Changing Expectations of CSR - Join the Ethical Sourcing Forum 2013
Advancing Safer Chemicals Through Supply Chains: drivers, challenges, and opportunities
January 17, 2013 /3BL Media - Regulatory policies and consumer pressures are forcing brands to pay closer attention to the safety and sustainability of chemicals used throughout their supply chain, including disclosure and substitution of chemicals of concern.
As firms begin to address these demands they face a number of common challenges including obtaining good information on chemical content and toxicity from complex, global, and disperse supply chains; evaluating the safety, cost and performance of alternatives; and ensuring compliance.
Join this mini-lab to see examples of how some firms are addressing these challenges and what are they doing to more effectively manage chemicals in the supply chain.
Leading this mini-lab is Dr. Joel Tickner: Associate Professor in the Department of Community Health and Sustainability at the University of Massachusetts Lowell.
Joel is a leading expert on chemicals regulation, regulatory science, and application safer materials in science and policy and currently directs the Green Chemistry and Commerce Council, a network of 75 companies dedicated to advancing safer chemistry through supply chains.
Forum Key Speakers : American Apparel & Footwear Association| Alston & Bird LLP| Eileen Fisher| Fleishman Hillard| ILO- Better Work| McDonald's| The Walt Disney Company|U.S. Department of Labor| VF Corporation| WRAP Compliance
Be Part of the Solution,
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