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The Ethical SourcingForum North AmericaBeyond Tomorrow: CSR & The Supply Chain

Philadelphia USA 19-20 April, 2007 www.intertek.com/esf

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The Land Beyond Monitoring: Measuring supplierand factory performance The Timberland Facility Level Sustainability Report.Companies engaged with labour standards andenvironmental stewardship have long grappled with howbest to share their experiences on factory progress to awider stakeholder community as well as determine thebaseline impact labour standards and environmentalstewardship initiatives have on factory working conditions.Listen as representatives from Timberland share insightinto the roadmap taken for the development of their firstFacility Report which details baseline performanceinformation for the company’s Dominican Republic factoryin the areas of global human rights, environmentalstewardship and community involvement. In this session,you will gain a fresh perspective on stakeholderengagement and transparency while learning about theissues and rewards Timberland continues to encounter asthey continue forward in this innovative initiative.Timberland, Hausman Alex, CSR Reporting Manager

Developing an Effective CSRSupply Chain Program: 10 common speed bumpsand 10 solutions • Learning, Missteps, and Next Steps: A development

perspective • Current state and benchmarking of other programs• Operations commitment, ownership and leadership• Determining the scope of a program• The importance of "small victories"• External Input: Importance of NGO relationships• Tailoring your message inside the enterprise• If you could do it all over, what would you change?Ford Motor Company, Ian Olson, Global Manager,Supply Chain Sustainability

Integration of the GeSI/EICC Industry Initiative intoCompany ProgramsHow best does a company maximize the benefit of theindustry initiative while effectively managing its specificCSR supply chain responsibilities? Learn how Motorola isintegrating the assessment tools and processesdeveloped through the GeSI / EICC Industry Initiative intothe Motorola Integrated Supply Chain suppliermanagement program. This will include the threedifferent Risk Assessment toolMotorola, Plyler John,

To Speak or Not to Speak: How best to effectivelycommunicate with rating agencies and otherresponsible investment research institutions

RISING PRESSURE FROM SOCIETY ON ETHICAL SUPPLYCHAIN through rating agencies, militant associations,ethical funds… HOW TO MANAGE IT?

• Which KPis are used by extra-financial rating agenciesto analyze multinational companies

• Integration of external inputs to improve social andenvironmental programs dedicated to suppliers

• Integrated ethical sourcing managementDanone, Stephan Arino, Project Manager SustainableDevelopment and Social Responsibility

What can Governments do to promote systemicimprovement in social and environmental compliance inexport-oriented supply-chains?• World Bank Group and CSR • Legal and enforcement capacity weaknesses in

developing countries • Subcontracting and informality (Peru case study) • Considering weak capacity and institutions, what can

governments do to improve social and environmentalperformance of export-oriented supply chains?

• Going Global: IFC/ILO Better Work Program (Jordan –1st pilot country)

• Discussion on applicability to other regions/countriesand industry sectors, and on limitations andopportunities of international brands working together

FIAS, International Finance Corporation, KristinaSvensson, Private Sector Development Specialist

Sustainability and The Fashion IndustryDesign for the Environment: How product developmentteams become the filter of pollution• Designing with the life cycle in mind• Materials and chemistry• Creating a supplier checklist• Measuring progressFashion Institute of Technology, Shona Quinn,Adjunct Professor

• Mattel Capacity Building: Playing Together for SupplyChain Sustainability

• Global Supply Chain Partners: Challenges• Mattel approach: Capacity Building Program• Create value-added partnerships: Leveraging local

partnerships - we can't do it alone!• Impact IndicatorsMattel, Katrice McCorkle, Manager, GlobalSustainability

New Carrots, Old Measurements: New approachesto factory incentives and performance indicators Vietnam Continuous Improvement Program (CIP)Participants will gain insights into a new approach toeducate facilities and improve compliance whilepromoting supplier accountability, ownership andcommitment.• Identify how business incentives can be used to drive

compliance improvements, develop strongerrelationships and ensure partnership at local level

• Learn how facilities can address and improve gaps incode compliance using implementation ofmanagement systems, training and measurement ofperformance indicators

Ann Taylor Stores CorporationJeannette Ferran Astorga, Vice President- GlobalSupplier Compliance & Social Responsibility

More than just a Buzzword: LocalCollaboration can be the key toresolving your most difficult supplychain challenges

Public Policy and Corporate SocialResponsibility: Beyond individualcompany efforts

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The Ethical Sourcing Forum isdesigned to promote innovation andfacilitate exchange of experience inexisting CSR practices and tools

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How web based collaborative platforms can ensurequick deployment of supplier compliancemanagement solutions"Online, collaborative systems are becoming a “must-have” to quickly deploy SPM in multitenant, globalizedsupply chains”• Supplier Compliance Management: Challenges to

overcome• The fairtrade example• Benefits of using Software as a Service solutions• User experiences • Solutions for industry groups and NGOsFLOCERT, Ruediger Meyer, Managing DirectorTrace One, Georges Le Nigen, VP BusinessDevelopment

Achieving clear and measurable benefits

Future 500's SEED (Sustainable Energy andEnvironmental Demand) Initiative is a supply-chainleadership program that seeks to advance markets forsustainable technological alternatives to petroleum, suchas biofuels and bioplastics.

These disruptive, innovative technologies hold greatenvironmental potential but also raise a new set ofcomplex systemic issues. To address the root causes ofthese issues, one must develop a roadmap tosustainability for such technologies before they becomewell established in the marketplace. The most effectiveway to do this is through multi-sector stakeholdercollaborations that harness the collective wisdom ofdiverse groups along the supply chain to address thesecomplex challenges. In this roundtable session, learn howFuture 500 facilitates this process; How unusualcorporate/NGO alliances are formed; How long-timeadversaries can find common ground; How governmentcan encourage innovation; and how positive incrementalchange has been achieved.The Future 500, Lance Funston, Marketing &Communications Development Consultant

Overcoming Resistance: Achieving continuousimprovement within complex supplier businessrelationship environments (my business is notimportant enough!)The story of a small company’s journey to achieve Code ofConduct compliance in their supply chain.Outline:

• How it started.

• Why top down values matter.

• How to know if you have the right factory partner.

• What to do when you encounter resistance.

• The golden combination: internal training and third partyaudits.

• Link with other stakeholders to strengthen your position.Pacific Market International (PMI), Valerie Bone,Director – Quality & CSR

Inverted Integration: Busting the Myth that Organic andFair Trade Require Consumer Price Premiums

• Overview of the African Organic Food & Fiber Initiativeand how we help facilitate inverted integrationpartnerships between our member companies

• Some real-world examples – case studies: The North Face and Chinese goose down AK International and Levi’s organic cotton jeans Patagonia and Teijin recycling polyester underwear

• A primer on inverted integration – retailers andwholesale brands collaborating directly with rawmaterial producers (e.g. farmers)

• The importance of collaborative planning – sharingbrand growth forecasts and agricultural productionforecasts

• Commitment – what it really means and how it is criticalto success

• Tiered contracting – retailer and raw material producernegotiate preferred pricing and terms for the retailersvendors

• Minimizing double-marginalization on organic and fairtrade price premiums as agricultural goods areprocessed and manufactured into finished consumergoods by monitoring and information sharing betweenretailer and raw material producer

African Organic Food & Fiber Initiative (AOFFI)Jeff Stein, Chairman

The Hard and Soft Sides of ComplianceThe time has come to unify how manufacturers view,control and assess internal legal compliance and CSRcompliance.Increasingly anti-corruption conventions - UN, OECD,OAS, AU and others - are being ratified and implementedas home country law The US, and other countries post 9/11, use national lawto govern international behavior of their citizens Enforcement expectations and recognition of injuriescaused to communities and individuals Legal compliance and CSR compliance are 2 sides of thesame coin Communicating, training, monitoring and auditingagainst compliance standards an increasing burden onmanufacturers and suppliers Uniform approach increases ability to reach more peoplemore often, audit more frequently and meet the broaderrange of objectivesDykema, Richard G. Goetz, Leader of theInternational Practice Group

Preparing for the Next Generation: Thinkingoutside the box about today’s supply chainmonitoring models.You Get What You Pay For: How Supply Chain PracticesThwart Compliance Goals and What to Do About It• The disappointing track record of factory monitoring • Debating root causes, avoiding the obvious: good

conditions cost more • Price pressure and short-term contracts encourage

non-compliance and undermine the efforts ofmonitors

• Disciplining suppliers: probation for labor rightsviolations, the death penalty for price increases

• Alternatives: rewarding compliance, making thesupply chain safe for high labor standards

• Modest impact of improved conditions on wholesaleand retail prices

Worker Rights Consortium, Scott Nova, ExecutiveDirector

Going Green in your Supply Chain:Aligning environmental performancewith business success

Supply Chain EnvironmentalResponsibility Programs

Speed Networking Session You will have the opportunity to meet you fellowdelegates during short sessions of intensive speednetworking. You will exchange lots of business cards.Line up around a set of designated tables and introduceyourself to the person directly in front of you. Exchangebusiness card and then move one seat to your right!This session is designed to help you make the most ofthe networking opportunities that The Ethical SourcingForum™ North America 2007 has to offer!

A note about the schedule:Due to the in-depth nature of the forum and the sheer volumeof high-calibre speakers, the schedule is being constantlyupdated, with new speakers being added every week and withsome still waiting to be confirmed. For regular timetableupdates and latest speaker confirmations visitwww.intertek.com/esf


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ILO's Factory Improvement Programme – an approach toimprove the supply chain from factory levels The programme consists of seven closely interlinkedmodules: • Workplace Cooperation • Quality • Productivity • Cleaner Production • Human Resource Management • Health and Safety • Workplace Relations • Improving quality and boosting productivity while

creating a collaborative and more harmoniousworkplace culture.

• On-site guidance and consultancy by leading industryexperts throughout the programme.

• Strengthening management systems and capabilities toaddress critical issues in the workplace.

• Changes are implemented from day one, because FIP istailored to the needs of each participating factory.

• Improve the working environment and workplacerelations between management and workers.

• Emphasis on continuous improvement system and toolsallowing factories to continue to make improvement andchanges.

• Reposition factories in the view of customers,employees and the local community.

The Future 500, Nguyen Ba Lam, National ProjectCoordinator Factory Improvement Programme (FIP)

CSR Strategy Development: Building a Relevant,Practical and Successful CSR Strategy In the Faceof Conflicting Demands and Limited Resources• Core values – the foundation for a successful strategy • Leadership at the top • Tone at the middle • Issues and stakeholders – defining the goal • Identifying and managing obstacles • Building internal consensus • Building external acceptance and support • Implementation Ethical Leadership Group, Philip RudolphVice President and General Counsel

Greening the Forgotten Side of the Supply Chain:Approaches to working with small to mediumside suppliers to implement environmentalmanagement systems

How Kraft, Caribou Coffee and Rainforest Alliance arehelping Colombian coffee farmers put in placeenvironmental management systems which areresulting in increased productivity, quality and highprices for the producers.• Small farmers certify to Rainforest Alliance standards

which require sophisticated environmentalmanagement systems.

• The producers are seeing increases of 20% inproductivity and improved prices as well asprotecting water suppliers and biodiversity.

• Kraft and Caribou have preferential buying policies forRA certified coffee and are building it into their brandsand outreach to consumers.

Rainforest Alliance , Whelan TensieExecutive Director

Seeing is Managing: Maintaining effective visibilityand a supply chain system of control in EthicalSourcing programsAchieve Increased Effectiveness in Global SupplyChains: the power of collaboration, communication, andmanagement of supply chain relationships in one webbased applicationDiscover how the GSCC platform helps you-to integrate all your supply chain activities (Quality,Labor, EH&S, Security)-to manage all your audit resources-to automate daily business processes-to better monitor your supplier, factory performance,remediation progress, ultimately to make better andinformed decisions.Intertek, Simona RomanoschiSustainability Services

Be Careful as you Turn the Corner: The impact oflaws and regulations in your CSR program• Legal Risks associated with Supply Chain CSR • Transparency/Disclosure v. Litigation: can being an

"open book" about monitoring efforts increase yourcompany's risk of being sued?

• Be careful how you "walk the walk" if you intend to"talk the talk" in CSR web pages, communications andreports

• SRI's impact on supply chain CSR effortsEpstein, Becker & Green, Michael Levine, Partner,Chair of Corporate Responsibility Practice

New Carrots, Old Measurements:New approaches to factoryincentives and performanceindicators

Here's What Attendees Say About the Forum: ”a tremendous learning session and well worththe time to attend””one of the best organised and informativeconferences I have been to””Excellent presenters, great speakers andexpertise””Very good topics, knowledgeablespeakers…fresh and timely”For more testimonials and to read an independentreview of last year conference visit:www.intertek.com/esf/events/usa/testimonials


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Sharing the Success and Dividing the Grief : Canbuyers collaborate to get greater social andenvironmental compliance from their suppliers:an update on what's working and what's not: • Three models for collaboration • Can collaboration become scalable and sustainable? • Does collaboration work better if limited by sector or

geography? • What parts of the compliance process work best if

done collaboratively? • Which of the current crop of experiments are working

and why? • Which ones are most likely to last?US-Egypt Friendship Society, Jennifer BremerExecutive Director

The Sustainable Living Wage : Many of the corehuman rights are dependent on the ability toearn a Sustainable Living Wage• A Sustainable Living Wage needs to be standards

based • The Purchasing Power Index Methodology can be

applies anywhere in the world to calculate a SustainableLiving Wage/Income

• A Sustainable Living Wage/Income is the basis forsustainable development

• Achieving the Millennium Development Goals require anew way of looking at wages and jobs

• A Sustainable Living Wage/Income can be thefoundation of sustainable communities

• A Sustainable Living Wage/Income system can benefitemployers as well as workers

CREA, Ruth Rosenbaum, Executive Director

Walking a Road Less Travelled: The issuesand rewards of corporate non-financial reportingWhether they are called Corporate Citizenship, CSR orSustainability Reports, non-financial reporting has beenadopted by many leading companies - but do thesereports drive change and improve management?During this session, we will look at some of the latestdevelopments in corporate non-financial reporting and theways reporting can bring value to your organization.Christina O'Connell of Flag is currently leading theconsulting team for Wal-Mart's first Sustainability Reportand the 2006 Wal-Mart Ethical Sourcing report.Flag, Christina O'Connell, Communication Consultant

Brand Collaboration Benefits andOpportunities: How Levi Strauss has approachedbrand collaboration• Discover the benefits for the Brand • Find out the benefits for the supplier • Understand legal issues • Discover areas of opportunityLevi Strauss , Miriam Y. RodriguezCode of Conduct Regional Manager, The Americas

FutureFashion: Inspiration and knowledge to greenyour apparel supply chain

• Introduction to Earth Pledge and our FutureFashioninitiative

• Public awareness of and response to eco-fashion

• Overview of apparel manufacturing process andassociated energy and resource costs

• Post consumer energy and resource costs

• Strategic solutions

• Opportunities to capitalize on the growing interest inorganic and eco-friendly goods

Earth Pledge, Leslie Hoffman, Executive Director

Land Beyond Monitoring: Measuring supplier andfactory performance

• The Land Beyond Monitoring: Evolutions in the FLAApproach

• History of FLA monitoring - benefits and limitations

• New methodologies for supply chain improvements

• Using measurements to motivate performance,ownership and impact

• Learning from pilot projects in China and Thailand

Fair Labor Association , Roopa NairDirector of Code Implementation & Monitoring

China Center for Labor & Environment: Participantswill gain insights into this new local institutionfocused on sustainable development in localenterprises.The China Center for Labor & Environment is acommunity for business networks and stakeholderscommitted to the practice of sustainable developmentand was developed to provide premium access to highquality, web-based resources for participatingorganizations working on social & environmentaldevelopment in China - essentially promoting theinnovation and exchange of existing CSR practices andtools. The Center, along with other key institutions, willcontribute to the recent growth in development amongstsmall and medium enterprises (SME) by providingaccess to information, tools, and practices that support

improved CSR knowledge and enhanced localimplementation of CSR practices. • SRI's impact on supply chain CSR effortsChina Center for Labor & EnvironmentCarlos Flores, Manager

Facing Reality

Poor management systems, isolated documentationerrors, intentional or unintentional falsification -- thedebate goes on. Join a multi-stakeholder mini-forum onthe key influential factors impacting supplier disclosuretoday.

If buyers continue to buy in the face of non-compliancereports, what incentives do factory owners/managershave to disclose all their information during audits?

What are the benefits to factories to "be in compliance"?

Ignorance or wilful deception? Do factories trulyunderstand the local laws that affect their business, or dothey not care and are happy to deceive customers andauditors alike?

What is the role of local government in educating factoryowners/managers, and in enforcing local law?

Have retailers and brands taken over enforcement of locallaws thereby giving governments "a pass" in abdicatingtheir responsibilities?

Worldwide Responsible Apparel Production (WRAP),Steven A. Jesseph, Vice Chairman, President andChief Executive Officer

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Would like to Sponsor or Exhibit?Organizations providing social and environmentalsupply chain solutions and supporting thedevelopment of sustainability in the global supplychain are invited to be considered as sponsor-partners of Ethical Sourcing ForumTM NorthAmerica 2007. Sponsorship payments will beused to support the attendance of non-governmental organizations and academicinstitutions as exhibitors and participants.For more information contact us directly on thedetails below:E-mail: [email protected]

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Who will you meet at the Forum?

At The Ethical Sourcing Forum™ North America 2007 tobe hosted in Philadelphia this year, CSR professionals,policy makers, business leaders and other keystakeholders gather under one roof to discuss themethods and means by which they can ensuresustainability of their supply chains on the globalplatform. Anyone with a vested interest in improving thesocial and environmental responsibility and effectivenessof their supply chains, therefore, from Supply ChainManagers, CSR directors, and Company Directors toHealth and Safety Officers, Purchasing Managers, andProcurement Specialists, should not miss out on thisevent.

Would like to be a Sponsor?

Organizations providing social and environmental supplychain solutions and supporting the development ofsustainability in the global supply chain are invited to beconsidered as sponsor-partners of Ethical SourcingForumTM North America 2007. Sponsorship paymentswill be used to support the attendance of non-governmental organizations and academic institutionsas exhibitors and participants.

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Large Topics, Little Groups

Organised into three mini-forums, addressing anumber of different themes – each theme with avariety of learning modules – the forum presents asa Pandora’s box of thought-provoking ideas, givingparticipants a deeper understanding of numerousinterlinked topics. With only a handful of people ineach module, and as many as 10 learning modulesper 45min mini forum session to choose from, thereare literally hundreds of opportunities to engage withexperts and peers.

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