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Events and Deadlines
October 8: Board nomination forms due.
October 8: Membership Commitment forms due.
October 18: Working Hours Meeting in Cupertino, CA
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Submit Information
Submit articles to Brad Cameron
by 5 PM EST on Fridays.
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Subscriptions
Contact Ben Bruno to add names to the distribution list.
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Final Week for Board Nominations
Nominations Must Be Submitted by Monday
Nominations to run for the 2013 Board of Directors must be submitted by Monday, Oct. 8 at 5 PM EST. All Full members are encouraged to run for one of 11 Board seats. 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.
More Information
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. A draft agenda for the meeting is available here.
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 Now!
Contact Brad Cameron to register or for more information.
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EICC Annual Report Released
The fourth EICC Annual Report is now available. It provides an accounting of EICC programs and performance, and discusses work in areas including assessment and monitoring, capability building, working hours, environmental sustainability, metals extraction, and stakeholder engagement. It also provides an update on EICC key performance indicators and metrics, the Code Review process, the Membership Compliance Program, and the association's governance. Your feedback on the report is critical to help EICC understand what information you find most useful, how you use the report, and what suggestions you have to improve it. Your comments via online survey are greatly appreciated. Contact Wendy Dittmer if you have questions or comments on the report.
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Report on H&S Training Pilots:
Participants Offer Very Positive Feedback
The Learning and Capability Building Work Group organized a health and safety training session on Sep. 19 conducted by UL Responsible Sourcing. The session was attended by 50 participants at the Philips facility in Shenzhen (thanks Philips!).
The workplace course helps facility management overcome challenges in implementing effective health and safety programs, and helps build cultures in factories that promote health and safety. The course applies a "train the trainer" model to enable facility managers to transfer knowledge they gain to employees.
The session received very positive feedback from participants on the training content, delivery, and logistics. The training materials, which are translated into Chinese and Spanish, are available on the EICC SharePoint site and posted on the EICC and GeSI Servitium training site.
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Join the EICC Supply Chain Transparency Task Force!
EICC is forming a task force to address growing stakeholder expectations for greater supply chain transparency. The task force mission is to promote broader SER performance transparency in the IT industry. This will be accomplished by developing recommendations EICC members may consider to improve public reporting of supply chain practices. The task force will engage IT supply chain partners and external stakeholders who play a role in setting expectations and requirements.
Several companies have already expressed interest in participating, including HP, Microsoft, Intel, and Oracle. All EICC members are encouraged to join, especially those from sectors of the industry that can help broaden representation in the task force. Contact Ben Bruno to join.
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EICC Governance Transition Information
Notes from EICC Transition Task Force meetings are available to all members upon request. Contact Brad Cameron if you would like to obtain a copy of meeting minutes, or for more information.
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2013 Budget Timeline
- Aug. 15: WG Leads Received Budget Template
- 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:
- 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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