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Register Now Visit www.lca-sustainable-supply-chain-usa.comAmerican Business Conferences presentsBenchmarking Experiences On DevelopingModels, Principles & Standards ForMeasuring & Addressing Environmental &Social Impacts Throughout The Entire Life Cycle & Supply ChainDates:April 28-29, 2010 Venue:Marriott Chicago Midway, USAKey Focus Areas:? Life Cycle Assessment ? Carbon Footprinting ? Water Footprinting ? Waste Management & RecyclingStreams For Food AndDrink And Consumer Goods,Including ElectronicsWilliam P. FlanaganEcoassessment LeaderGENERAL ELECTRICChris LibrieDirector Global SustainabilitySC JOHNSONJames HaganVP Suustainability and EnvironmentGLAXOSMITHKLINEJim HannaDirector Of EnvironmentalAffairsSTARBUCKS COFFEECOMPANYConnie HenslerDirector of Corporate LCAProgramsINTERFACEJames GowanVP SupplyOperationsVERIZONKevin MossHead of CSRBT AMERICASKen WengertDirector Of SafetyAnd EnvironmentKRAFT FOODSLee KindbergDirector, EnvironmentMAERSK INCCall: 1-800-721-3915 Fax: 1-800-714-1359 Email: info@american-business-conferences.comDetailThis two day summit offers a diverse, yet focused perspectivefor companies involved in the consumer goods industry:• Plenary sessions offering fresh perspectives to all companies• Break out sessions focusing on one of two sections: - Food And Drink Companies- Consumer Products Companies, Including ElectronicsThe first day of this summit will look at how to account for impacts through out the life cycle and creating transparencythrough standards, while the second day will look intospecifics areas of the life cycle and show how companies havebeen successful in reducing their impacts in those areas. Topics that will be covered:• Presenting Practical Examples & Case Studies On How To Address Specific Areas Of The Life Cycle & Supply Chain • Hear Key Insights From Companies Doing Life Cycle Assessments Of Their Products: What Is The Commercial Advantage & Where Are They Focusing Their Efforts? • Identify Opportunities For Mutual Co-Operation With Suppliers• Learn How To Apply The Latest Standards For Business Decision Making And Understand Where Standards Are Heading• Discover How To Capitalize On Future Policy And EconomicTrends• Realize How To Communicate The Complicated Sustainability Message To Key StakeholdersWhy are companies interested in the LCASustainable Supply Chain USA 2010?As climate change concerns increase, relevant stakeholders are pushing companies more than ever before to take responsibility to account for and reduce the impacts of their products. This is not just within a company’s operations, but across the entire life cycle. How organizations account for theseimpacts accurately and how transparency can be improved to allow for comparable benchmarking are the key issues that need to be addressed.The question businesses then face is how do different initiatives affect my triplebottom line? When resources are limited, but there is potential for strong economic growth where should you focus your efforts now and where shouldfocus your efforts in the future? Businesses must assess where their greatestimpacts are and how they can prioritize those efforts to most effectively reducetheir social and environmental impacts. Leading companies, NGOs and policymakers will answer all of these questions in the LCA Sustainable Supply ChainUSA 2010.What is this event about? What is the purpose? How willit help companies?Now the seventh event in our International Sustainability Series, the LCA Sustainable Supply Chain USA 2010 has evolved to meet the demands of todaysCSR and Environmental Affairs Strategists. Based on feedback from the previous six events and over 50 research calls of multi national companies involved in the consumer goods industry, this event aims to present a trulyunique approach to addressing companies CSR and sustainability initiatives. This event will give companies strategies from the pioneers in the field,which they can take away to measure, prioritize and reduce their socialand environmental impacts in the most effective manner. At the sametime it will provide insights on creating more transparency in reportingand how companies can capitalize on trends in the future.Call: 1-800-721-3915 Fax: 1-800-714-1359 Email: info@american-business-conferences.comStrategies To Measure Social And Environmental ImpactsAcross The Entire Life Cycle And How To Use This To FocusSustainability Efforts PRE CONFERENCE BREAKFAST BRIEFING 08.00 Post Copenhagen: Determining How Emerging International Policy On Climate Change - 8.40 and Sustainability Will Affect Consumer Goods CompaniesThe purpose of this session is to explain the issues firms will be facing in internationalregulations over the next three to five years. Discover the latest trends in Europe andAsia, how leading firms are preparing for this and how you should position your businessto adjust to these changes in the future.08.45 Chair’s Opening RemarksChairperson:OPENING PANEL MULTI STAKEHOLDER PANEL09.00 A. How Multi-Nationals Are Allocating Resources For Life Cycle Analysis & Emission Reduction Initiatives In The Supply Chain: In An Imperfect World Of Limited Resources, How Are Companies Prioritizing Their Sustainability Initiatives? Where Is The Focus Right Now?• Understanding if companies are narrowing the definition of sustainability or addressinga broader spectrum of indicators• Benchmarking experiences on how the economic situation has changed the businessapproach to sustainability• Comparing areas of the life cycle multi-nationals are most likely to invest in next • Determining how to position your business for an improving economic situation in thefuture• Presenting NGO perspectives on what companies are really focusing on: PR vs. realityJim Hanna, Director of Environmental Affairs, STARBUCKSLee Kindberg, Director of Environment, MAERSK B. Discovering The Business Rationale For Going Beyond Measuring Carbon Emissions: Making The Case For Adopting A Multi Faceted Approach To Life Cycle Assessment & Supply Chain Sustainability • Justifying the value of a using multi faceted approach, as opposed to assessing justcarbon impacts• Finding out the benefits of building this strong sustainability focus on the triple bottomline (economic, social and environmental benefits)• Understanding the financial goals successful companies are setting around LCA andtheir commitment to those goals • Practical examples showing how companies have created economic advantage throughLCA and sustainability in the supply chainCharlene Wall, Sustainability Communications Manager, BASFWilliam P. Flanagan, Eco Assessment Leader, GENERAL ELECTRIC10.20 Extended Questions And Discussion10.40 Morning Networking RefreshmentsTHE SCIENTIFIC PERSPECTIVE ON LCA11.10 Understanding What Is Going Into The Life Cycle Assessment– How It Should Be Measured? How Do You Identify Key Impact Areas?• Evaluating the total social, environmental and economic impacts of a company through out its entire life cycle • Explaining best practise methodologies for measuring total impact• Sharing quantitative and qualitative methods which identify where the largest impactsare taking place in the life cycle• Understanding the most successful strategies for adapting to these large impacts oncethey have been identifiedKevin Moss, Head Of Corporate Social Responsibility, BT AMERICAS11.50 Questions And Answer SessionEXAMINING DIFFERENT REPORTING STANDARDS TO IMPROVE TRANSPARENCYMULTI STAKEHOLDER PANEL12.00 Evaluating Current Reporting Standards And How To Implement Them To Make Your Business More Transparent • Learning about the different reporting standards and regulations and how they relateto your business- GHG Protocol for the supply chain: What does it look like?(15 mins) - ISO Standards (15 mins)- PAS 2050 (15 mins)• Realizing what steps you can take to do your own assessment and how to prioritizethose steps• Discovering how other companies are implementing these standards in their measurement approach David Spitzley, Product Sustainability Manager, KIMBERLEY CLARK CORPORATIONDavid Rich, Greenhouse Gas Protocol, WRI12.45 Question And Answer Session1.00 Networking Lunch BreakINTERACTIVE Q&A SESSION2.00 Understanding The Future Of Standards And What Standard Bodies Are Doing To Bring Together A More Consistent, Unified Reality • Discovering what progress reporting standards organizations are making in presentinga more unified and holistic approach to avoid the costly and inefficient proliferation ofdifferent standards• Developing a unified approach to measuring LCA• Realizing how businesses can collaborate together to create more consistent standards• Understanding what this will mean for your business in the futureDavid Rich, Greenhouse Gas Protocol, WRI Day One: April 28, 2010 PANELSESSION Call: 1-800-721-3915 Fax: 1-800-714-1359 Email: info@american-business-conferences.comCASE STUDYCASE STUDYHOLISTIC LCA 2.30 A Practical Example Of How One Organization Is Measuring And Reducing Impacts Throughout The Entire Life Cycle • A success story showing how a company has used a multi faceted approach to measureits environmental and social impact• Explaining the methodology and approach they used to assess their impact includingthe standards they followed• Understanding once they had this information, how they used it to create sustainabilityinitiatives throughout their life cycle and supply chain • Realizing how they added new decisions, such as what suppliers to use, based on environmental impact compared to costJim Hagen, VP Corporate Health Environment And Safety, GLAXOSMITHKLINE 2.55 Questions And Answer SessionDELIVERING TOOLS AND DATA FOR MEASURING YOUR EMISSIONSGETTING TO GRIPS WITH SCOPE 3 CARBON EMISSION REPORTING3.05 Defining The Boundaries For Scope 3 Carbon Emissions Accounting ?• Explaining the tools and techniques used to calculate Scope 3 emissions• How to implement these tools and techniques into your own businesses• Understanding what is included in Scope 3 emissions. What to include and what to exclude• Determining how much data is required and how to communicate that dataChrystina Gastelum, CDP Supply Chain, CARBON DISCLOSURE PROJECTJeff Senne, Director Of Performance, Sustainability And Corporate Social Responsibility,SODEXO3.45 Questions And Answer Session3.50 Afternoon Refreshments4.25 Real-World Experiences On Reaching Across The Supply Chain To Engage Suppliers In Reporting Their Emissions What Is Working In The Real World?• Sharing success stories where companies have engaged their suppliers to report theirenvironmental and social impacts• Finding out how to determine which emissions from your suppliers relate directly toyour business• Getting the suppliers perspective on the challenges involved in accounting for theiremissions to better understand the practicalities of implementing reporting initiatives• Understanding the most practical tools for comparing and analyzing environmental andsocial impacts throughout the supply chain, whilst using the minimum amount of resourcesJames J. Gowen, Vice President-Supply Chain Operations and Chief Sustainability Officer,VERIZON WIRELESSDoug Palmer, Director of Quality and Strategy, MOTOROLA5.05 Questions And Answer Session5.15 Building Triple Bottom-Line Benefits: Incorporating Social And Ethical Concerns To Drive Sustainability At The Base-Of-Pyramid• Tools to assess social impacts of companies throughout the life cycle and supply chain• Working with key stakeholders to reduce social impacts• Determining what type of ethical strategies have repeatedly been shown to work• Realizing the benefit to businesses of implementing these activities• Finding out how addressing these social issues connects with the overall LCA of companiesChris Librie, Director Global Sustainability, SC JOHNSON & SON5.45 Questions And Answer Session5.55 Close Of Day One6.00- 7.00 Evening Drinks Reception For Speakers And DelegatesDay Two: April 29, 2010 Business Benefits For Reducing Social And EnvironmentalImpact In Specific Areas Throughout The Life Cycle 8.45 Chair’s Opening RemarksFUTURE PUBLIC POLICY8.50 Determining How The Emerging American Policy On Climate Change and Sustainability Will Affect Consumer Goods Companies Where Is Legislation Heading? What Does It Mean For Your Business?• Learning about forthcoming climate change and sustainability legislation that is set toimpact your business- A holistic view as well as focus on agriculture, labelling, chemicals and other topical consumer goods issues• Understanding where legislation is heading over the next three to five years• Discovering how progressive companies are preparing for it and how you can tooSpeaker to be confirmed9.30 Questions And Answer SessionBUSINESS SOLUTIONS FOR SPECIFIC AREAS OF THE LIFE CYCLE AND SUPPLY CHAIN9.40 Discovering The Business Case For Assessing And Reducing Your Energy Emissions In Manufacturing Processes• Data and methodologies to measure energy output of manufacturing companies in the supply chain• How to collaborate with suppliers to address these impacts• Success stories where companies have reduced their energy output• Discovering the cost savings for putting these initiatives in place• Understanding how energy reductions fit in with the sustainable supply chain objectives of a companyKen Wengert, Director Of Health, Safety And Environment, KRAFT FOODS 10.10 Questions And Answer Session10.20 Morning Refreshments10.50 Reducing Your Packaging Waste Throughout The Life Cycle And Supply Chain• Determining the cost and environmental impact of packaging throughout the supply chain and life cycle• Comparing different forms of packaging and analyzing the impact on the triple bottom line (social, economic and environmental cost)• How to encourage key stakeholders to reduce packaging impacts• Practical examples where companies have reduced the waste of their packaging cost effectively• Reducing the impact of bottles and containers at the end of their life• Discovering how the broader LCA goals of a firm incorporate the reduction of packaging wasteSpeaker to be confirmed11.20 Questions And Answer SessionCall: 1-800-721-3915 Fax: 1-800-714-1359 Email: info@american-business-conferences.comTRANSPORTATION11.30 Approaching Carbon Reduction In Movement Throughout The Supply Chain• Understanding how to acquire the appropriate data to measure transportation impactsacross the supply chain• Learning how to engage suppliers in emission reducing activities• Calculating total transport emissions across the supply chain• Strategies used to decrease transportation emissions and how to implement these• Discovering the financial benefits of decreasing these emissions• Realizing how this links with the wider LCA and sustainable supply chain strategy of acompanyRichard Gartman, Product Stewardship Manager, Environmental and Regulatory Compliance, TEXAS INSTRUMENTS 12.00 Questions And Answer SessionWATER SCARCITY12.10 Practical Solutions To Evaluating And Reducing Water Impact Across A Supply Chain• Understanding the information required to calculate a water footprint• Measuring water impacts throughout the supply chain • Reducing water impact by collaborating with suppliers• Discovering the business case for lower water usage throughout the supply chainKim Marotta, VP Corporate Responsibility, MILLERCORRS 12.40 Questions And Answer Session12.10 Networking Lunch BreakBREAK OUT GROUPSManaging Specific Aspects Of The Life Cycle & Supply ChainEach of the following 25-minute break out groups will examine how various companies are assessing and reducing their social and environmental impacts in specific areas of the supply chain. They will then show how these tie in with the wider life cycle and sustainable supply chain objectives of a business with a fiveminute questions and answer session at the end.BREAKOUT GROUP A: Food & Drink Supply ChainRAW MATERIALS SOURCING1.50 A. 1 Success Stories On Creating A More Sustainable Supply Chain Through Sourcing Of Agricultural Raw Materials• Acquiring the data necessary to evaluate the impact of agricultural raw materials socially and environmentally• Working with key stakeholders to collect data and sustainably source raw materials• Evaluating the environmental and social impact throughout the supply chain of agricultural raw materials• Practical examples where firms have cost effectively sourced their agricultural rawmaterials to reduce their environmental and social impact • Learning the benefits of sustainable sourcing and how this links with a companies sustainable supply chain missionSpeaker to be confirmedREDUCING FOOD WASTE2.15 A. 2 Best Practices For Reducing Food Waste Throughout The Life Cycle• Methodologies for identifying key areas in the life cycle where food waste can be reduced, recycled or used as bi- product• Learning how to reduce food waste once these key areas have been identified• Best Practises for turning waste into bi products, which can then be used in other operations through out the business• Realizing the cost efficiencies of implementing such initiativesJeff Senne, Director Of Performance, Sustainability And Corporate Social Responsibility,SODEXO (Tentative)BREAKOUT GROUP B: Consumer Products (Including Electronic Goods) Supply ChainRAW MATERIALS SOURCING1.50 B. 1 Success Stories On Sustainable Sourcing Of Industrial Raw Materials • Acquiring the data necessary to understand the sourcing of industrial raw materials• Working with key stakeholders to collect data and responsibly source raw materials• Evaluating the environmental and social impact throughout the supply chain of industrial raw materials• Practical examples where firms have cost effectively sourced their industrial raw materials to reduce their environmental and social impact • Learning the benefits of responsible sourcing and how this links with a company’ssupply chain corporate responsibility missionMichael Loch, Director EHS Strategic Initiatives, MOTOROLA RECYCLED MATERIALS IN PRODUCTION2.15 B. 2 Best Practices For Using Recycled Materials In The Production Of Goods• Analyzing the economic, social and environmental cost of using recycled vs. non recycled materials in production• Teaming with members of the supply chain to use recycled materials in production• Incorporating recyclable material into manufacturing of your goods• Realizing the business benefits of implementing such initiativesConnie Hensler, Director of Corporate LCA Programs, INTERFACECall: 1-800-721-3915 Fax: 1-800-714-1359 Email: info@american-business-conferences.comBREAKOUT GROUP A: continuedDISTRIBUTION2.40 A. 3 Business Benefits For Addressing Emissions From Refrigeration Of Food And DrinkProducts How To Assess And Cut Down These Impacts• Acquiring the data necessary for measuring environmental impact of refrigerationthrough distribution• Strategies to cost effectively reduce environmental impact of refrigeration• Collaborating with distributors to measure and reduce these emissions• Discovering how this links with a companies sustainable supply chain missionSpeaker to be confirmedFOOD LABELLING3.05 A. 4 Examining Carbon Emission Labeling- What Is Required Of Companies And How To Address It• Understanding the role of labeling in communicating the sustainability message andwhere it is headed in the next 3-5 years• Learning what is required for companies in carbon emission labelling• Understanding what data companies need to acquire • Discovering methodologies to cost effectively collect this data Speaker to be confirmed3.30 Afternoon Refreshments4.00 Collaborating With Key Stakeholders To Reduce End Of Life Waste By Improving Recycling• Working with NGO’s, the public sector and consumers to find solutions to improve recycling and recycling infrastructure• Realizing the role businesses play in recycling in the community• Strategies you can use to engage consumers and encourage them to recycleSpeaker to be confirmed4.30 Questions And Answer Session 4.40 Explaining How To Communicate The Complex Sustainability Message To Consumers and Customers How To Avoid “Green- Washing” And Make Your Sustainability Message Effective • Understanding once sustainability initiatives are in place, how you can communicatethis to customers and consumers• Evaluating the role of certification bodies in communicating the message• Clarifying which schemes are delivering a clear and unified message• Strategies for influencing the consumer to change their behavior to buy more sustainable products• Analyzing the most successful strategies for demonstrating to the consumer, themedia and stakeholders that you are sourcing your materials in a sustainable wayColeman Bigelow, Product Director - Sustainable Brand Marketing, JOHNSON & JOHNSON 5.10 Questions And Answer Session 5.20 Chair’s Closing RemarksBREAKOUT GROUP B: continuedPRODUCT DESIGN TO REDUCE WASTE2.40 B.3 Practical Solutions On How To Design Products That Reduce Waste Throughout The Entire Life Cycle• Comparing the economic, social and environmental cost of a product with different designs• Working with manufacturers to design products that reduce waste throughout the lifecycle• Understanding how to design products with low waste• Realizing the business case for creating such productsRichard Goode, Senior Director of Sustainability, ALCATEL- LUCENT TAKE BACK PROGRAMS3.05 B.5 The Business Case For End Of Life Products Being Re- Used In Your Business Operations• Success stories where companies have implemented take back programs cost effectively• Learning to effectively engage members of the supply chain in take back programs torecycle used products• How to encourage 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