KNOWLEDGE LEADERS TO PROVIDE TOOLS TO INCREASE CAPACITY, STRENGTHEN PRACTICE AND BUILD COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE AT THE ETHICAL SOURCING FORUM EUROPE
NEW YORK, NY June 19, 2008 –/WORLD-WIRE/– Intertek Sustainability Solutions has announced that it will host the 4th Annual Ethical Sourcing Forum on 2 October 2008 at the Tapis Rouge in Paris, France. This leadership forum will deliver new strategies and practices to address the latest social and environmental challenges facing global supply chain professionals and stakeholders.
The Ethical Sourcing Forum, recognized as a platform for excellence by global corporate responsibility business leaders, is an action-oriented continuous learning industry initiative, open to those willing to play an active role in the development and successful implementation of sustainable social and environmental supply chain practices.
The premise behind the ESF is to make you think and learn, by developing knowledge and gathering information through participation in the industry’s most unique form of learning and engagement.
Responding to an industry-wide call for a thorough learning experience a new and innovative one day format has been designed to focus on best practices that will strengthen your ability to reach organizational goals in Sustainable Purchasing, Carbon Foot Print, Remediation, Food Sector Initiatives, Industry Initiatives, Climate Change, REACH, Supply Chain Reporting/ Rating and Ethical Consumerism. Delegates will build partnerships with senior level industry experts and engage with relevant stakeholders to develop hands-on solutions to supply chain challenges.
Early presentation topics include: “Global Social Compliance Programme (GSCP)”, “Implementing a Global Supplier Compliance Platform that is aligned with your businesses growth strategy”, “How REACH and Other Environmental Regulations will Affect the Supply Chain”, “Understanding what your workers really think in a safe and confidential manner”, “How Certified Products Reduce Risk and Promote Customer Loyalty”, “CSR rating information: a listed company point of view”, “Factory Rating Tool”, “Supply Chain Rating Tool” and many more.
Our presenters and moderators, knowledge leaders in CSR, Sustainability and Supply Chain practices from Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, L’Oreal, French National Railway Company (SNCF), Crédit Agricole Cheuvreux, British Telecom, Marks & Spencer, The Gap, Alcan, MeadWestvaco, Fair Labor Association, Forest Stewardship Council, International Committee of Food Retail Chains (CIES), Egmont UK, Canadian Business for Social Responsibility, Social Accountability International, OpenSRI and many others will take delegates “behind the scenes” through interactive sessions to demonstrate their “Models of Practice” and “Tools of Practice”.
The culmination of the day is a workshop where delegates will “Model the Way” by capturing the forum highlights and translate ideas and thoughts into practice by sharing and applying learnings from the forum along with their industry knowledge into the development of innovative and practical solutions.
The day will end with a motivating closing plenary by Auret van Heerden, President and CEO of the Fair Labour Association.
With its core aims of delivering excellent networking and benchmarking opportunities, and “up-to-the minute” case studies, ESF Europe will provide participants with practical solutions to many of their daily challenges, as well as unparalleled opportunities to meet and exchange ideas with knowledge leaders in the industry.
Mark your calendar and register early for savings of $500 off full registration prices at http://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Summary.aspx?e=f552238a-73c7-45f6-a702-7c54145e93b5.
The Tapis Rouge is located at 67 rue du Faubourg Saint-Martin Paris, 75010, France.
For more information on presenting or attending, please contact Anabela Fonseca, Conference Manager at 212 803-5304 or email [email protected].
Corporate sponsors and exhibitors whose products and services are provided in support of supply chain solutions are invited for consideration to showcase their products and solutions as a sponsor or exhibitor. NGOs or Academicians are also invited to exhibit. For sponsorship and exhibitor information, please contact Geneva Humdy, Marketing Manager at 212-803-5319 or email [email protected].