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 Board Report
The Board took the following action this week:
- EICC Summer Meeting: Set the dates and location for the next membership meeting. The meeting will be held in Shenzhen July 25-27.
- Enablon: Reviewed a progress report on the new EICC audit tool.
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Carbon, Water, and Waste Data Collection
The Environmental Sustainability Work Group is collecting information from member companies about their carbon, water, and waste targets. Contact Marsha Ali or Sasha Radovich to share your company's targets. Please submit the linked form by April 1.
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Annual Report
The 2010 EICC Annual Report development process has begun. Kimberly Murphy of BSR will send primary representatives an email in the next few weeks with a link to the annual member survey. The survey collects information to produce aggregated data on key performance indicators for the Annual Report. EICC members are required to complete the survey.
Members will also be asked to participate in annual report case studies, similar to those provided in the 2009 report. Contact Wendy Dittmer for more information. |
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CEREAL Report
The timeline for the CEREAL report has been delayed. The final report is now scheduled to be published in early May. CEREAL sent drafts last week to local (Guadalajara) representatives from companies that are included in the organization's report. Meetings with CEREAL in Guadalajara are tentatively scheduled for the week of April 4. The schedule includes:
- March 16: Member responses due to CEREAL
- March 16-23: CEREAL translates responses into English
- March 23: Member review (in English)
- Week of April 4: Member/CEREAL meetings in Guadalajara (exact date TBD)
- April 9-16: CEREAL consolidates input for final report
- April 18-29: CEREAL out of office for holiday
- May 2: Report ready to release
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EICC UK & FCPA Taskforce Survey: Deadline Extended
The UK & FCPA Taskforce has developed a survey to determine if EICC member companies have anti-corruption due diligence programs for third parties in place, and to collect information on the programs. Please complete the brief survey by Monday, March 21. Information from the survey will be shared with the EICC Board and may be made available to EICC member companies by request. |
Health & Safety Training Pilot: Free Supplier Training Opportunity
The Learning & Capability Building Work Group held the first of two free 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 is provided here.
The invitation can be sent with your company 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. |
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Three-Year Initiatives: Join a Planning Group!
The EICC membership voted during the January Membership Meeting to establish four key initiatives for attention by EICC over the next three years. The initiatives include:
- Code Conformance: Accelerate the pace at which members are able to conform to the EICC Code of Conduct.
- Conflict Minerals: Eliminate conflict minerals from the supply chain.
- Environment: Reduce impacts relating to carbon, waste, and water.
- Overtime: Conform to national and EICC Code limits on overtime.
Sign Up!
Plans for each initiative will be developed by work groups over the next few weeks. All EICC members are encouraged to participate in the process. The best way to participate is to join the planning effort for one or more of the initiatives.
Contact Brad Cameron for more information. |
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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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