About the conference

1. An Introduction to Ethical Trading
2. Monitoring and Verification: The Basics
3. Working in Partnership - Corporate, Government, Trade Union & NGO
4. Challenging Issues
5. Mapping the Supply Chain
6. Selling Ethical Trade within your Organisation and Managing Cultural Change
7. Monitoring and Verification: The Advanced Module
8. Product Labelling
9. Your Company Code
10. Child Labour
11. Social Reports and Communication Issues
12. Worker Rights and Empowerment in the Supply Chain Workplace

Who will attend?

Senior and Middle Managers from the Commercial and Public Sectors:

• Chief Executives, Board Directors
• Purchasing, Sourcing and Quality Assurance Managers
• Corporate Affairs, Public Relations and Marketing Managers
• Corporate Governance and Ethics Advisers
• Environmental, Sustainability and Community Managers
• Finance Directors, Internal Auditors
• Local Government Leaders, Service Directors and Policy Heads

Officers of NGOs, Trade Unions and Campaigning Organisations:

• Chief Officers, Directors, General Secretaries and Board Members
• Policy and Campaigning Heads
• International Programme Managers
• Corporate Affairs and Public Relations Managers
• Purchasing and Sourcing Managers
• Corporate Liaison and Fundraising Managers

Other Relevant Organisations:

• Industry / Sector Trade Associations
• Management Consultancies
• Independent Auditors
• Risk Managers
• Public Relations and Communications Agencies
• Ethical Investment Managers
• Pension Fund Managers
• Government and Industry Regulators
• Universities, Research Bodies and Independent Academics
• Think Tanks

Planned Agenda (subject to change)

09:00 Registration and Coffee

PLENARY
09:30 Welcome and Introduction
Simon Zadek, Chair, Ethical Trading Initiative

WORKSHOP
09:45 Session One

11:10 Tea and Coffee

WORKSHOP
11:35 Session Two

13:00 Lunch

WORKSHOP
14:00 Session Three

15:30 Tea and Coffee

PLENARY
15:50 Introduction and Session Chair
Simon Zadek, ETI

15:55 Phil Mumby
Supply Chain Director, Premier Brands

16:05 Simon Steyne
International Policy Officer, Trades Union Congress

16:15 Fiona King
International Advocacy Coordinator, Save the Children Fund

16:25 Panel Questions and Discussion with the above

16:55 Closing Remarks

Conference End

Worskhop sessions

SESSION ONE
9:45am - 11:10am

WORKSHOP 'A'
An Introduction to Ethical Trading
What is meant by ethical trading & which areas are included?
Why should organisations pay any attention to it - corporate, public sector, membership body, NGO?
What can organisations do about it in the first instance?

Speakers

1. George Tarvit, Trade Campaign Coordinator, Oxfam
2. Simon Steyne, International Policy Officer, TUC
3. Phil Mumby, Supply Chain Director, Premier Brands

WORKSHOP 'B'
Monitoring and Verification: The Basics
The concepts and principles of 'social auditing'.
What needs monitoring and how do you do it?
What sort of verification is credible?
Case study examples.

Speakers

1. Alice Tepper-Marlin, President, Council for Economic Priorities Accreditation Agency
2. Dwight Justice, Senior Officer, Multi-National Enterprises, Trade Union Organisation & Recruitment, International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
3. Phil Wells, Director, Fairtrade Foundation

WORKSHOP 'C'
Working in Partnership - Corporate, Government, Trade Union & NGO
Why work in partnership - strategic issues?
What can each side bring to the wider agenda?
Circumstances that lead to partnership.
The process of developing genuine partnerships.
The risks involved and what to do if things go wrong.

Speakers

1. Lesley Roberts, Group Business Standards Advisor, Pentland Group plc
2. Ron Oswald, General Secretary, International Union of Food, Agriculture, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers Association
3. Aron Cramer, Vice President, Business and Human Rights, Business for Social Responsibility

WORKSHOP 'D'
Challenging Issues
How can the challenge of homeworkers be addressed?
What is a living wage and is it possible to commit to it or deliver it?
Reconciling what civil society needs and what businesses can do.

Speakers

1. Annie Delaney, National Outwork Coordinator, Textile, Clothing and Footwear Union of Australia
2. Nikki Bas, Programme Coordinator Quan, Sweatshop Watch
3. Heather White, Director, Verite

SESSION TWO
11:35am - 1:00pm

WORKSHOP 'E'
Mapping the Supply Chain
How well do you know your supply chain?
How to go about mapping it?
What organisations can assist you?
Cost-effective means of engaging suppliers.
Integrating ethical considerations into purchasing decisions.

Speakers

1. Mark Millar, Corporate Business Manager, SGS
2. Ebrahim Patel, Deputy General Secretary, Southern African Clothing & Textile Workers Union
3. Maggie Burns, Freelance Consultant on Ethical Trading

WORKSHOP 'F'
Selling Ethical Trade within your Organisation and Managing Cultural Change
Educating employees about your organisation's ethics.
Harness the full benefits of ethical trading.
Innovative employee education, training and development programmes.
Change management issues.

Speakers

1. David Mathew, Director, New Academy of Business
2. Alan Roberts, Sourcing Director, Littlewoods
3. Malcolm McIntosh, Council for Economic Priorities (Europe)

WORKSHOP 'G'
Monitoring and Verification: The Advanced Module
What models are being tested and how do they compare with the basic principles?
SA8000.
The Partnership Approach.
The In-house approach.

Speakers

1. Alice Tepper- Marlin, President, Council on Economic Priorities
2. Dwight Justice, Senior Officer, Multi-National Enterprises, Trade Union Organisation & Recruitment, ICFTU
3. Phil Wells, Director, Fairtrade Foundation

WORKSHOP 'H'
Product Labelling
What items should be labelled?
How much information should you present?
Verifying the label - how to ensure it is accurate and has real meaning.
Preparing for labelling.
Case studies.

Speakers

1. Mathew Wenban-Smith, Soil Association Woodmark Scheme & formerly Forest Stewardship Council Accreditation Programme Manager
2. Hans Bolscher, Director, Max Havelaar Foundation
3. Sue Longley, Agricultural Group Coordinator, International Union of Food, Agriculture, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers Association

SESSION THREE
2:00pm - 3:30pm

WORKSHOP 'I'
Your Company Code
What should your company code include?
Is your company code credible?
Is your company code monitorable?
How can you develop and strengthen it?
Using your company code to the full - what role should it play?

Speakers

1. Dwight Justice, Senior Officer, Multinational Enterprises-Trade Union Organisation & Recruitment, ICFTU
2. Aron Cramer, Vice President, Business and Human Rights, Business for Social Responsibility
3. Peter Davies, Director, Impact

WORKSHOP 'J'
Child Labour
What do the relevant international Conventions and the ETI code say about child labour?
Causes and consequences of child labour?
How widespread is child labour in global supply chains?
What are the conditions in which children work?
What are the international organisations doing to combat child labour?
What can companies do to help remove children from work and into education?

Speakers

1. Tim Noonan, Head of Campaigns & Coordinator, ICFTU Task Group on Child Labour
2. Dr Caroline Harper, Head of Research, Save the Children Fund
3. Speaker, International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC),ILO

WORKSHOP 'K'
Social Reports and Communication Issues
How to report and present social and ethical issues to stakeholders and customers.
Internal and external communication strategies.
Ensuring transparency.
Case study examples.

Speakers

1. David Wheeler, Head of Stakeholder Development, The Body Shop
2. Mathew Lockwood, Head of International Policy, Christian Aid
3. Ian Graham, Information Officer, International Federation of Chemical, Energy & General Workers' Unions (ICEM)

WORKSHOP 'L'
Worker Rights and Empowerment in the Supply Chain Workplace
What are the core ILO conventions and how do they relate to business?
What does freedom of association mean in practice for business?
Educating and informing workers, their representatives and those who work with them - overcoming the difficulties involved.

Speakers

1. Ebrahim Patel, Deputy General Secretary, Southern African Clothing & Textile Workers Union
2. Angela Hale, Director, Women Working Worldwide
3. Peter Brannen, Director, ILO (London)