The Ethical Sourcing Forum
March 13-14, New York, NY
Intertek Press Release
Starbucks, IBM, Nike, Levi Straus & Co, C-TPAT, PRCEE to join the debate and
share insights on efficient ways to encourage the development of greener
manufacturing methods across supply chain partners
Starbucks, IBM, Nike, Levi Straus & Co, C-TPAT, PRCEE will join senior level
speakers from Rainforest Alliance, Philips and Nestlé and many more at the
Ethical Sourcing Forum 2008, on the 13th-14th of March in New York City.
Virginia Bergin, Regional Manager, Sustainable Procurement Practices of Star-
bucks Coffee Company will share practical off the ground experience on engag-
ing with suppliers to implement factory level improvement plans. Mrs Bergin
will offer insights on Starbucks’ remediation approach of teaching factories
how to identify root causes and find solutions that work best for them.
Miriam Y. Rodriguez, Levi Strauss & Co’s Code of Conduct Regional Manager,
will echo Starbucks’s case study and discuss Levi’s Sustainable Factory Re-
mediation Plans. Mrs Rodriguez will highlight how Levi’s engages with its sup-
pliers to overcome compliance shortcomings using tools and methods such a
s brand collaboration, capacity building.
With climate change still high on the political and corporate agenda, Shen
Xiaoyue, Policy Research Center for Environment and Economy (PRCEE) in
China will update us on trade and investment related environmental policies
to enter China.
John Gabriel, Manager of Supply Chain Social Responsibility & Procurement
Communications at IBM, will discuss the strategy, objectives, and deliver-
ables of the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition.
Other key case studies include:
• The Carbon Disclosure Project: Understanding GHG Emissions and Report-
ing Your Company Climate Strategies to Investors
• The Carbon Trust: Filling Green Shoes? How to maintain your environmental
commitment when 90% of your eco-footprint is from the supply chain
• C-TPAT: Achieving Tier III
Other speakers include:
Phillips - Van Heusen Corporation * Rainforest Alliance * Levi Strauss & Co
* Nestlé * IBM * ICTI CARE Foundation * International Labor Rights Forum *
Pepsi * Canadian Business for Social Responsibility (CBSR) * Continental Cloth-
ing Company Europe * Corporate Citizenship * Earth Pledge * Epstein, Backer
and Green * Ethical Investment Research Services (EIRIS) Ltd * Future 500 *
Hey Group * JGATE ( Jordan Garments,Accessories& Textiles Exporters Asso-
ciation ) * OpenSRI * Partners for Financial Stability (PFS) Program * Policy
Research Center for Environment and Economy (PRCEE) * State Environmental
protection Administration(SEPA), China * Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg * Social
Accountability International (SAI) * The CSR Group * The Institute for Sustain-
able Communication* UTZ * Worker Rights Consortium* Worldwide Responsible
Apparel Production (WRAP) * AKUT Turkish Search and Rescue Association *
Alonovo * As You Sow and many more...
A note about the Schedule: Due to the in-depth nature of the forum and the
sheer volume of high-calibre speakers, the schedule is being constantly updat-
ed, with new speakers being added every week and with some still waiting to
be confirmed. For regular timetable updates and latest speaker confirmations
visit www.intertek.com/esf/events/usa1
Registration Information – Places are limited!
To optimize interactivity and networking opportunities the places are limit-
ed to 200 participants. Register now to avoid disappointment!
Register on-line at: www.registrationassistant.com/Intertek
Location
Bridgewaters, 11 Fulton Street
New York, NY 10038
For more information visit: www.intertek.com/esf/events/usa1/venue
For more information contact Intertek directly on the details below:
Contact: Anabela Fonseca
Email: customerservices@intertek.com
Phone: +1.212.803.5304
