Intertek's Ethical Sourcing Forum - Press Release from 26 Feb. 2008
Intertek Press Release
Starbucks, IBM, Nike, Levi Straus & Co, C-TPAT, PRCEE to join the debate and share their views and insights concerning efficient ways to encourage the development of greener manufacturing methods across supply chain partners.
New York City, 26th February 2008
IBM, Nike, Starbucks, Levi Straus & Co, C-TPAT, PRCEE are to join such senior level speakers as those from Rainforest Alliance, Philips and Nestlé and many more at the Ethical Sourcing Forum 2008, on the 13th-14th of March in New York City.
Virginia Bergin, Regional Manager, Sustainable Procurement Practices of Starbucks Coffee Company will share with the visitors of the forum some practical off the ground experience on engaging with suppliers to implement improvement plans on the level of factories. Mrs Bergin will offer insights on Starbucks’ remediation approach of teaching factories how to identify root causes and find the best solutions that would be the best ones for that particular manufacture.
Miriam Y. Rodriguez, Levi Strauss & Co’s Code of Conduct Regional Manager, will echo Starbucks’s case study and discuss Levi’s Sustainable Factory Remediation Plans. Mrs Rodriguez is expected to highlight the ways of how Levi’s engages with its suppliers to overcome compliance shortcomings using tools and methods such as brand collaboration, capacity building.
With climate change still high on the political and corporate agenda, Shen Xiaoyue, Policy Research Center for Environment and Economy (PRCEE) in China will update us on trade and investment related environmental policies to enter China.
John Gabriel, Manager of Supply Chain Social Responsibility & Procurement Communications at IBM, will discuss the strategy, objectives, and deliverables of the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition.
Other key case studies include:
· The Carbon Disclosure Project: Understanding GHG Emissions and Reporting Your Company Climate Strategies to Investors;
· The Carbon Trust: Filling Green Shoes? How to maintain your environmental commitment when 90% of your eco-footprint is from the supply chain
· C-TPAT: Achieving Tier III
As for other speakers, you will have a possibility to listen to:
Phillips - Van Heusen Corporation * Rainforest Alliance * Levi Strauss & Co * Nestlé * IBM * ICTI CARE Foundation * International Labor Rights Forum * Pepsi * Canadian Business for Social Responsibility (CBSR) * Continental Clothing Company Europe * Corporate Citizenship * Earth Pledge * Epstein, Backer and Green * Ethical Investment Research Services (EIRIS) Ltd * Future 500 * Hey Group * JGATE ( Jordan Garments,Accessories& Textiles Exporters Association ) * OpenSRI * Partners for Financial Stability (PFS) Program * Policy Research Center for Environment and Economy (PRCEE) * State Environmental protection Administration(SEPA), China * Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg * Social Accountability International (SAI) * The CSR Group * The Institute for Sustainable Communication* UTZ * Worker Rights Consortium* Worldwide Responsible Apparel Production (WRAP) * AKUT Turkish Search and Rescue Association * Alonovo * As You Sow and many more...
A note about the Schedule: Due to the in-depth nature of the forum and the sheer volume of high-calibre speakers, the schedule is being constantly updated, with new speakers being added every week and with some still waiting to be confirmed. For regular timetable updates and latest speaker confirmations visit www.intertek.com/esf/events/usa1 .
Registration Information – Places are limited!
There is only a limited number of 200 places in order to optimize your interactivity and networking opportunities. Register now to avoid disappointment! Register on-line at: www.registrationassistant.com/Intertek
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Location
Bridgewaters, 11 Fulton Street
New York, NY 10038
For more information visit: www.intertek.com/esf/events/usa1/venue
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For more information contact Intertek directly on the details below:
Contact: Anabela Fonseca
Email: customerservices@intertek.com
Phone: +1.212.803.5304
