 Nominations for EICC Positions Ends Feb. 25
Nominations for the following elected positions must be submitted by 5 PM EST on Feb. 25:
- 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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2011 Compliance Program Requirements
The Compliance Program Work Group continues to review and assess each step of the program. Full Members are requested to review the Compliance Requirements Memo located here. |
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Upcoming Stakeholder Report
CEREAL is preparing a report on labor conditions in the Mexican electronics supply chain. Details about the report are not yet available.
Contact Wendy Dittmer if your company has worked with CEREAL on previous reports and is interested in meeting with the organization. |
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EICC-GeSI Labor & Ethics Lead Auditor Course in Mexico City
A five-day EICC-GeSI Lead Auditor course will be offered March 14-18 in Mexico City. A minimum of 13 registrants is required for the course to proceed.
The workshop is highly interactive and will cover social systems auditing, investigative skills, management systems, validation and reporting, and the EICC-GeSI Audit. Participants will learn the competencies necessary to perform EICC-GeSI Labor & Ethics VAP audits. Registration is processed through the Verité website. |
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Carbon Reporting Internal Data Collection Materials Needed
The Environmental Sustainability Work Group is developing supplier training materials to help companies collect internal data for carbon reporting. If your company has information that can be shared about internal data collection for carbon reporting, such as where to look or which functional groups to contact, please send a copy to Ed Hou of Nvidia. |
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Environmental Sustainability: Join a Sub-Team
The Environmental Sustainability Work Group needs assistance from all EICC members to complete several projects in 2011-2014. While 25 companies are part of the work group, only 1/3 of them are represented on the sub-groups. The work group wants every company to be represented on at least one sub-group. The sub-groups will work on 3-year plans for specific environmental issues. Here is how your company can help:
Join the work group calls. The calls are held every other Friday at 12 Noon EST. All companies are encouraged to participate on the calls.
Pick a sub-group. Send an email to Marsha Ali indicating which which sub-group you want to join.
Sub-groups:
- Water
- Training
- Benchmarking: carbon targets, water, and waste
- Membership participation:
- Enablon
- Waste
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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
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The Learning & Capability Building Work Group held the first of two training pilots in November 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. 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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Special Presentation on Water
The Environmental Sustainability Work 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 work group. EICC members who are not in the work group are welcome to join the presentation. Contact Sasha Radovich or Marsha Ali to RSVP.
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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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