CSR Seminar on CSR in the Supply Chain: Case Studies
Corporate Social Responsibility is becoming more important to companies based in China as there is increasing pressure from European stakeholders and growing awareness and importance placed on social responsibility, ethics and sustainability in China. Managing the supply chain responsibly is one aspect of a company’s social responsibility however there are many risks involved such as cost and problems achieving active participation from suppliers and employees.
The European Chamber is planning a Breakfast seminar on two case studies from different industries.
The presentations will cover:
l The CSR initiatives which are being employed in the company's Supply Chain Management
l The risks and problems encountered
l How the risks were mitigated and problems overcome
Case studies will be delivered by the following:
1. Maren Boehm, CSR Manager Asia, Otto International
Otto International Asia (OIA), a member of the Otto Group, is a buying organization for over 30 mail order and retail companies. The company works with hundreds of vendors and suppliers to provide broadest line of products, apparels and hardware. Maren will give insight into how Otto maintains a transparent and flexible supply chain and incorporates social responsibility, environmental protection and fair cooperation throughout its network.
2. Alan Ge, Director of Quality & CSR, TNT China
TNT is the European market leader with a global reach in express, logistics and international mail delivery services by road and air. TNT China aims to become the largest privately owned transportation network for freight and parcels in China. The company is developing and maintaining policies and practices that promote a positive and sustainable environmental and social contribution to every community. Its initiatives include currently developing a methodology to assess CSR risk of its suppliers, and meeting numerous International Standards such as reducing environmental impact.
Agenda
8.00 - 8.30 Registration
8.30 - 8.55 Case Study - Maren Boehm
8.55 - 9.20 Case Study - Alan Ge
9.20 - 9.45 Q&A
To register for this event, please email this form to Mr. Ian Wallis at iwallis@euccc.com.cn by Monday, May 14th, 5pm.
Confirmations and cancellations by phone are not accepted.
No-shows who fail to cancel before this time will be invoiced for the event.
Registrations done after the deadline will be accepted only if space permits and are charged an additional 50 RMB walk-in fee.
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Event review
CSR Breakfast Seminar on ‘CSR in the Supply Chain’
The European Chamber in Shanghai held a breakfast seminar on Tuesday, 15th May. The topic of this seminar was ‘Corporate Social Responsibility within the Supply Chain’, which proved to be a very interesting and topical subject of interest to many people.
The two speakers, Maren Boehm, CSR Manager Asia at Otto International and Alan Ge, Director CSR TNT China, gave two interesting and contrasting presentations on their CSR initiatives and experiences within their companies.
Maren outlined the direct and indirect risks of CSR management in their Supply Chain Network. She also gave examples of negative media publicity and described in detail their ‘Social Management System’ which is their risk mitigation framework covering all stakeholders.
To view Maren Boehm’s presentation please click here.
Alan then described TNT China’s developing Supplier CSR Engagement strategy discussing TNT’s aims, policies, and tools that can be used to control and monitor their transport, packaging, equipment and IT providers. He also explained the Environmental Protection Programs that were in place in the Supply Chain.
To view Alan Ge’s presentation please click here.