Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition
EICC Weekly Bulletin 
  March 18, 2010

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Upcoming Events
  • April 5-9: EICC Labor & Ethics Lead Auditor Course in Manila
  • April 6-7: Tantalum Supply Chain Workshop III in Boston
  • April 19-20: Asia Program Committee Meetings in Shenzhen
  • April 26-30: EICC Labor & Ethics Lead Auditor Course in Shenzhen
  • April 27-29: EICC Spring Membership Meeting in Guadalajara
  • May 20: Joint EICC/GeSI/ITRI Meeting in Vancouver
  • September 13-16: EICC Fall Membership Meeting in Shenzhen

VAP Report: Weekly Audit Snapshot 

The Validated Audit Process (VAP) Work Group is initiating a new weekly "snapshot" to report audit progress. The snapshot will appear each week in the Bulletin, and will provide the number of audits in various stages of the process. The first report for the week of March 8, 2010 includes:

  • In planning/scheduling: 26
  • Scheduled and in-progress: 8
  • Completed (report in QA): 10
  • Released VA Reports (to Auditee): 0

Aggregate VAP audit findings will be published in the EICC Annual Report (individual audit results are confidential for each company).

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In This Issue

BoardBoard Report

The Board reviewed progress reports this week on:

  • E-TASC: Received a status report on development of an RFP for version 2.0.
  • Membership Compliance Program: Reviewed feedback from the EICC member focus groups that were developed to provide input into the final compliance requirements.
  • Membership Meeting: Discussed plans for the April 27-29 meeting that will be held in Guadalajara, Mexico.

ProspectsJoin the E-TASC V2.0 RFP Work Group

EICC will form a V2.0 RFP Work Group to identify the best provider for the association's proprietary next-generation supply chain database. The group will operate in parallel with the existing E-TASC V1.7 Work Group (the V1.7 version is scheduled for launch in July).

EICC members with expertise in IT systems and other critical skills are encouraged to volunteer. A description of the skills sought by the work group and other information is available here. Work group members should be able to commit 6-8 hours per week on the project through mid-August. Interested members should contact the work group project manager Laurie Howard by March 26. The work group will consider all personnel from member companies who have relevant expertise or experience.

MeetingImportant Registration Requirement for Guadalajara Membership Meeting

Planning for the April 27-29 Membership Meeting is at a critical stage. As a result, all EICC members are asked to respond to important planning questions provided here. Responses must be received no later than March 22.

The next EICC membership meeting will be held April 27-29 in Guadalajara, Mexico. Members are encouraged to register early to help us improve the planning process. The full meeting agenda is available here and includes:

  • April 27: Work Group Meetings and Membership Meeting
  • April 28: Roundtable Discussions and Stakeholder Event
  • April 29: Supplier Training
Register for the meeting here

Roundtable Discussion:
Please submit suggestions for topics you would like covered during the roundtable discussions. Topics could include best practices, starting a CSR department, or other issues that prevent your company from making improvements. The discussions are intended to look beyond EICC tools to broader issues that concern EICC members. Email your suggestions to Grant Feichtinger by Friday, March 19th.

Event Location:
The event will take place at the Hotel Presidente Intercontinental
 
Recommended Hotel:
Submit Supplier Names from Latin America:
Supplier training will occur on April 29. The morning session will include an overview of the Validated Audit Process. The afternoon session will focus on Health and Safety, and on Contract Labor topics.
 
EICC is gathering contact information for suppliers that members would like to invite to the training sessions. Please contact Grant Feichtinger with your list of suppliers. A contact name, company name, email address, and phone number must be included for each supplier.
 
Additional Information:
Contact Grant Feichtinger for more information.

AsiaAsia Program Committee Meetings

Members of the EICC Asia Program will meet April 19 and 20 in Shenzhen. The Steering Committee will meet on April 19 at the Marriott Hotel (6005 Shennan Boulevard, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518040). A joint meeting of the Outlook, Capability Building, and Certification committees will be held on April 20 at facilities provided by Foxconn (the meeting address will be provided).

All Asia representatives of EICC companies are encouraged to attend the April 20 meeting. We will also invite Asia-based companies that have expressed interest in EICC and the EICC Code of Conduct.

The meetings will be used to complete development of 2010 operational plans for the committees, and to begin planning for the September EICC membership meeting that will be held in Shenzhen. Discussions will also focus on outreach and recruitment efforts. Contact Brad Cameron for more information or to attend.

Webinare-Learning Course Available

Two e-Learning training courses are now available for use by EICC companies and their suppliers. The course are Corporate Responsibility for Supply Chain Management and Corporate Responsibility for Supplier Management. The courses can be accessed as follows:

  • Launch from the EICC LMS website: Companies must email eicclms.support@servitium.com with the name and email address for their company administrator who can approve access for suppliers.
  • Download from SharePoint: Companies may download LMS-ready SCORM files or stand-alone ZIP files. To launch the course from the ZIP files, be sure to first save the ZIP packages on a local hard drive, and then extract the files to a folder. The course will not launch directly from the zip package.

The Learning & Capability-Building Work Group will be host webinars on April 6 (5:00 PM EST) and April 8 (8:00 AM PST) to discuss the courses, and to provide instructions for downloading and accessing the files. Register for a webinar by clicking on the webinar date.

Additional information is available here. FAQs and launch instructions are also available. Contact Grant Feichtinger for more information.

Carbon2010 Carbon Reporting System Available

The Environmental Sustainability Work Group encourages members to participate in the 2010 Carbon Reporting System for gathering carbon data across the supply chain. An overview is provided here. EICC will accept either the EICC Excel-based questionnaire or a copy of a Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) response. BSR will collate and aggregate the responses. Key dates for the system include:

  • March 31: Deadline to confirm your participation and return signed Terms and Conditions.
  • April 30: Deadline to return your Supplier List (identifying suppliers from which data is sought).
  • June 30: Deadline for suppliers to provide data.

Participation is free to EICC members. To participate, please download the Terms and Conditions and return a signed copy to Betsy Fargo by March 31. Also download the Supplier List Template and return it to Betsy Fargo by April 30. Timely submission of these materials is critical to ensure suppliers are contacted in early May to report their data. Non-EICC members can participate for a fee of $5,000. Contact Jay Celorie if you know of non-EICC members who are interested in participating.

Need Help?

Contact AMS at 202-962-0167

Programs: Brad Cameron
Operations: John Flatley
Membership Services: Carrie Hoffman
WG Coordinator: Grant Feichtinger
Membership Compliance: Holly Wills
External Communications: Wendy Dittmer (P. 512.934.8922)