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Events and Deadlines
May 30: Asia Work Group Meeting
Supplier training sessions for the EICC Carbon Reporting system will be held on the following dates and times in the languages listed.
Please note that all time zones are welcome to join any of these sessions:
June 7: 10-11 AM, CST/HKT (UTC+08:00) Language: English Register here.
June 20-21: Extractives Supply Chain Workshop VI in Washington, DC
July 25-27: Summer 2011 Membership Meeting in Shenzhen |
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EICC Auditor Certification Courses
EICC auditor certification courses are offered throughout the year. Click here to visit the registration page. |
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Submit Information
Please submit information you want to share with EICC members to Brad Cameron by 2 PM EDT on Tuesdays. |
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Subscriptions
Contact Grant Feichtinger to add names to the distribution list. | |
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 Asia Work Group Meeting: May 30
The Asia Work Group will meet Monday, May 30 from 10 AM-5 PM in Hong Kong. The meeting will be hosted by Celestica at its offices. The meeting agenda and location are attached here.
All Asia-based participants in EICC are encouraged to attend. New members who need more information about the Asia program can contact Brad Cameron or Stephanie Law Siu Fun. |
| Compliance Program Reporting Deadline is June 30
The deadline for Full Members to submit 2011 Q2 data is June 30. Access the Data Collection Sheet, Compliance Program Overview, FAQ and SAQ here.
Completed forms should be sent to Anne Vogel-Marr. |
| Membership Meeting: Shenzhen
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. |
| Worker-Management Communications Materials: Pilot Summary
A worker-management communications training pilot by the L&CB Worker-Management Communication Taskforce has been completed.
The training was developed to help EICC members and their suppliers implement effective worker-management communication systems, and to raise employee awareness of their rights and responsibilities.
A total of 35 human resource managers, trainers, and members of the taskforce participated in the pilot. The training was 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.
Participants provided very positive feedback on the training content, professionalism of the trainers, and the opportunity to share lessons learned and best practice with peers. They also offered feedback on the length of the training and specific challenges faced by companies in the Malaysian IT industry.
The taskforce will incorporate the feedback into the training materials. The materials were developed with INFACT Global Partners and the Fair Labor Association, and will available in Chinese and English 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. |
| Join the Anti-Corruption Work Group
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.
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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. |
| Conflict Minerals Supply Chain Workshop in June
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. |
E-TASC Data Migration
An FAQ was sent to primary representatives to answer questions about the new Enablon system and data migration from E-TASC. The FAQ is available here.
All companies are encouraged to take action before subscriptions to E-TASC expire. Current E-TASC SAQ data will not be migrated to the new system.
Suppliers that accept an invitation to register with Enablon will be able to save their current SAQs for reference. The Enablon system will have a new SAQ with new questions that support audit activities and the new Services SAQ. Additional details on loading current SAQ questionnaires in the new system will be provided at a later date. Contact Grant Feichtinger with 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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