Board Report

• Compliance Program: Reviewed bylaw changes to incorporate requirements under the new EICC Compliance Program.
• EICC 2.0 System: Reviewed next steps for adoption of the new EICC audit tracking system.
• Employee Health & Welfare Task Force: Discussed findings from the membership meeting issue session on employee welfare, and reviewed a preliminary new plan for the task force.

EICC Membership Meeting: Notes and Slides Now Available

The EICC Membership Meeting on Aug. 24-25 in Shenzhen was attended by 81 participants from 34 companies. The meeting included a review of EICC programs and initiatives. It also included an all-day session to improve understanding of critical electronic industry supply chain issues in the region. EICC also hosted an energy assessment supplier training session on Aug. 26 that was attended by 135 participants.

• Notes from the meeting are available here.
• Slides that were presented at the meeting are available here.
• Slides from the audit training program are available here.

AMS will provide members who were in attendance with a survey to collect feedback from the membership meeting. Your feedback is crucial to the organization as we work to make each membership meeting better than the last.

The following membership meetings have been scheduled in 2011:

• January 18-20 (in the U.S.)
• June 25-27 (in China)

EICC 2.0 System Work Group: Join Now!

EICC has selected Enablon to provide the new EICC 2.0 audit and compliance tracking system (more information about the vendor and the system is provided in the EICC Membership Meeting notes and slides above). A workgroup of 6-8 EICC members will be formed to guide implementation of the new system.

Volunteers are needed!

The work group will help customize the new solution to meet EICC requirements. Work group members will be asked to commit 2-3 hours per week from October 2010 until 3Q 2011. The work group especially requires participants with experience in Audit Administration and Management, Sustainability, Risk Assessments, and overall CSR Supply Chain Management. Participate and be part of the solution for this critical new EICC tool! Contact Grant Feichtinger to join or for more information.

EICC-GeSI Announce Launch of Auditor Certification Program

EICC and GeSI launched the IRCA-EICC-GeSI Labor & Ethics Lead Auditor Certification Program on August 26. Under the program, auditors can apply for certification on the International Register of Certified Auditors (IRCA) web site - http://www.irca.org/certification/certification_10.html.

EICC-GeSI and IRCA have established auditor certification requirements for EICC and GeSI auditors, including requirements relating to professional experience, education, and training and auditing experience (described in IRCA 2002). The training requirement can be met by successfully completing the new 5-day course. A class schedule and registration information* can be found at www.verite.org. Participants must complete an online pre-learning module prior to attending the live course (allow 2-3 weeks to complete the on-line module).

Beginning April 2011, audit teams that perform EICC-GeSI Validated Audits must be led by an auditor who has successfully completed the IRCA-EICC-GeSI course. The lead auditor must have either achieved certification or applied for certification as a Lead Auditor.

Note: The certification program and training course are currently only available for Labor and Ethics auditors. A full 5-day course for EICC-GeSI EHS Lead Auditors will be available by the end of March 2011. Until the EHS Lead Auditor class is available, EHS auditors will continue to be approved by the Validated Audit Program Manager. The requirement for all EHS auditors to achieve certification will become effective one year after the course is launched.

For more information on the certification program and associated training, visit www.irca.org and www.verité.org. For more information on interim EHS auditor approval, contact Patrick Neyts.

*Organizations that would like to host a course or would like a class delivered exclusively for their employees should contact Verité at +1.413.253.9227.

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