Corporate Codes of Conduct for Environmental Sustainability and Social Responsibility

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

8:00am - 12:00pm

San Francisco Marriott Marquis, Room C1

Description

During the workshop, experts will share information about broad corporate initiatives to address environmental sustainability and social responsibility in high tech manufacturing. These codes include the American Chemistry Council's (ACC) ResponsibleCare and the Electronics Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC). Companies involved in high tech manufacturing will share their perspectives on implementing their corporate codes of conduct and possible impacts to manufacturing supply chains. 

Agenda

For the "Supply Chain Perspective" presentations (agenda items #5 - #7), speakers are asked to address the following questions: 

• - Can you please describe major elements of your corporate code of conduct for environmental sustainability and social responsibility?
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  - Are you a member of any collective codes of conduct (e.g. Global Care, EICC, ResponsibleCare, etc)? How does your own corporate code align with these collective codes?
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  - How does your company implement or operationalize elements of the code? How do you demonstrate that your commitment is being met? [Please explain any specific goals in-line with the code.]
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  - What elements of your code are most challenging to operationalize? Which are the most convenient?
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  - How do you address requests from customers that are trying to implement elements of their own codes? What aspects of these requests are challenging? What suggestions can you provide to your customers to make their requests more effective, efficient or sustainable for your company?
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  - How do you make requests to your supply chain and business partners as part of implementing your own codes? What aspects of these requests to your supply chain are challenging? What are some lessons that you have learned about these supply chain requests?

For the Roundtable Panel, speakers are asked to address the following questions:

• - What can collective codes of conduct do better?
• - What can SEMI do to assist you?

Who Should Attend

• - Regulatory Affairs / Environmental Compliance Managers
• - Corporate Risk Managers
• - Corporate Social Responsibility Managers
• - Corporate Sustainability Managers
• - EHS Engineers and Managers
• - Corporate Lawyers
• - Procurement Directors / Managers
• - Engineering / Design Managers
• - Operations Managers
• - Supply Chain Manager
• - Sales / Marketing Manager
• - Export Managers
• - Strategic Planners
• - Product Stewardship Managers

More Information

For more information, please email Sanjay Baliga (SEMI Senior Manager in San Jose).

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