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Why you should attend: Collaboration, Cultural Change and Competitive Edge Responsible Business Summit USA Dodd Frank Act and California Transparency Act – Profit from a well-managed supply chain. Receive insight and solutions to the issue of conflict minerals. Establish and maintain a competitive edge – Exclusive advice and insights from senior CSR practitioners on how to embed CSR within your company, to enhance brand reputation, strengthen your bottom line and stand out from your competitors. Receive proven tools for successful collaboration – In business today it is important you understand how to form effective partnerships with key stakeholders such as NGOs, industry associations, regulators and even competitors to advance your CSR program. Deliver on your long-term CSR vision – Case studies from leading multinationals on how to meet ambitious long-term targets and track performance using proven metrics. Profit from Socially Responsible Investment – Learn how your company can benefit from the growth in SRI and engage the investor community through effective communication and risk management. Open now to see our agenda – packed with workshops, case studies and keynotes > Hear from the following international business leaders: Lockheed Martin Corp Vice President Ethics & Business Conduct Alice Eldridge Life Technologies Vice President Global EHS & Citizenship Cristina Amorim ABB Group Vice President – Safety & Health Darryl C. Hill Campbell Soup Vice President of CSR and Sustainability Dave Stangis GAP INC Vice President of Social and Environmental Responsibility Kindley Walsh Lawlor Save $400 if you register by April 27! YOUR EXPERT SPEAKERS INCLUDE: Embed CSR throughout your organization, create real business value and measurable ROI June 27-28, 2012 > New York Innovation > Best Practice > Interactivity > Focused Debate www.ethicalcorp.com/rbsusa ORGANIZER Bringing European and US sustainability best practice together!

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  • 1. Collaboration, Cultural Change and Competitive EdgeResponsible Business Summit USASaveEmbed CSR throughout if you$40regis April ter by0 27!your organization, createreal business valueand measurable ROI Bringing European andJune 27-28, 2012 > New YorkUS sustainabilityInnovation > Best Practice > Interactivity > Focused Debatebest practice together!www.ethicalcorp.com/rbsusa Hear from the following international business leaders:Why you should attend:Lockheed Martin CorpVice President Ethics & BusinessConductAlice Eldridge Dodd Frank Act and California Transparency Act Profit from aLife Technologies well-managed supply chain. Receive insight and solutions to the issue of conflict minerals.Vice President Global EHS & Establish and maintain a competitive edge Exclusive advice andCitizenshipCristina Amorim insights from senior CSR practitioners on how to embed CSR within your company, to enhance brand reputation, strengthen your bottom line and stand out from your competitors. ABB GroupVice President Safety & Health Receive proven tools for successful collaboration In business today Darryl C. Hill it is important you understand how to form effective partnerships with key stakeholders such as NGOs, industry associations, regulators and even competitors to advance your CSR program.Campbell SoupVice President of CSR and Deliver on your long-term CSR vision Case studies from leadingSustainability multinationals on how to meet ambitious long-term targets and track performance usingDave Stangis proven metrics.GAP INC Profit from Socially Responsible Investment Learn how your companyVice President of Social andEnvironmental Responsibility can benefit from the growth in SRI and engage the investor community through effective Kindley Walsh Lawlor communication and risk management. YOUR EXPERT SPEAKERS INCLUDE: ORGANIZEROpen now to see our agenda packed with workshops, case studies and keynotes >

2. Unrivalled choice, with all the critical issues you need to addressEmbed corporate responsibility throughout your organizationand deliver maximum business value from sustainability Summit New York, June 27-28, 2012. Thank you for taking the time to read the brochure for our Responsible Businessto the rest of your business. The emerging trend is deep integration We are moving beyond an era where CSR departments exist as a separate function the business goals you aim to achieve. of CSR within your organization and true alignment of corporate responsibility withissues such as greenhouse gas emissions and climate change. The focus for a long time has been on environmental sustainability and tacklingemphasis on social responsibility. Whilst these still remain core concerns many organizations are now placing new Social responsibility requires a different approach. The value of We know reduction in energy usage cuts your bills and helps the environment. investing in your communities and people can be much harder to quantify.a profound impact on the ethical sourcing of your supply chain. The Dodd Frank Act, California Transparency Act and Anti-Slavery Law have hadhave legal No longer is supply chain management about reputatio nal risk. The consequences of insufficiently robust supply chain management now ramifications. success go hand in hand. Lets look at the facts and figure The evidence of is now stacking up that a strong CSR program and long term business supporting this conference. Numbers dont lie.$3 trillion to the US investment marketplace. Social and The US forum for sustainable and responsible investment states SRI is worth at least environmental risk in your portfolio is no longer a marginal consideration. believe that environmental/social activism will increaseAccording to research by GlobeScan in January 2012, 74% of sustainability experts significantly in the coming year. Strong NGO partnerships built on trust will be vital this year.of thousands companies, at a cost of $9 billion-$16 billion.The Dodd Frank Act according to The US Chamber of Commerce will affect hundreds Early and effective response guarantees lower cost of compliance. e and found that more than two-thirds are focusing onThe IBM Institute for Business Value recently surveyed business leaders worldwid half of the surveyed business leaders believe that their corporate social responsibility activities to create new revenue streams. More than companies CSR activities are already giving them an advantage over their top competitors ce and practical knowledge you need to accelerate yourThe Responsible Business Summit will provide you with the tools, business intelligen d, Intel,companys success. Join us, and direct your questions to leading brands and CSR performers such as Campbell Soup, Gap INC, TimberlanLockheed Martin and many more.do your job as a CSR professional even better. Youll be up close As always, you can be confident every single session on our agenda will help you and personal with the best-in-field on issues such as understanding investor expectations on sustainability, how to generate trust, prioritizing andility, and much more. measuring social and environmental impact, engaging your supply chain on sustainabsessions are themed. They reflect the 3 cs of sustainability whichWhen you come to look at the conference agenda, youll notice that this year theare critical to any CSR program. Collaboration, cultural change and competitive edge.how large or how successful it is today can afford to go it alone.To truly drive forward the sustainability agenda, no single company no matter competitors is business-critical, reflecting the necessity to deliverCollaboration with NGOs, stakeholder, suppliers, industry associations and evensolutions to societys social, economic and environmental challenge s and increase shared value. needs. Youll have an access-all-areas pass to two days ofIn short this event is a one-stop shop for all your CSR and sustainability best practicein CSR, all underinteractive learning, knowledge and know-how from world class speakers, plus a one-off chance to meet everyone who mattersone roof. I look forward to meeting you June 27-28 in New York City. Steven Wilding Conference Director Ethical CorporationCheck the website for frequent updates on new speaker additions! www.ethicalcorp.com/rbsusa 3. DAY ONE Agenda, 27 June 2012PLENARY How to incentivize your workforce onsustainability by linking CSR performance toBridge the gap between globalcorporate CSR thinking andremuneration and award schemes.Lockheed Martin Corporation, Alice Eldridge, Vice Check thelocal culture President Ethics & Business Conduct website!Leadership on social and environmentalresponsibility has to be driven from the highestHow to use innovation For frequent updates go to:level. The next step is to get your organizationsapproach to CSR understood and implemented by and social media to engagewww.ethicalcorp.com/management executives in multiple countries,with key stakeholders onrbsusaencompassing many different cultures, all far sustainabilityremoved from your corporate headquarters. FedExhas global operations in 220 countries utilizingSocial media is an increasingly vital part of all Consumer engagement Can290,000 employees. Over 95% per cent of its corporate communications. 72% of businesses say corporate organizations reallymanagement and executives are local.they use social media to talk about their CSRIn this session we examine how to make sure activities and of these, 60% report that it has ainfluence and drive customeryour CSR program is understood by local leadershipbeneficial effect on consumer engagement. behavior on sustainability?responsible for its implementation on the ground. Engagement with your stakeholders on CSR hasIs it business responsibility to drive forward and be Learn how to mesh corporate CSR culture withevolved well beyond your annual CSR report. a positive catalyst for change by providinglocal and national values.Yes your annual CSR report is important, but forsustainable products and services to customers? Secure local buy-in to your CSR program and many stakeholders especially customers it is simply Research by Ethical Corporation has shown that inencourage a global outlook to CSR operationstoo time consuming and burdensome to engage these difficult economic circumstances the Americanbeyond local and national priorities. with. Intel and Patagonia cover two very differentconsumer is more inclined to act sustainably for How to make organizational CSR goals andindustry sectors. What they have in common is financial reasons. Taking as an example theinnovative and unique approaches to engagementpurchase of a small, fuel-efficient car over a large,performance applicable to locally basedwith stakeholders on CSR. gas guzzling beast, consumers can be engaged onmanagement and executives.sustainability if it benefits them. The real challengeIn this session we look at how you can employis to encourage customer sustainability when thea full spectrum of innovative methods such as blogs,PLENARY personal benefits are less tangible.social media and remuneration linked to CSR In this session we examine and debate consumerHow to embed and integrateperformance to engage internal and externaland business facing methods you can use tostakeholders on sustainability.CSR in your organization, stimulate sustainable behaviour change. Understand how Intel uses blogs and social Empower your consumers to make informeddeliver cultural change, andmedia for two purposes engagement with decisions using eco labels, with lessons fromthe role of ethics in the process employees on sustainability, and communication Timberland on their Green Index label.of CSR activities to external stakeholders in an Insight into Timberlands collaboration with peersThe ultimate goal of your CSR program is to makeeasily digested, real time format. to develop an industry-wide eco-index.sustainability so deeply ingrained in your workforce Examine how Intel link employees annual Review the approach of Anheuser-Busch InBevsit becomes a natural part of day-to-day operationsbonuses with sustainability results canengagement with retailers and consumers onfor every employee. The shift is towardsencourage improved CSR performance over theresponsible drinking.decentralization of sustainability and away fromlong term. Examine lessons in responsible marketing andseparate CSR departments in favour of deeper initiatives that actively encourage the use of Learn how Patagonia uses online tools such asintegration. To embed CSR throughout yourdesignated drivers and parent involvement inthe Footprint Chronicles to give customers theorganization requires engagement through underage-drinking prevention.power to track the impact of products fromleadership, reporting and measurement with Learn how ABB Group directly involves theirdesign to delivery.arguably your most key internal stakeholders customers in environmental and social impactemployees. Insight into how Patagonia will show the CSR assessments.performance of its products to customers at point ABB Group, Darryl C. Hill, Vice President - Safety & HealthLockheed Martin is a mainstay of the highlyof purchase.Timberland, Mark Newton, Vice President Corporateregulated and scrutinized defence industry. DiscoverIntel, Suzanne Fallender, Director of CSR Strategy &Responsibilityhow they embed CSR and the critical role ethics hasCommunicationsAnheuser-Busch InBev, Carol Clark, Global Vice Presidentin their sustainability program. Join this session tofind out how to make CSR part of everyday thoughtand action in your workforce. ||Patagonia, Vincent Stanley, Senior Writer and EditorBeer and Better World Learn how through decentralization LockheedMartin makes its sustainability and ethicalThe wide variety of presenters and excellent facilitation made the Responsible Business Summit a usefuldecision making the responsibility of everyinsight into our customers challenges Ethical Corporation brings together the best in business to makeemployee.a difference Jeff Swartz, CEO, Timberland|| Examine Lockheed Martins ethics andtransparency training program delivered to every The debate was extremely interesting and thought provoking. I went away with lots of new ideas onemployee and the performance metrics they usehow we could make our business more sustainable William Burgess, CEO, Produce Worldto track progress.Hard-hitting keynotes, in depth workshops, debate sessions. Learning delivered in an engaging format 4. DAY TWO Agenda, 28 June 2012Engage the investor communityIn this session we take a look at systems andPLENARYvalues you should have in place to avoid the How to attract socially pervasive and ever present threat of corrupt businessCollaborate and Compete responsible investors and the practice: How to work with NGOs,increased importance of Hear how Export Development Canada have industry associations and evensustainable investment collaborated with the OECD and engaged withcompetitors to deliver strong businesses on anti-corruption. Learn the value of a robust anti-corruptionsocial and environmentalSocially Responsible Investment is no longerrestricted to a small community of altruistic, activistpolicy for effective management and a reportsperformanceindividuals. The US forum for sustainable andsystem to fight corruption.Attempts to take a unilateral path to CSR success areresponsible investment states SRI is worth at least How to educate and train your employees ondoomed to end in failure. A successful CSR program$3 trillion to the US investment marketplace.responsibilities and actions to take when they must be built upon a multilateral approach whichThe focus on ESG investment selection criteria has encounter corruption.brings together civil society, NGOs, industryceased to be a marginal issue. Your organizations Examine assessment of corruption risks in yourassociations, government and even your competition.social and environmental risk portfolio is market and how to devise an appropriate action Socially and environmentally responsible organizationsincreasingly a mainstream concern as evidenceplan.put aside differences with competitors for the benefitshows a clear relationship between effectiveof all. GAP INC is a world leading and instantlyExport Development Canada, Signi Schneider, Chief CSRrecognizable apparel brand which has pursuedmanagement of these factors and long term Advisormultiple avenues for collaboration on social andfinancial value. Calvert Investments has 30 yearsenvironmental responsibility.of SRI experience and leadership, and now managesIn this session we examine the lessons from GAPover $12.5 billion in assets. NGO partnerships How NGOs INCs collaborative efforts on CSR and how they canIn this session, learn from a world leader in SRI be applied to your organization.how to attract investment in your business.can engage with you to Learn how GAP INC has worked with organizations Learn how Calvert Investments identifiesimprove CSR performance such as the Sustainable Apparel Coalition tocompanies with strong CSR management, advance the CSR agenda at industry level.According to research by GlobeScan done in Januarysolid ethical business practices, and competitive Examine collaboration with competition to achieve2012, 74% of sustainability experts surveyed believelong-term performance potential.mutually beneficial results in CSR performance.that environmental/social activism will increase How to communicate with the SRI investor See how GAP INC responded to the concerns ofsignificantly in the coming years. Being on thecommunity and present your company as a civil society groups and developed formalwrong side of an NGO campaign can cause severecredible and attractive proposition.partnerships with leading NGOs.damage to brand reputation. Effective partnerships Examine the move from SRI as a niche sector Gap INC, Kinderly Lawlor Walsh, Vice President Social andon the other hand enhance the credibility andEnvironmental Responsibilitytowards the mainstream and the impact oncapability of your CSR programme. Learn howhow the financial sector scrutinises your businesses and NGOs are coming together tocompanys CSR risk management.advance the sustainability agenda. Human RightsCalvert Investments, Bennett Freeman, Senior Vice Watch is an international non-governmentalHow to build an ethicallyPresident, Sustainability Research and Policy organization that conducts research and advocacysourced and robust supply chainFormer Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, on human rights. Oxfam America both partners with It is now widely accepted that a companysHuman Rights and Labor in the Clinton Administrationand campaigns against corporate organizations.responsibility extends beyond the factories, mines,In this session we show you how to make the mostoffices and shops it owns, and goes right down to itsof your NGO partnerships to enhance CSR suppliers. Ignorance about supplier behaviour is noHow to embed and implementperformance.longer an acceptable excuse to customers orregulators. Engagement with suppliers is a complexrobust anti-corruption policies Learn how Human Rights Watch has engagedand at times daunting task. Mars Inc supply chainwith your peers to improve poor human rightsin your CSR programme performance.handles environmentally and socially sensitiveproducts such as cocoa, palm oil, tea, coffee and fish.A study by FSG Social Impact Advisors estimates the Examine the techniques used to build In this session, acquire practical knowledge forcost of corruption to be $2.6 trillion annually, an relationships and advance international humansupplier engagement and responsible sourcing:amount equal to more than 5 per cent of global GDP. rights standards in business. Learn proven tips for engagement right at theEach year, according to the World Bank, over $1 Understand how to avoid a siege mentality andbottom of your supply chain, where risk is oftentrillion is paid in bribes in both the developed andreact positively to NGO campaigns. highest.developing world. Bribery and corruption are no Gain insight into the successful partnerships Lessons from Mars Incs award winning cocoalonger considered acceptable business practices, no Oxfam America has carried out with leading sourcing program. How to use certification tomatter how challenging the environment youcorporate organizations. ensure an ethical supply chain.operate in. Corrupt practices risk not only severeHuman Rights Watch, Arvind Ganesan, Director of Human How to work alongside key stakeholders such asdamage to your organizations reputation, but hefty Rights Watch Business and Human Rights DivisionMarine Stewardship Council and the WWF to deliverfines and even incarceration, whether its a front- Oxfam America, Chris Jochnick, Director of Private Sectoron an ambitious ethical supply chain policy.line employee or distant CEO who is guilty. Development Mars Inc, Andrew Hobday, Chief Sustainability Officer Got a question? Give us a call on +1 800 814 34 59 5. Hard-hitting keynotes, in depth workshops, debate sessions. Learning delivered in an engaging formatGlobal supply chainIn the wake of Apples supplyTowards the Circularcollaboration How to chain problems in China, can Economy Deliveringmanage conflict minerals Apple and the electronicsProfitable Business in ain the supply chain in responseIndustry avoid the problemsResource Constrained Worldto the Dodd Frank Act andin fair labor and sustainability In the world we live in, limitations on theavailability of traditional energy sources such asCalifornia Transparency Actmanufacturing practices forfossil fuels lead to increased volatility and cost. CSRA mammoth law totalling 848 pages, Dodd Frank is a the companies in the textile,programs that recognize resource constraints andmaximize green energy sources will deliver costbewildering and complex piece of legislation withapparel, shoe and toy industries?savings alongside a reduction in social andhuge significance for the CSR practitioner. The Doddenvironmental impact. Its easy to make the Controversy surrounding Apples supply chain hasFrank Act potentially requires corporate organizationsbusiness case for CSR investment when sustainability existed for some time Chinese workers beaten towill contribute not only to an enhanced reputationto begin filing information on their entire supply the point of committing suicide; grossly excessive but a stronger bottom line. Life Technologies is achain to the SEC. The Economist briefing on Dodd work hours; generally unhealthy and unsafe workglobal biotechnology company with sales of overFrank states The US Chamber of Commerce thinks it environments; and overcrowded living conditions. $3.5 billion and 11000 employees in over 150will affect hundreds of thousands companies, while Some factories have taken the drastic step ofcountries. Life Technologies ranked as the top NorthThe National Association of Manufacturers estimatesAmerican company in the 2012 Corporate Knights installing safety nets to prevent workers fromit will cost $9 billion-$16 billion. AMD are a $6 billionGlobal Leaders in Clean Capitalism. committing suicide. In the past, companies in therevenue semiconductor company for whom Dodd In this session we take a look at the twin apparel and textile industries have confrontedFrank has implications across its entire product range. benefits of cost savings and improved sustainability similar negative publicity arising from issues similar performance derived from cradle to grave CSRFind out how to respond effectively to one of the to those faced by Apple. While these industries have implementation.most important and complex pieces of legislation to taken steps to ameliorate these problems, their Examine how Life Technologies has carried outemerge in recent times: actions have largely been confined to treating the in-depth scrutiny into the cost savings to be Find out how AMD have conducted multi-derived from its CSR program. symptoms without addressing the underlyingstakeholder relations with NGOs, SRIs and other How to identify and design products that are causes. Apple and other companies in thecorporate organisations to eliminate mineralmore sustainable from manufacture to end of life. electronics industry now have a unique opportunitysourcing that contributes to human suffering in Learn how Life Technologies is moving towards a to attack the underlying causes and thus eliminatethe DRC region. zero waste to landfill policy which includes asset these problems while creating a better managed Learn how AMD, through collaborations withrecovery, disassembly, refurbishment and supply chain and enhanced corporate and industryrecycling.industry associations EICC and its competitors, is reputation. Lessons for engagement with multipleactively engaged in the conflict-free smelterIn this session, we will examine whether the stakeholders from consumers to suppliers.program to ensure responsible sourcing.electronics industry can avoid the problems of the Life Technologies, Cristina Amorim, VP of Environmental Examine AMD collaboration with EICC andtextile, shoe, and toy industries with a Health Safety and Citizenshipcompetitors to develop a standardized process forfundamental change in supply-chain management,tracking conflict minerals and mapping their which is both productive and cost efficient,complex supply chain.minimizes environmental degradation, and at theROUNDTABLE INTERCATIVE DEBATE SESSION Valuable insight into how in region sourcing same time, provides workers with fair wages and a Align business goals withwill enable continued support of the DRC healthy and safe work environment. corporate responsibility andeconomy through mineral sales whileWeissman Center for International Business, Baruch the role of the CSR practitionereliminating sales to armed militia groups. College, The City University of New York, S. Prakash when they conflictAMD, Tim Mohin, Director of Corporate Responsibility Sethi, University Distinguished Professor and FellowAs we move into an era where corporate socialresponsibility is deeply integrated into the businessfunction, its logical to align your business goals GROUP DISCOUNTSwith your CSR program. The IBM Institute for Why dont you link up with the corporate affairs/Business Value recently surveyed a group of 250 social engagement/environmental management business leaders worldwide and found that morethan two-thirds (68 per cent) are focusing on department and take advantage of our group discounts:corporate social responsibility activities to create new A Buy 3 conference passes get the fourth one freerevenue streams. In addition, more than half (54 B Buy 4 conference passes get one free conference pass per cent) of the surveyed business leaders believe+ a free subscription to Ethical Corporation magazine that their companies CSR activities are already givingthem an advantage over their top competitors.Check our website for updates and new speaker additions www.ethicalcorp.com/rbsusa 6. Unrivalled choice, with all the critical issues you need to addressBut what happens when CSR threatens to Future trends for sustainabilityIn this session, take an in-depth look at howcompromise your bottom line? BT Global Services BNY Mellon uses materiality to identify the mostwill lead a discussion on what steps you must take reporting How Northhigh value areas of its CSR program and the lessonswhen business goals and CSR collide. American companies can for targeting your own CSR initiatives. BT Global Services will begin with a presentationclose the gap Learn how materiality has enabled BNY Mellon tofor how to handle scenarios where businessgoals and CSR clash. convince stakeholders of the key linkage 95 per cent of the 250 largest companies in the Each round table will consider a similar scenarioworld now report on CSR, yet two thirds of nonbetween CSR and the companys operational andfrom their own experience and how it was reporters are based in the US. Its long been financial performance.resolved.recognized that North American companies lag Use materiality to map out your key CSR Each round table will report back to the floor behind their European counterparts when it comeschallenges and prioritize your sustainabilitywith an example of a struggle to align businessto reporting. Effective CSR reports are increasingly ainvestment.goals with CSR and how the situation was key factor for crucial external stakeholders such as Examine how materiality can show ROI forresolved.the investor. New regulations such as the California sustainability initiatives.BT Global Services, Kevin Moss, Head of Corporate & Social Transparency Act will require CSR reports to helpResponsibilityBNY Mellon, John Buckley, Head of CSR, Managing Director meet compliance. Mike Wallace, head of the GRI US Focal Point, will show you the trends for sustainability reportingMeasure and Deliver How to and demonstrate how US companies can close the The business case for effectiveachieve long term CSR targetsreporting gap.reporting How to engage Learn how government departments andLong-term ambitious targets are a key element of institutions are using GRI guidelines for theirinternally and externally toachieving an organisations long-term CSR vision.Every month Ethical Corporation receives information reporting and the impact for corporate highlight the seriousness of organisations.on five to ten year sustainability plans launched byyour CSR initiativescorporate organisations. The challenge is to ensure Find out the crucial role that reports play inyour long-term CSR goals arent unrealistic headline ensuring an ethical supply chain in the wake CSR reports are a tool to engage with both internalgrabbing targets but matched to measurable and of the Dodd Frank Act and California and external stakeholders. Internally they are criticalachievable performance metrics. Campbell Soup is Transparency Act.to measure and track progress of your CSR initiatives.recognized for its strong CSR performance listed in Overcome the challenges of reporting on complexExternally they also serve to provide a competitivethe Dow Jones sustainability indexes, named one of supply chain issues.edge by communicating to the outside world thethe worlds most ethical companies and on the 100 How to evolve your CSR reports to the next levelseriousness of your sustainability efforts. In thebest corporate citizens list. Gain in-depth coverage using integrated reporting.of Campbells Soups 2020 agenda and how they aimwake of the financial crisis and the onset of the A look ahead to G4 and the adjustments that willto hit aggressive targets for CSR performance.Dodd Frank Act, Americas banking and financial be required for CSR reports by your organisation.In this session you will learn the steps required institutions have come under close scrutiny from Global Reporting Initiative, Mike Wallace, Directorto convert ambitious targets into credible long termregulators, media and the general public. GeneralCSR success.sentiment towards finance institutions remains KPIs and measurement. See how Campbell Soup negative and banks face a tough but vital job ofwill track its progress periodically and the metrics Using materiality to target CSRengaging with external stakeholders on CSR.for charting progress. efforts where it matters most Gain an insight into the critical relationship Examine how Campbell Soup will evolve its The business value of environmental responsibility between your CSR report and the credibility of yourstrategy to achieve 100% employee engagementon sustainability. Find out what 100%is often quite clear - reduce energy usage, save CSR initiatives.engagement means in practical terms. money, mitigate environmental impact. How to Examine how Bank of America has responded to New emphasis on social responsibility. How quantify the business value of social responsibility is the challenge by issuing its first corporate socialCampbell Soup will engage with the local far more difficult. The link between creating socialresponsibility report in 2011 to demonstratecommunity to reduce the twin challenges of good and the value added to your business goals istransparency and communicate its CSR program.childhood obesity and hunger by 50 per cent. difficult to measure. The concept of "materiality" has Learn how Bank of America has used the journey Learn how Campbell Soup will put in place thelong been used in the financial sector but its of compiling its first and second CSR report tosystems to achieve tough environmental targets application for sustainability is a much newer trend.for 50 per cent reduction in environmental BNY Mellon each day services 20 per cent of all of theengage its employees on CSR and make themfootprint (GHG emissions and water use). worlds financial assets. As a financial institution itsunderstand its value to the business.Campbell Soup, Dave Stangis, Vice President of CSR and CSR program lies mostly in the area of socialBank of America, Stephen Fenichell, Senior Vice PresidentSustainability responsibility. CSR Collaboration, Cultural Change and Competitive Edge 7. R E G I S T E R N O WDelegates who purchase aPLATINUM or DIAMOND PASS get aResponsible Business Summit USANew York, 27-28 June 2012years full subscription to EthicalCorporation. 1. 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Innovation lBest Practice lInteractivity l Focused DebateResponsible Business Summit USA SaveEmbed CSR throughout if you $40 regisApril ter by027!your organization, createreal business value Your expert speakers include:and measurable ROIJune 27-28, 2012 > New YorkInnovation > Best Practice > Interactivity > Focused Debatewww.ethicalcorp.com/rbsusaOur guarantees to you:1Robust debate, interactive discussion and problem solving with GAP INC, Timberland, Lockheed Martin, Life Technologies, Campbell Soup, Patagonia, Intel and more2Renewed focus on collaboration, cultural change and using CSR to deliver competitive edge Essential elements for long-term success.3Respond to Dodd Frank, California Transparency Act and Anti-Slavery Law.4A revamped conference with practical case studies, panel debate session and lots of Q&As.5A highly focused agenda to deliver months worth of research in a mere two days. COME AND HEAR FROM THIS UNRIVALLED LINE UP OF EXPERT SPEAKERS! Mars Inc, Andrew Hobday, Chief Sustainability Officer Mars Inc AMD, Tim Mohin, Director of Corporate Responsibility Gap INC, Kinderly Lawlor Walsh, Vice President Social andIntel, Suzanne Fallender, Director of CSR Strategy & Environmental Responsibility Communications Lockheed Martin Corporation, Alice Eldridge, Vice PresidentExport Development Canada, Signi Schneider, Chief CSR Ethics & Business ConductAdvisor Patagonia, Vincent Stanley, Senior Writer and Editor Weissman Center for International Business, Baruch ABB Group, Darryl C. Hill, Vice President - Safety & HealthCollege, The City University of New York, S. Prakash Sethi,University Distinguished Professor and Fellow Timberland, Mark Newton, Vice President Corporate Responsibility Life Technologies, Cristina Amorim, VP of EnvironmentalHealth Safety and CitizenshipORGANIZER Anheuser-Busch InBev, Carol Clark, Global Vice President Beer and Better World BT Global Services, Kevin Moss, Head of Corporate & SocialResponsibility Calvert Investments, Bennett Freeman, Senior Vice President, Sustainability Research and Policy Campbell Soup, Dave Stangis, Vice President of CSR andSustainability Human Rights Watch, Arvind Ganesan, Director of Human Rights Watch Business and Human Rights DivisionGlobal Reporting Initiative, Mike Wallace, Director Oxfam America, Chris Jochnick, Director of Private SectorBNY Mellon, John Buckley, Head of CSR, Managing Director DevelopmentBank of America, Stephen Fenichell, Senior Vice President - CSR Check out the full agenda inside... Open now! >