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Weekly Bulletin

 

June 19, 2012

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Events and Deadlines
July 17-19: Summer Meeting (Boston).

 

August 13-15: WMC Training (Guangzhou)

 

September 3-5: WMC Training (Singapore)
 
September 17-18: Conflict-Free Minerals Supply Chain Workshop X (Berlin)
 
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Board Report 

 

The Board took the following action this week:

  • Budget: Approved funds from the Extractives Work Group to purchase a report on Tungsten smelters.

Governance Recommendation Webinars

 

Two opportunities remain to participate in webinars about the proposed new governance structure for EICC.  The webinars will provide research that was conducted, discuss results of the membership survey and interviews, and explain final recommendations. 

  • Thursday, June 21 at 3 PM and 9 PM EST (New)
  • Friday, June 22 at 3 PM EST
Contact Ben Bruno to register or for more information. 

Membership Compliance Program Webinars

 

The Compliance Work Group has scheduled webinars to review the 2012 Compliance Program data collection process and template.  The first data collection is July 13, which will cover activity thru June 30.  Pre-populated templates have been distributed to Full Members.

  •  Tuesday, June 26 at 12pm EST
  • Wednesday, June 27 at 8pm EST
The webinar is open to Applicant and Full Members, and will be recorded. Contact Ben Bruno to register or for more information.

Register Now for EICC Summer Meeting

July 17-19

 

The EICC Summer Meeting will be held July 17-19 at Gillette Stadium near Boston, MA.  A draft meeting agenda is available here.

  • Membership Meeting (July 17): Updates on organizational changes, tools and program improvements, and other association developments. 
  • Work Group Workshops (July 18): A new opportunity for all EICC members to join in-depth discussions with work groups about their key initiatives. 
  • Stakeholder Session (July 19): Learn about the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.

Registration

  

Register for the meeting here.  Attendees are encouraged to register for a room at the Renaissance Boston Hotel & Spa at Patriot Place. All other hotels are located 7-10 miles away from the meeting venue. Hotel registration is available here.

 

Help Sponsor an Event

 

The meeting will be hosted by EMC, which is helping to cover some of the costs.  Other members are encouraged to help offset remaining costs for what we anticipate will be the largest and most successful membership meeting to date.  Contact Grant Feichtinger for more information about sponsorship opportunities.

July 19 Stakeholder Session: UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights

 

The EICC Summer Membership Meeting will include a stakeholder session on the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. The July 19 session will educate members about the Principles, share cross-sector examples of their use, and include discussion about expectations related to their implementation.  The session will also focus on temporary work as a case study on implementing the Principles. 

 

Help Plan This Session

 

EICC members are encouraged to help plan the session.  Contact Wendy Dittmer to help or for more information.

Worker-Management Communication:

Feedback from Participants

 

The L&CB Work Group conducted a third Worker-Management Communication training course on June 4-6.  It was attended by 39 participants.  A list of companies that attended the pilot and feedback from participants is available here.  The training materials were developed in partnership with INFACT & FLA.  Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik (AT&S) hosted the training in Shanghai (Thank you!). 

 

The course was developed as a "train the trainer" model to help member companies and their suppliers implement effective worker-management communication systems. It also raises worker awareness of their rights and responsibilities.  The materials are available in Chinese and English.  EICC members and their suppliers are encouraged to use the training materials and sessions to understand and improve company communication systems.

 

Two additional WMC training sessions have been scheduled.   The maximum capacity for each session is 40 attendees.  EICC & GeSI member companies and suppliers should register early.

  

Sessions and Registration
  • August 13-15: Hosted by Jabil in Guangzhou (Mandarin).
  • September 3-5: Hosted by EMC in Singapore (English).

Register for any of the sessions here. See an event summary here. Contact Jannie Bailey for more information. Contact INFACT Global Partners if your company is interested in using the training internally or with suppliers.

EICC-GeSI Audit Courses Available

 

EICC-GeSI Labor & Ethics Lead Auditor courses are open for registration. Visit the Verite website for course descriptions and fee information. Fees include an online pre-study component and a five-day workshop.  Payment can be made directly through the website. Available courses include: 
  • Seoul: June 18-22
  • Bangkok: Aug. 13-17
  • Shenzhen: Sept. 10-14 (Mandarin)
  • US: Sep. 24-28
  • Mexico: Oct. 15-19 (Spanish)
  • Brazil: Nov. 5-9
  • Shenzhen: Dec. 10-14 (Mandarin)

Audit Process and EICC-ON Enhancements

 

EICC-ON Dashboard

The EICC-ON dashboard has useful information, such as scheduled system maintenance, and payment and accounting details that may be useful to your suppliers

 

EICC-ON Support Feature

Submit a trouble/hotline ticket from the login screen or through the "Help and Support" drop down menu if you or your suppliers experience difficulty accessing the system.  This will provide the most streamlined way to get help.  It also provides the Tools Work Group with crucial information to address system issues.

 

New Reporting Options in EICC-ON

Three new reports are now available to help summarize member and supplier SAQ scores.  Access the reports from the reporting tab in EICC-ON under the following names:

  • Section Scores Report: Displays the score percentage by section across all of your facilities or your suppliers' facilities.
  • Question Risk Report: Highlights areas of the SAQ for which there are risks at a facility.
  • Critical Question Report: Similar to the Question Risk Report, but focuses only on critical areas.

VAP Escalation Process

A process has been created in the Validated Audit Process for auditees to file a complaint at any phase of an audit. Auditees and audit buyers can follow these steps to get resolution for any complaint:

  • Step 1: Address any complaint or inquiry to the APM.
  • Step 2: Contact Patrick Neyts by email or mobile (+32-495-23-9088) in the event of unsatisfactory response from the APM or lack of timely resolution.
  • Step 3: Contact audits@eicc.info in the event of further unsatisfactory response or lack of timely resolution.

EICC members should redirect supplier complaints to the APM.

 

Updated EICC-ON Web Pages

Additional EICC-ON resources are now available on the EICC website. The pages are written for EICC members and non-member suppliers, and contain general information about the system, FAQs, and user guides to register and complete SAQs. The pages will be updated regularly. The next update will include a user guide for scheduling VAP audits in the system.

 

VAP Tip of the Week

To make the onsite time of auditors as efficient as possible, auditees should ensure that the documents to be reviewed are ready at the start of the audit. A document list is available in chapter 13 of the operations manual 4.0.1.

Need Help?

Contact AMS staff at 202-962-0167


Programs: Brad Cameron
Operations: John Flatley
Member Services: Carrie Hoffman
Work Group Coordinator: Grant Feichtinger
Membership Assistant: Ben Bruno

Membership Compliance: Anne Vogel-Marr

Code Review Manager: Erin Hussey
External Communications: Wendy Dittmer (P. 512-934-8922)