AFIRM-group

AFIRM RSL Seminar AGENDA
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
Wanchai, Hong Kong
31 March 2010
9.00 – 18.00

Please click on a hyperlinked title below to download a presentation; Chinese translations are also available by clicking on the links below.

9.00

Welcome and Sponsor Thanks – Elizabeth Treanor, Director, AFIRM

Opening Remarks - Nancy Nord, Commissioner, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

CHINESE VERSION

9.05

Overview of RSL Programs– Mattias Bodin, H&M; Why brands have them, definitions, etc.

CHINESE VERSION

9.35

Legislation – What Suppliers Need to Know about REACH, CPSIA & GB1840 - Jeffrey Birtwistle, C&A; Tex Moseri, New Balance; Kitty Man, Levi Strauss & Co.

CHINESE VERSIONS:
C&A
New Balance
Levi Strauss & Co.

10.20

RSL Failures – Mary Grim, Timberland; Mattias Bodin,H&M; Jeffrey Birtwistle, C&A; Astrid Schoedel, s.Oliver; Kitty Man, Levi Strauss & Co.

CHINESE VERSIONS:
Timberland
H&M
C&A
s.Oliver
Levi Strauss & Co.

11.00

BREAK

11.30

Getting Started with a Factory Chemical Management System – Kitty Man, Levi Strauss & Co.

CHINESE VERSION

12.15

90 min

LUNCH

13.45

Case Studies and RSL Implementation

Implementation Options/Reviews – Marcus Kuerner, adidas (CHINESE)
Corrective Action – Tex Moseri, New Balance (CHINESE)
New Balance Core Supplier Qualification – Tex Moseri, New Balance (CHINESE)

15.15

BREAK

15.45

Sustainability – Water/waste energy:

Water – Sean Cady, Levi Stauss & Co. (CHINESE)
Energy – Marcus Kuerner, adidas (CHINESE)
Waste – Reiner Hengstmann, PUMA (CHINESE)

16.35

Panel on Sustainability – Sean Cady, Levi Strauss & Co., Moderator

Responsible Sourcing Initiative: Clean by Design; Efficiency Improvements that Prevent Pollution and Save Money - Linda Greer, Natural Resource Defense Council; (CHINESE)
Sustainability Through Chemical Selection, Dieter Sedlak, MTS (CHINESE)

17.25

Q&A - Pam Utz, Gap, Inc., Moderator

18.00

Adjournment