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July 17, 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 (Brussels)
 
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EICC Summer Meeting: Notes Available

 

Notes for the first day of the 2012 EICC Summer Membership Meeting are available here.  Slides presented at the meeting will be available in the next Bulletin.

 

More than 100 members registered for the meeting, which is hosted by EMC. Today's activities included a reception to welcome new members and a tour of Gillette Stadium--home of the New England Patriots. The agenda for the meeting is available here.

EICC Code of Conduct Version 4.0:

 

A red-line tracked version of the changes to the EICC Code of Conduct is available here for internal company members only.  A summary that compare the Code 3.0 and 4.0 versions is available for external use on the EICC website here.
 
Contact Ben Bruno for more information.

Conflict-Free Minerals Supply Chain Workshop: Change of Venue

 

The tenth Conflict-Free Minerals Supply Chain Workshop will take place in Brussels in September.  Join other supply chain participants to ensure responsible sourcing of Tin, Tantalum, Tungsten, and Gold.  A Save-the-Date with additional information is available on the EICC website.

Worker-Management Communication

 

EICC and GeSI will sponsor three Worker-Management Communication Training sessions in 2012.  The "train the trainer" course will help member companies and their suppliers implement effective worker-management communication systems.  It also will raise worker awareness of their rights and responsibilities. 

 

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 Verité 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:
  • 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)

Conflict Minerals Due Diligence Solutions Providors

 

The Extractives Work Group Due Diligence Sub-Team will host solution providors during their meetings over the next several weeks.  The vendors will present solutions they offer to help companies collect supplier information as part of their due diligence efforts.  Information for the first three presentations is provided below:

Contact Grant Feichtinger for more information.

Audit Process and EICC-ON Enhancements

 

EICC-ON Dashboard and User Licenses

The EICC has implemented a new announcement on the EICC-ON dashboard indicating your current user count. As a reminder, each EICC Member Company is allocated 50 user licenses as part of membership. If you need more licenses, EICC-ON will prompt you for additional payment.

 

EICC-ON Invitation Process

Check out the new and improved invitation process in EICC-ON. You can now see who you have invited on the new Supplier Invitation tab. There will be further improvements to the invitation process overtime, so watch the bulletin for updates!

 

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.

 

VAP Tip of the Week

Check the weekly VAP tracker to see if your suppliers are undergoing or have completed a validated audit.  The tracker can be viewed on the VAP page of the EICC SharePoint site.  Companies must have a confidentiality agreement in place with the VAP before accessing the tracker.  Contact Grant Feichtinger to gain access.

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