and more.