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Ethical Sourcing Forum 2007 – Beyond Tomorrow: CSR & Supply Chain

January 20, 2007

Dear colleagues,

If you are interested in ethical procurement or supply chains, then you should register today for “The Ethical Sourcing Forum North America” Beyond Tomorrow: CSR & the Supply Chain, to be held in Philadelphia USA 19-20 April, 2007.

The Ethical Sourcing Forum North America 2007 is the perfect place to “shop” for new ideas and options to implement or re-calibrate your organizations.

The Ethical Sourcing Forum North America 2007 is an International Interactive Forum and Exhibition dedicated to promoting practical solutions for corporate responsibility and sustainability in global supply chains. This annual leadership forum delivers a dynamic exchange of idea, new strategies and best practices to address the latest social and environmental challenges facing global supply chain professional and stakeholders.

Last Chance To Save $400 ! Extended Early Bird ! Register before the 29th January!

Register on-line on our secure website at: www.intertek.com/esf/register.

Examples of the sessions NOT to be missed include:

Overcoming Resistance: Achieving continuous improvement within complex supplier business relationship environments (my business is not important enough!)

More than just a Buzzword: Local Collaboration can be the key to resolving your most difficult supply chain challenges

Facing Reality: Poor management systems, isolated documentation errors, intentional or unintentional falsification — the debate goes on. Join a multi-stakeholder facilitated roundtable on the key influential factors impacting supplier disclosure today

To Speak or Not to Speak: How best to effectively communicate with rating agencies and other responsible investment research institutions

CSR Strategy Development: How to build an effective CSR strategy for all seasons

Supplier Self-Declaration vs. Verification: When to select the right tool from your practitioner’s toolbox

Developing an Effective CSR Supply Chain Program: 10 common speed bumps and 10 solutions

Examples of confirmed speakers include:

The Land Beyond Monitoring: Measuring Supplier and Factory Performance – The Timberland Facility Level Sustainability Report

Speaker: Timberland, Hausman Alex, CSR Reporting Manager

New Carrots, Old Measurements: New approaches to factory incentives and performance indicators Factory Improvement Programme (FIP) – ILO’s Factory Improvement Programme: An approach to improve the supply chain from factory levels

Speaker: International Labour Organisation (ILO) Factory Improvement Programme (FIP), Nguyen Ba Lam, National Project Coordinator

Be Careful as you Turn the Corner: The impact of laws and regulations in your CSR program

Speaker: Epstein, Becker & Green, Michael Levine Partner, Chair of Corporate Responsibility Practice

Going Green in your Supply Chain: Aligning environmental performance with business success – Inverted Integration: Busting the Myth that Organic and Fair Trade Require Consumer Price Premiums

Speaker: African Organic Food & Fiber Initiative (AOFFI), Jeff Stein, Chairman

Preparing for the Next Generation: Thinking outside the box about today’s supply chain monitoring models – You Get What You Pay For: How Supply Chain Practices Thwart Compliance Goals and What to Do About It

Speaker: Worker Rights Consortium, Scott Nova, Executive Director

Greening the Forgotten Side of the Supply Chain: Approaches to working with small to medium side suppliers to implement environmental management systems

Speaker: Rainforest Alliance, Whelan Tensie, Executive Director

Public Policy and Corporate Social Responsibility: Beyond individual company efforts – What can Governments do to promote systemic improvement in social and environmental compliance in export-oriented supply-chains?

Speaker: FIAS, International Finance Corporation, Kristina Svensson, Private Sector Development Specialist

The invisible workforce; setting up road blocks to curb human trafficking

Speaker: Impactt Limited, Daniella Gould, Director, North America & East Asia

And many more…

* Visit: www.intertek.com/esf/ for the full list of topics

* Visit: www.intertek.com/esf/events/usa/pastparticipants to see the past participants list

* Visit: www.intertek.com/esf/events/usa/testimonials read an independent review of last year conference

Also don’t miss out the opportunity to showcase your products and services to senior-level decision makers. Take a leading role at the Forum as an exhibitor. If you would like to exhibit or sponsor, please email me at [email protected].

If you have any questions about sponsorship and exhibition opportunities, please email Intertek at [email protected].

PS: Last Chance To Save $400 ! Extended Early Bird ! Register before the 29th January !