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Board Election: Nominations Now Accepted
Submit your nomination by October 8
An election to establish a new EICC Board of Directors will begin on October 23. Full members interested in serving on the Board must submit a nomination form by 5 PM EST on Oct. 8. The election will be held from Oct. 23-Nov. 9. Board terms will begin on Jan. 1. A nomination form is available here.
Completed forms should be sent to EICC by email at info@eicc.info or by fax to (202) 530-0659. Questions? Please contact Brad Cameron of EICC at (202) 962-0167.
More Information
A total of 11 Board members will be elected to serve one-, two-, or three-year terms. Information about the new Board and responsibilities for new Board members is available here.
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Membership Commitment Forms Due Oct. 8
EICC member companies should complete a 2013 Membership Commitment Form by October 8. Forms will be distributed to primary contacts this week. Contact Ben Bruno if your company does not receive a form or for more information.
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Working Hours Meeting at Apple Headquarters
Cupertino, CA, Oct. 18
The Working Hours Work Group will host a meeting on October 18 for all interested EICC companies. The meeting will be held at Apple Headquarters in Cupertino, CA.
The meeting will include presentations by Apple and other companies of initiatives to reduce excessive working hours. Discussions will also be held on best practices sharing, and audit and data collection approaches. The discussions are intended to help develop a long-term strategy for all EICC members to make measurable improvements in their working hours performance.
Register Early!
Contact Brad Cameron to register or for more information.
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Conflict Minerals Due Diligence Solutions Providers
The Extractives Work Group Due Diligence Sub-Team sponsored demonstrations from several due diligence solution providers over the last few weeks. The vendors presented services they offer to help companies collect supplier information as part of their due diligence efforts. Recordings from two of those presentations are provided below:
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2013 Budget
The EICC Finance Committee provided a budget update at the Summer Membership Meeting, and will provide a webinar in October on the 2013 budget. Meanwhile, Finance Committee members will be available via conference call on August 22 at 3pm EST to answer budget questions. Contact Carrie Hoffman with questions or to participate in the call.
2013 Budget Timeline
- Aug. 15: WG Leads Receive Budget Template (Sent)
- Sep. 15: WG Budget Requests Due
- Oct. 3: Finance Committee Drafts Budget
- Oct. 16: Board Reviews and Budget Approvals
- Oct. 24: Membership Receives 2013 Budget
- Oct. 31: Budget Webinar
- Nov. 7: Budget Ratification Vote (Full Members)
- Nov. 21: Voting Period Ends
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EICC Audit Courses Available
Verité will offer an EICC Labor & Ethics Lead Auditor course in Santa Clara September 24-28. This is the only US based course remaining in 2012. A list of lead auditor courses can be found below. 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:
- US: Sep. 24-28
- Mexico: Oct. 15-19 (Spanish)
- Brazil: Nov. 5-9
- Shenzhen: Dec. 10-14 (Mandarin)
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Audit Process and EICC-ON Enhancements
Section Score Report An error has been identified in the way question CH1.3 scores in EICC-ON. If a user selects "Yes-Same As Individual Above," the system should assign the same score as a "Yes" response, but is assigning the same score as it would for a "No" response. This results in a higher risk score. To fix the issue, users can go back into the SAQ and change the answer choice to "Yes" for CH1.3. The "Yes" response will cause dependency questions to appear. This error will be corrected in the next revision of the SAQ.
EICC-ON Dashboard and User Licenses
Companies can use a new feature on the EICC-ON dashboard to determine how many of their allocated user licenses are in use. Each EICC member company is allocated 50 user licenses as part of membership. EICC-ON will prompt for additional payment if additional user licenses are needed.
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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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 Coordinator: Ben Bruno
Membership Compliance: Anne Vogel-Marr
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