The Seventh Responsible Sourcing Summit: Refocusing the Lens on Human Rights

CSRWire   
January 12th, 2012

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Target Corporation, The Coca-Cola Company, Yahoo! Inc. and the Hewlett-Packard Company are just some of the iconic brands that will be on hand at the Seventh Annual Responsible Sourcing Summit: Refocusing the Lens on Human Rights, to be held in Los Angeles, February 9, 2012.

The event has attracted a notable assemblage of distinguished organizations from both the public and private sector, which will shed light on today’s most provocative issues facing the global supply chain arena.

One of the featured sessions during the event will explore how companies are bringing John Ruggie’s Human Rights Guiding Principles to fruition. Specifically, The Coca-Cola Company, Yahoo! and Shift—an independent, nonprofit center for business and human rights practice—will provide concrete examples that illustrate how cutting-edge entities are incorporating suggestions from the Ruggie Framework into their everyday global operations.

In response to popular demand, The Responsible Sourcing Summit will take a look at the next chapter in the California Transparency in Supply Chains regulatory saga.  Denise Webster, Senior Trading Law Manager, Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market; Cheryl Queen, Vice President Corporate Communication, Compass Group North America and Luna Lee, Human Rights Associate, EILEEN FISHER, Inc. examine how their respective companies are going beyond compliance.

To bring further understanding of human trafficking and slavery, the summit takes a close look at the proliferation of migrant workers in the global supply chain.  Rachelle Jackson, Senior Director of Sustainable Practices at UL Responsible Sourcing unveils the results of a groundbreaking study on migrant workers, which will pinpoint their susceptibility to falling prey to slavery and human trafficking.

Africa-based Michèle Brülhart, Global Traceability Manager, UL Responsible Sourcing will be on-hand to provide a general update on Conflict Minerals regulations. In addition, she will deliver a from-the-field perspective on how to understand the effectiveness of certification programs. Ms. Brülhart will specifically take a look at the pitfalls—and potential solutions—in tracing raw materials through today’s complex supply chain.

Promoting sustainability and generating a positive impact on the bottom line is easier to achieve as a community, rather than as an individual company.  Zoe McMahon, Director Social & Environmental Sustainability and Compliance, Hewlett Packard; Scott Lercel Director of Social Responsibility & Sustainability at Target and Gregory Yahr, Government Relations Representative, American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) will examine collaborative industry efforts that are facilitating the vital process of going green.

Compliance is front-and-center for many supply chain and CSR practitioners. With this in mind, the Responsible Sourcing Summit is showcasing a session on the surge in anti-corruption enforcement activity.  Aaron Murphy, author and partner at Latham & Watkins LLC will share important information about the increased global efforts in combatting corruption, specifically looking at the U.K. Bribery act and the new Securities and Exchange Commission’s whistleblower ruling.

This story originally appeared at CSRwire

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