• Annual Report Membership Survey (FINAL NOTICE) 
• Membership Meeting: Shenzhen 
• EICC GeSI Due Diligence Reporting Template
• L&CB WMC Pilot Summary 
• Join the Anti-Corruption Work Group
• EICC/GeSI Labor & Ethics Lead Auditor Course    
• Conflict Minerals Supply Chain Workshop in June 
• E-TASC Data Migration 

This is a reminder that this required survey is due at the end of the day (PST) on Thursday, May 19. The survey can be found here. We are aiming for 100% members participation for this important survey as it provides data for the organizational key performance indicators and other Annual Report narratives. 

If you have questions on the survey or are having trouble accessing the survey, please contact Kimberly Murphy. If you have any questions on the process or Annual Report itself, contact Wendy Dittmer.

The EICC Summer Membership Meeting will be held July 25-27 in Shenzhen, China. Topics to be covered include a review of the budget for the second half of the year and strategies for key initiatives through 2014. 

Click here to access a prelimiary meeting agenda and click here for the hotel registration form.  Save the dates!  Contact Grant Feichtinger for more information.

Thank you to the members who participated in the recent pilot of the EICC GeSI Due Diligence Reporting Template. The pilot concluded at the end of March 2011, and as such the pilot due diligence reporting template should no longer be used to collect due diligence data from the supply chain. Please inform your suppliers to cease using the pilot due diligence reporting template. Note that the final version of the due diligence reporting template will be publicly available for use at the end of June 2011 on the EICC and GeSI websites.

The L&CB Worker Management Communication Taskforce has just completed a pilot of the training materials developed over the last half year with INFACT Global Partners and the Fair Labor Association. The training aims to help EICC/GeSI members and suppliers in implementing effective worker-management communication systems and in raising worker awareness of their rights and responsibilities. 35 people, including human resource managers and trainers as well as members of the taskforce, participated in the training pilot hosted by OSRAM at its facility in Penang, Malaysia on April 27-29. The 2.5 day training course applies a "train the trainer" model to help transfer knowledge to workers. 

The pilot received very positive feedback from participants on the training content, the professionalism of the trainers and the opportunity to share lessons learned and best practice with peers.  They also offered constructive feedback on the length of the training and specific challenges faced by companies in the Malaysian IT industry context. The taskforce will spend the next few months incorporating feedback from the pilot into the training materials which will be available in Chinese and English, to EICC/GeSI members later this year. 

Contact Jessica Davis Pluess for more information.  Click here to see a list of companies that attended the pilot and feedback from participants.

The new EICC Anti-Corruption Work Group is looking for members to help develop due diligence solutions for EICC members relating to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the new U.K Bribery Act.  The work group will focus on due diligence questions to be included in the RA1 and RA2, and on proposed enhancements to the EICC Code of Conduct.  

U.S. and U.K. regulators are reviewing practices by companies to manage their risks under the laws as they relate to third parties who perform services for the companies and interact with the government.   

The work group will schedule webinars by legal experts in June to improve awareness of anti-corruption issues and explain preparations suppliers should make.  EICC Members are encouraged to participate, and to invite suppliers.  Representatives from legal/compliance departments are especially encouraged to attend. 

Contact Ben Bruno with your name, email account, company, and title to join the work group or attend a webinar.

EICC/GeSI Labor & Ethics Lead Auditor Course

Verité has announced upcoming sessions of the EICC-GeSI Labor & Ethics Lead Auditor Course, including classes in the U.S. and Europe.  The course helps participants learn to perform EICC-GeSI Labor & Ethics VAP audits successfully.  The highly interactive five-day workshop covers social systems auditing, investigative skills, management systems, validation and reporting, and the EICC-GeSI Audit Process.

Click here for more information regarding the sessions.  Click here to register.

The Extractives Work Group will host the next supply chain workshop on June 20-21 in Washington DC.  All stakeholders, including NGOs, representatives from other industries, and government representatives are invited to participate.  A small fee will be charged to cover the cost of the meeting.  EICC and GeSI members may send one employee for no charge.  The meeting will include:

• Report on the situation "on the ground" from NGO representatives.
• Update on current international and regional due diligence initiatives from government representatives and other stakeholders.
• Review of the CFS Program and discussion of successes, gaps, and actions needed to validate and support acceptable due diligence for tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold.
• Panel discussion on iTSCi and other in-region sourcing initiatives.
• Panel discussion on gold protocol development and supply chain characteristics.

Click here to register for the workshop and click here to access the agenda. Contact Grant Feichtinger for more information.

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