 Nominations for EICC Positions Ends Feb. 11
Nominations for the following elected positions must be submitted by 5 PM EST on Feb. 11:
- Board Director for Regional Programs--Oversight for the Asia Program (3-year term).
- Finance Committee--Oversight of the EICC financial planning process (1-year term).
More information and a nomination form is provided here. Contact Carrie Hoffman for more information. |
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Worker-Management Communication Training Pilot: Host Needed
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The LCB Worker-Management Communications Training Task Force is preparing a pilot of the Worker Management Communications Training. The training is intended for factory managers, including human resource managers, general managers, and CSR officers.
A company is needed to host the three-day training session in April for an estimated 20-30 attendees. The preferred location is Malaysia, Singapore, or India, as the training will be conducted in English. Proposed dates in April are the 14, 15, & 16. Contact Jannie Bailey for more information or to host the session. |
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Health & Safety Training Pilot
Last November the Learning & Capability Building Work Group held the first of two training pilots for the Health & Safety Training Course. The second pilot will be hosted by IBM in Guadalajara on March 24. An invitation letter that you can use to send to your suppliers can be found here.
The invitation can be sent with your company's logo and branding. All members are encouraged to invite their suppliers to the pilot training, and to submit feedback after the session. Availability is limited to 100 attendees. Companies will have access to the materials to deploy to suppliers after feedback is obtained. Contact Grant Feichtinger for more information. |
Enablon Tool Naming Contest
The EICC 2.0 Workgroup is sponsoring a contest to name the new Enablon tool. The new name for the tool will be announced in the Bulletin and on the EICC website. The winning individual and his or her company will be recognized in the announcement.
Suggested names can be submitted here. Submissions must be received by 5 PM EST on Friday, February 25. |
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Membership Meeting Hosts Needed
The EICC Summer Membership Meeting will be held July 25-28, 2011 in Asia. A host for the meeting has not yet been identified. Contact Carrie Hoffman if your company can serve as host for this or future meetings. |
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Enablon Technical Specifications
Members at the EICC Winter Meeting asked to review the technical specifications for the Enablon system. A draft of the specifications is available for review here.
Members may provide feedback or comments to Laurie Howard by Feb. 10, 2011 (no further comments can be accepted after this date). Please be aware that the specifications are confidential and should not be distributed outside the EICC membership. |
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Special Presentation on Water
The Environmental Sustainability Working Group will provide a special presentation on water during its meeting on Feb. 18. Linda Hwang, BSR Manager for Research and Innovation, will present information on water issues in the ICT industry and metrics to be considered by the working group. EICC members who are not in the working group are welcome to join the presentation. Contact Sasha Radovich or Marsha Ali to RSVP. |
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New Task Forces: Volunteers Needed
EICC needs volunteers from 5 member companies to launch the UK Law/FCPA Task Force and the Sustaining Process Work Group.
Contact Grant Feichtinger to register. |
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Membership Compliance Program Deadline: February 11
Data collection for the EICC Membership Compliance Program began in October. Members were required to submit "first-pass" information on activities in their companies and major suppliers by December 31. The data will provide baselines for the program in 2011. Check the following links for more information:
Completed forms should be sent to Anne Vogel-Marr. Information regarding Q1 2011 requirements and deadlines will be distributed to members in this month. |
Auditor Certification Classes: China, Mexico, and Singapore
The next EICC Labor & Ethics Lead Auditor Certification training class will be held in Singapore on Feb. 21-27. The session will be conducted in English. Please register by February 17.
Schedule for upcoming classes: - Singapore (Register by Feb. 17)
- Mexico City: March 14-18 (Register by March 1)
- Shenzhen: March 28-April 1 (Register by March 14)
Space is still available for EICC member company auditors who want to become IRCA-certified EICC auditors, or to be trained to conduct audits on their own facilities or supplier facilities. The cost is US $1,880. Contact Verité to register. |
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
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The Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) submitted comments in November to the SEC in advance of the release of the draft rule on conflict mineral reporting. The comments are available on the SEC website here.
Rick Goss of ITI has offered to hold a webinar for EICC members after the final comments are submitted. The webinar will be held in early to mid-march if there is enough member interest, and will allow members to ask questions about the final comments.
Contact Grant Feichtinger by February 17 if you would be interested in the webinar. |
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. |
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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
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