Board Action - EICC Welcomes New Member Edwards Ltd.

EICC is pleased to announce the acceptance of Edwards Ltd's application for EICC membership. Edwards will be represented in EICC by Sara Fry, Senior Environmental Health & Safety Manager. If there are any companies you feel might be interested in membership in EICC, please contact Brian Glazebrook, Cisco, EICC Membership Chair, or Carrie Hoffman.

Membership Meeting Information

The next EICC membership meeting will be held Jan. 26-28 in Santa Clara, CA. Work group leaders should contact Grant Feichtinger to schedule meeting times.

Hotel Information: The meeting will be held at the at the Biltmore Hotel & Suites (2151 Laurelwood Road, Santa Clara, CA 95054). Click here to reserve a room , or call 1-800-255-9925. Be sure to indicate that you will attend the EICC meeting to obtain the group rate of $109/night.

Register: Click here to register for the meeting. Please be sure to indicate if you will attend the membership dinner on the 27th.

Thank you to Apple, Cisco, and HP for sponsoring the membership meeting. The draft agenda includes:

About the Educational Sessions

How to Conduct an Assessment at an Industrial Facility

This short training session is intended to be an overview of energy management and conducting energy assessments. While portions of it are technical in nature, the presentation will focus on the processes, procedures, and protocols of industrial energy assessments. Dr. Michael R. Muller and Mr. Donald Kasten have conducted hundreds of industrial energy assessments and will present their concept of the "industrial triage" when evaluating energy use and reduction. Included will be many rules-of-thumb and insights on how to move an energy project forward in the current industrial economic climate.

Precarious Workers

This session will create a common understanding of what is meant by "precarious workers" and the issues associated with this segment of the workforce. By the end of the session attendees will have an increased awareness of how precarious workers are defined, the key global trends and drivers in the workforce that are affecting this segment of workers, and the implications based on the Code of Conduct. This session will include useful background information and data for member companies, including case studies by members on their work in this area. BSR and As You Sow will also be participating to give overviews and stakeholder viewpoints of this topic.

Annual Report: Member Information Required 

EICC will produce its second Annual Report in 2010 to provide an update on the association's activities. The report will focus on progress to meet the association's goals, which are to: (1) Increase awareness of the EICC Code of Conduct; (2) Increase adoption of the Code, and; (3) Ensure conformance to the Code. The report will also include case studies to explain how EICC members apply the Code, and how they use EICC tools and training in their supply chain activities. The following assistance is requested:

• Survey: Primary contacts will receive a survey form next week. The form should be used to provide information for the Annual Report. All companies are required to return a completed form.
• Case Studies: We need case studies from all EICC members! Help us report on the following:
  • How your company uses the EICC audit checklist and other audit tools.
  • How you use the RA1 to identify suppliers for assessment.
  • How you use E-TASC to track your supply chain activities.
  • How you educate suppliers and staff about the EICC Code and tools.

Contact Betsy Fargo to provide information or suggest a case study.

Learning & Capability Building Work Group: Co-Leader Needed

The LCB Work Group seeks a co-leader. The group develops training materials and events for EICC members and their suppliers. The position requires a small commitment of time to develop meeting agendas and participate on weekly calls. No background in training is required. This is a great position for any company representative who is looking for a way to participate in EICC. Contact Jannie Bailey for more information.

Asia Program

Asia Program committees met in Asia this week to develop operating plans for the program. The Steering Committee met at Dell headquarters in Singapore on Jan. 4. The Outreach and Certification committees met Jan. 6 at Flextronics offices in Shenzhen. A meeting of the Capability Building Committee will be rescheduled.