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EICC Weekly Bulletin
 September 16, 2010

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  • November 15-16: Tantalum and Tin Supply Chain Workshop IV in Washington, DC
  • December 7-8: Environmental Sustainability Work Group Face to Face Meeting in Santa Clara, CA
  • January 18-21: Winter 2011 Membership Meeting, US location TBD
  • July 25-28: Summer 2011 Membership Meeting in Shenzhen, China

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In This Issue
BoardBoard Report
  • Employee Health & Welfare Task Force: Approved a revised plan for the task force. The revised plan can be viewed here.
  • Stakeholder Engagement: Reviewed recommendations for a stakeholder initiative in Mexico.
VAPVAP Program Update

The VAP Work Group announced that audits are now typically executed within 5 days of the agreed process timeline.

The work group held a summit with audit firms in Shenzhen on Aug. 26. The summit was used to review the audit process with the firms, identify areas for improvement, and explain EICC expectations about audit performance.

Summary of Audits

  • Number of VAPs requested        136
  • Auditee agreement completed    70
  • Audits completed                      66
  • Final VARs released                  42

EICC members who are waiting for their suppliers to complete audit contracts should direct them to the auditee page on the EICC website where they can find the contract agreements. The "facility information" form has been improved and posted on the site. Suppliers should submit this form with the auditee agreements.

MeetingKey Performance Indicators and Incentives Benchmarking Survey

The L&CB Work Group is developing a guide for EICC members to encourage improvements in supplier CSR performance. The guide will provide information about incentives to improve performance, and key performance indicators to measure performance and the impact on business.

Part of the process includes a survey of EICC members on incentives and performance indicators currently in use with or by suppliers. Click here to access the survey.

Please complete the survey by Friday, September 24, 2010. Contact Jessica Davis Pluess for more information.

2.0EICC 2.0 System Work Group: Join Now!

The EICC 2.0 System Work Group now includes 7 members. Contact Grant Feichtinger to join or for more information. Work group members will be asked to commit 2-3 hours per week from October 2010 until 3Q 2011.

AuditorStakeholder Report on China Water Contamination

The Institute for Public and Environmental Affairs (IPE) published Green Choice Consumers Urge I.T. Brands to Break their Silence. The report details company responses to an earlier IPE report on water contamination in China. A copy of the report is available here.

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