The Impact Sourcing Challenge is the first of its kind to specifically focus on escalating impact sourcing as a way to increase employment and career development opportunities for disadvantaged workers. The Challenge is aimed at responsible businesses seeking to positively transform employees' lives through their procurement and hiring practices. It is seen as the largest official commitment to Goal 8 of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. This Challenge was developed by the Global Impact Sourcing Coalition (GISC), a collaboration between leading companies to build more inclusive global supply chains. Learn more: gisc.bsr.org

The Responsible Supply Chain Summit is Europe's leading meeting place for supply chain and sustainability teams to discuss future responsible supply chain strategies. For more information click here - www.ethicalcorp.com/supplychain The Sustainability Reporting and Communications Summit hosts 200+ reporting executives to discuss how to portray sustainability activities and strategies through the reporting process. Click here for more information.

The 2017 conference brought together the best, the most innovative and most inspiring brands in responsible business to New York at #RBSNY - 260+ attendees discussed how to deliver purpose for commercial success, the environment and stakeholders.

John Gabriel of IBM and Corporate manager of supply chain social responsibility is representing the Electronics Industry Citizen Coaltion (EICC). Gabriel explains the Electronics Industry Citizenship Coalition's code of conduct, which promotes sustainability and aids electronics companies in tracing "conflict minerals" back to their point of origin.

He is interviewed by Andrew Savini of Intertek, a leading provider of quality and safety solutions serving a wide range of industries around the world, on March 29th and 30th, 2012 in New York City at the Ethical Sourcing Forum. 

Mathieu Lamolle, Market Analyst at International Trade Centre  explains how ITC helps companies become more competitive in global markets. Mathieu talks about the new Standards Mapping Tool, which launched at ESF, that allows companies to share best practices with each other.

He is interviewed by Andrew Savini of Intertek, a leading provider of quality and safety solutions serving a wide range of industries around the world, on March 29th and 30th, 2012 in New York City at the Ethical Sourcing Forum. 

Catherine Sproule, Chief Operating Officer at Responsible Jewellery Council talks about how consumer's interest in knowing the source of the products they buy helped spur on the RJC launch in 2012 of  its Chain-of-Custody (CoC) Standard applicable to gold and platinum group metals (platinum, palladium and rhodium).

The CoC Standard aims to support the identification of responsibly-sourced jewellery materials produced, processed and traded through the jewellery supply chain.  RJC defines responsibly-sourced as conflict-free as a minimum.

Sproule is interviewed by Andrew Savini of Intertek, a leading provider of quality and safety solutions serving a wide range of industries around the world, on March 29th and 30th, 2012 in New York City at the Ethical Sourcing Forum.

Amy Roberts, Vice President, Government Affairs of Outdoor Industry Association sat down for an interview by Christine Arena of 3BL Media at the 2011 Ceres Conference held May 11th and 12th 2011 in Oakland, CA.  Ms. Roberts addresses the large scale changes companies are going to have to make in their supply chains using the apparel industry as one example. She references their eco-index tool available for free on the Webite.

interview with Patricia Jurewicz the Director of Responsible Sourcing Network (RSN), a project of As You Sow.  She was interviewed by Christine Arena of 3BL Media at the 2011 Ceres Conference held May 11th and 12th 2011 in Oakland, CA.  The RSN address major human rights and environmental challenges at the raw commodity level of the supply chain.

Christopher Foss for 3BL Media interviews Craig Moss, Director, Corporate Programs and Training at SAI at the Ethical Sourcing Forum. Social Accountability International, a non-profit, focuses on labor standards in the global supply chain. He talks about the social fingerprint program to measure and improve supplier performance.

Christopher Foss for 3BL Media interviews Betsey Blaisdell, Senior Manager of Environment Stewardship of The Timberland Company at the Ethical Sourcing Forum talks about Collaboration 2.0 and a common environmental score card.

As a values-driven company, Timberland is always looking for ways to walk the walk as we talk the talk around our Earthkeepers philosophy.