Future events
How to make corporate responsibility work in China
What: Conference
When: 5-6 October
Where: New York, US
Delegates will hear what leaders think about the value of CSR in China and find out where companies should spend time and money to generate effective results. There will be expert speakers from: Nike, JC Penney, Pentland Group, JPMorganChase, Toys R US, Alcoa, Shoetown China, Pfizer, Human Rights Watch, Texas Instruments and DuPont.
This event will be useful continual professional development (CPD) for auditors involved in social and ethical auditing in China. There is a discount of 20 per cent for all IRCA certified auditors.
For further details contact t: 1800 8143459 (from the US and Canada only), or +44 20 73 75 7160 (from the rest of the world), or e: register@ethicalcorp.com, or visit: www.ethicalcorp.com/chinaconf. Click here for PDF.
Accountability and assurance conference
What: Conference and training day
When: 18-19 November
Where: London, UK
This one-day conference will provide essential learning for those wanting to understand, use or influence emerging assurance standards, including AA1000. Following the conference, a training day will be held for those wishing to increase their competences related to AA1000. Those who register an interest now will be eligible for an early booking discount.
For further details, contact Patrick Breen or
Jeannette Oelschlaegel on t: +44 (0) 207 549 0400, or visit www.accountability.org.uk/events/
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7799 Goes Global conference
What: Conference and tutorials
When: 29 November - 1 December
Where: Mayfair Conference Centre, London, UK
This three-day industry event will feature a conference and tutorials on implementing effective information security management systems (ISMSs) business solutions. It will address the latest issues surrounding the implementation of ISMSs, and industry experts will discuss the latest issues in information security. This event will be useful CPD for ISMS auditors and there is a discount of 20 per cent for all IRCA-certified auditors.
For more details contact the BSI customer service team on t: +44 020 8996 9001 and quote reference K, or e: cservices@bsi-global.com or visit www.bsi-global.com/seminars
Intertek/BSR 2004 Corporate Social Responsibility conference
What: Conference
When: 6-8 October
Where: Paris, France
The event is aimed at professionals responsible for integrating CSR into their supply chain practices. It will focus on theme tracks that are specific to individual managerial responsibility of ethical sourcing within company CSR programmes. Tracks will provide guidance to corporate compliance professionals responsible for developing social and environmental policies and implementation strategies.
This event will provide CPD for auditors involved in social systems work and there is a discount of 20 per cent for all IRCA-certified auditors.
For more details contact the Intertek CSR Group on t: +33 232 63 79 16, e: intertek-conference@intertek.com or visit www.intertek-labtest.com. For registration form click here.
First IQA Awards Dinner
What: Seminar and awards dinner
When: 11 November
Where: The UnderGlobe, Shakespeare's Globe, London, UK
IQA is hosting its first ever awards dinner, which has been organized to celebrate the achievements of individuals in the quality profession.
The IQA's annual John Loxham seminar - at which Mike Low, director British standards, will be speaking - is at 6pm. Guests will then be wined and dined in the sumptuous setting of the UnderGlobe, after which the IQA National Award, and branch, education, REME, individual achievement awards will be presented. Journalist Gyles Brandreth is the after-dinner speaker.
For further details and to book a place, contact t: 020 7245 6722, e: IQAawards2004@iqa.org, or visit www.iqa.org/awardsdinner
Below: Shakespeare's Globe
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