Responsible Business 2018

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1 AGENDA Tuesday, October 30, 2018 Responsible Business 2018 October 30 31, 2018 Santa Clara Convention Center Santa Clara, California Time Program 8:00 9:00 a.m. Registration and Check-In 9:00 9:30 a.m. Welcome and Introduction Rob Lederer, Executive Director, Responsible Business Alliance 9:30 10:30 a.m. Keynote Barbara Annis, CEO of Gender Intelligence Group 10:30 11:00 a.m. Coffee Break 11:00 12:00p.m. Panel Discussion: Best Business Practices 12:00 1:00 p.m. Lunch Sponsored by: Assent Compliance 1:00 2:00 p.m. FORCED LABOR ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE Introduction and Keynote Ambassador Shaw Environmental Track Keynote Speaker Join us as we launch a day all about the challenges, values, and innovation around creating circular economies. Advancing the Code of Conduct Join us for a discussion on the recent updates to the RBA Code of Conduct including increased focus on grievance mechanisms, improved protection for pregnant and nursing mothers and evolved requirements on CO2 emissions and water. 2:00 3:00 p.m. FORCED LABOR ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE RLI Advisory Board Fireside Chat Moderator: Annukka Dickens, Director, Human Rights & Supply Chain Responsibility, HP Inc Participants: Responsible Labor Initiative (RLI) Advisory Board Scaling a Decoupled Economy Hear from companies, both wellknown and upcoming, who have leveraged circular models to drive new business and products. Introducing the Responsible Factory Initiative (RFI) The RBA now has a program specifically for factories aspiring to meet or exceed the RBA Code of Conduct, regardless of their current performance. By becoming a

2 member of the RFI, a factory gets access to a variety of tools and support to assist with this journey. Join us for a discussion on how this program came to life and how it benefits RBA Members and their supply chain. Learn how you can become part of this exciting new initiative. Facilitator: Deborah Albers, Vice President, RBA Marco Baren, Philips Jonathan Ivelaw-Chapman, Chief Operating Officer, RBA 3:00 3:30 p.m. Coffee Break Sponsored by: Intel 3:30 4:30 p.m. FORCED LABOR ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE The Role of Government and Public-Private Cooperation in Driving Solutions to Human Trafficking & Forced Labor Creating Shared Value and Efficiencies in E-waste Processing In this discussion we'll hear about the health impacts on communities that rely on informal e-waste recycling, and discuss some of the approaches and resources available to ensure companies, as well as communities, are benefiting from circularity. RBA s New Approach to Early Risk Assessment Are you confident that you are effectively determining risk in your supply chain? Learn about our new tool designed to be an early warning system for Members to evaluate supplier risk. We have taken our experience of the last decade, and created a new approach for helping determine hot spots for global risk in the supply chain. Join our expert in a deep dive discussion on this exciting topic. Facilitator: Ken Anderson Guest: Kevin Franklin 4:30 5:30 p.m. FORCED LABOR ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE Roundtables on Public Private Engagement Identifying Challenges and Finding Solutions to the Circular Economy In small groups facilitated by topic specialists, participants will discuss and develop problem statements for various aspects of a circular economy. VAP progress over time, statistics and analytics Data analytics are critical to members. Turning data into information is a key member benefit. Learn how to use the new RBA-Online tools to assess the performance of your supply chain, the collective progress of the VAP over time and the new features the RBA will bring to members in :00 7:00 p.m. Masquerade Reception

3 Sponsored by: ERM Wednesday, October 31, 2018 Time Program 8:00 9:00 a.m. Registration and Check-In 9:00 10:30 a.m. Implementing Responsible Business Conduct: Public-Private Collaboration Around the world there is a growing expectation or companies to respect human rights, labor rights, the environment and business ethics both in their operations and throughout their supply chain. There are increasing international frameworks on responsible business conduct as well as national legislation to address serious harms such as forced labor. Customers, consumers, businesses and the general public are also demanding that companies take steps to prevent negative impacts and mitigate harms linked to their business operations and supply chains. However, supply chains are extremely complex and while policy makers have taken steps to try and harmonize standards, the proliferation of frameworks and regulations related to supply chain due diligence results in a daunting challenge for many companies. Many of the issues and conditions that lead to human rights abuses result from deep-rooted and underlying developmental challenges as well as lack of adequate human rights implementation from governments. How can companies operationalize international frameworks and regulations and address these complicated issues? What are some innovative approaches and partnerships that could be scaled? Panelists: Rob Lederer, RBA Executive Director (Moderator) Dante Pesce, Vincular Center at Catholic University of Valparaiso Chile and Chair of the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights Wael Issa, Senior Advisor in the Office of the Deputy Director-General for Policy, International Labour Organization Cristina Tébar Less Head, Responsible Business Conduct (RBC) Unit, Investment Division, Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs, OECD 10:30 11:00 a.m. Coffee Break 11:00 12:30 a.m. FORCED LABOR ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE Welcome and Summary of Roundtable Report Outs Progress, Challenges & Opportunities in Implementing Anti-Trafficking & Forced Labor Standards in Supply Chains Welcome and Summary of Roundtable Report Outs Industry Change: Data driven action This multi-industry panel will discuss their approach toward collecting, managing, and using data to drive change throughout their industries. RBA s Response to Public Procurement Practices RBA has long been at the intersection of public buyers, Member companies, and social compliance. In 2014, the EU Directive on Public Procurement was released. EU member states are now in the process of implementing this directive. Learn more about how the RBA is supporting Members to meet these Public Procurement requirements.

4 Speaker: Deborah Albers Guests: Soren from TCO, Public buyer, Dell 12:30 2:00 p.m. Lunch 2:00 3:00 p.m. FORCED LABOR ENVIRONMENTAL RMI Impact and Transparency in Forced Labor Due Diligence Moderator: Bob Mitchell, Vice President, RBA Impactful Transparency: Data Driven Communication Are the benefits of transparency a one way street? This panel will discuss how data drives the layers of transparency around chemical management, improving assurance and communication throughout supply chains WELCOME ADDRESS Rob Lederer, Executive Director, Responsible Business Alliance Progress to Date: Happy 10 th Anniversary RMI Leah Butler, Vice President, Responsible Business Alliance 3:00 4:00 p.m. FORCED LABOR ENVIRONMENTAL RMI Remediation: Best Practices and Emerging Standards Innovation: Data driven decisions Data is a powerful asset when making important decisions. This panel will showcase the innovations and impacts driven by innovative uses in data. KEYNOTE with Fireside Chat 4:00 4:30 p.m. Coffee/Networking Break 4:30-6:00 p.m. FORCED LABOR ENVIRONMENTAL RMI Roundtables on Emerging Topics: Impact, Transparency, Remediation and Recruitment Closing & Rapporteur Reports Environmental Track Closeout Attendees have heard and shared a lot throughout the Responsible Business Conference. Discuss and share your new insights and gained perspectives with your peers. Closing & Rapporteur Reports PLENARY PANEL 1: Context and Progress to Date in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Assessing trends and opportunities in the DRC Artisanal Mining Sector. PLENARY PANEL 2: Measuring and Communicating Impact Discuss approaches for measuring and communicating impact that could be expanded upon or leveraged in the minerals sector.

5 Thank you to our Sponsors, Exhibitors and Vendor Members!