EICC Weekly Bulletin

The Extractives Work Group update that was planned at the membership meeting has been rescheduled. The work group will will provide an update for all members via webinar during the week of Jan. 24-28. More information about the webinar will be provided as it becomes available.

A networking cocktail hour has been scheduled to follow immediately after the general session on Wednesday, January 19. The cocktail hour will be at Sony's facilities, and members will not need to register in advance.

Meeting Details

The EICC Winter Membership Meeting will be hosted by Sony at its San Diego campus on January 18-20, 2011. The meeting will include a strategic planning session, overview of EICC activities, an update on extractives issues, and assessment tool demonstrations.

January 18: Work Group Meetings
January 19: Membership Meeting: Session I & Cocktail Hour
January 20: Membership Meeting: Session II

Sony Address

Agenda--The draft agenda can be found here.

Registration--Register here.
Hotel Recommendations--Sony has recommended four hotels within a ten minute drive of the San Diego campus:

Radisson Suites

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Courtyard by Marriott

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Hilton Garden Inn

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Doubletree Golf Resort

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A list with detailed information for these hotels can be found here. Be sure to reference Sony to get the company's rate.

Carbon Reporting System Agreements

The updated "Terms and Conditions for the 2011 Carbon Reporting System" is available here. All participating members should review the document with their internal legal teams and return a signed copy to jnishinaga@bsr.org by February 15. Contact marsha.ali@oracle.com or jnishinaga@bsr.org for more information.

Carbon Reporting System 2011 Timeline

January: Terms and Conditions distributed to EICC members
February: Finalize data collection methodology
February: Finalize suppliers' questions
March: Invite customers
March-April: Conduct customer training (1-2)
April: Submit supplier lists
May: Invite suppliers
May-June: Conduct supplier training (3-4)
May-August: Collect supplier data
September-October: Aggregate data and provide summaries to customers
November-December: Draft and publish final report

Important EICC Surveys: Last Chance to Respond

EICC requests input from all members on two important issues. Please take a few minutes to complete both surveys by 5 PM Friday (tomorrow), January 14.

EICC Strategic Plan--The Board of Directors has identified six issues to be addressed in 2011 and beyond. Please take 10 minutes to provide your input on the issues through this survey. The information you provide will be shared at the Jan. 18-20 membership meeting, and is critical to help frame planning sessions at the meeting.
Anti-Corruption Law Overview--Anti-corruption legislation is being enacted by many countries. For example, the new UK Bribery Act will go into effect in April, 2011. In addition, enforcement activity in the U.S. has become more aggressive, and cooperation among enforcement agencies around the world has increased. For example, the 1997 U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), which established a framework for enforcement against corruption, resulted in over $2 billion in fines, penalties, and disgorgement of profits in 2009-10.

While there is no official checklist or standard for third party due diligence programs relating to the FCPA or the UK Bribery Act, multinational companies may need to institute programs that vet outsourced relationships and establish clear anti-bribery and anti-corruption standards. Establishing such programs may be resource intensive and cost prohibitive. Please complete this brief survey about the due diligence activities at your company to meet the FCPA and UK Bribery Act requirements. Click here for additional information about the law that was provided by Betty Hum of Intel.

New Self Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ) Now Available

The EICC Corporate and Facility SAQ is now available in Excel format with the ability to score and measure responses. Click here to access the file.

The file is for member use until the Enablon is operational. The SAQ is for manufacturing facilities and a services SAQ will be available shortly.

Additional deadline information for the Member Compliance Program will be available by the end of January.

E-TASC Facility Information

An FAQ that addresses common questions about the new Enablon system has been sent to primary contacts at member companies and is also available here. All companies are encouraged to review the SAQ before subscriptions to E-TASC expire. In particular, companies are encouraged to read the section about migrating data from E-TASC. Contact Grant Feichtinger with any questions.

Need Help?

Contact AMS at 202-962-0167

Programs: Brad Cameron
Operations: John Flatley
Membership Services: Carrie Hoffman
WG Coordinator: Grant Feichtinger
Membership Assistant: Ben Bruno

Membership Compliance: Anne Vogel-Marr

External Communications: Wendy Dittmer (P. 512-934-8922)