In our third Annual Report, we focused on the balance we strike between responding to immediate and critical issues in the supply chain and supporting our members in their continuous improvement journey. This balance informed our priorities and work in 2010.
The report provides an updates on the key performance indicators that we introduced in the 2009 Annual Report, discusses the growth of membership, and provides updates on EICC tools and resources, including the:
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| GOVERNANCE |
- Continue to provide leadership and stability in the organization, setting the strategic direction and allocating resources
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- Created Employee Health and Welfare Task Force
- Clarified roles of task forces and working groups for efficient roles and responsibilities
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- Review the EICC’s governance and strategy, with the input of members and stakeholders.
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| MEMBERSHIP |
- Continue to welcome new members
- Implement process for assessing members against organizational requirements
- Expand relationships with other industry groups
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- 16 new members in 2010 for a total of 59 member companies
- Developed membership compliance program to enable assessment of members’ activity toward Code adoption.
- Continued collaboration with GeSI and developed relationships with other industry groups to expand impact—AIAG and IDH Electronics Sector project
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- Grow membership to reflect the electronics value chain
- Encourage use of shared processes, such as the use of Validated Audit Process (VAP) tool
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| CODE OF CONDUCT |
- Engage stakeholders in Code review process on relevant topics
- Benchmark Code against latest international standards
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- Focused efforts on awareness, adoption, and implementation of the Code by members through development and ratification of membership compliance program
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- Compare EICC Code to other codes (e.g., retail) for best practices
- Start planning process for the 2011-2012 Code Review
- Increase stakeholder engagement for 2011-2012 Code Review process
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| ASSESSMENT AND MONITORING |
- Offer auditor certification training in all regions
- Expand the VAP to other geographies in Southeast Asia and Latin America
- Explore a recognition program for facilities that undergo a validated audit and address their identified issues
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- Developed auditor certification program with focus on Labor and Ethics
- Completed 97 VAP audits in China, Malaysia, Mexico, Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand
- Developed corrective action management and closure audit process
- Shifted from the site overlap request process to a 24/7 single-payer request model
- Formalized audit firm training and performance management
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- Increase the number of audits globally
- Deploy new assessment technology platform
- Enhance VAP processes to drive participant satisfaction
- Explore a recognition program for facilities that undergo a VAP audit and address their identified issues
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| CAPABILITY BUILDING |
- Launch e-Learning for facility managers in the supply chain
- Develop health and safety training program
- Develop Worker-Management Communication program
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- Developed health and safety training, piloted in Shanghai, China
- Began development of Worker-Management Communication Program
- Conducted KPI benchmarking project across EICC and GeSI members
- Continued e-Learning modules and expanded to facility managers
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- Launch Health and Safety to members
- Launch Worker-Management Communication Program to members
- Release the Key Performance Indicator benchmark study
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| ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY |
- Increase participation in EICC Carbon Reporting System
- Support research on a simplified carbon footprinting approach
- Provide training on energy efficiency
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- Increased member participation by 125%, resulting in a 306% increase in suppliers nominated to participate
- Included questions on water in the 2010 questionnaire
- Updated questionnaire and provided integrated calculation tool for new reporters
- Conducted two trainings on the Carbon Reporting System
- Conducted two Energy Efficiency trainings, one in English, one in Mandarin
- Participated in BSR’s Electronics Supply Networks and Water Pollution in China research
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- Finalize water questions in questionnaire
- Update carbon questions in questionnaire
- Develop methodologies and metrics for better carbon emission and water data analysis
- Provide more resources for capacity building of suppliers
- Recruit 50% of OEM/brand members to use reporting tools
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| MINERALS EXTRACTION |
- Publish results of supply chain research
- Work to develop tantalum smelter verification plan
- Collaborate with tin industry on development of mine-to-smelter identification scheme
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- Complete CFS protocol for tin, tungsten, and gold
- Conduct smelter assessments for tin, tungsten, tantalum, and gold smelters
- Host additional multi-stakeholder working sessions
- Release a due diligence tool for suppliers to identify sourcing to the smelter level
- Update CFS program, as necessary, based on U.S. SEC final ruling
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| STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT |
- Implement stakeholder engagement road map
- Continue to host educational sessions involving external stakeholders
- Develop process for regular information sharing with stakeholders
- Collaborate with stakeholders on selected projects
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- Held three member educational sessions
- Engaged core collaborators (FLA, INFACT) in the Worker-Management Communications Program training development
- Conducted stakeholder engagement with many organizations for the CFS program
- Engaged key stakeholders in China on employee health and welfare
- Obtained feedback on the 2009 Annual Report
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- Continue core collaborations for training and CFS programs, and expand cross-industry MOUs
- Engage stakeholders in the 2011-2012 Code review process
- Engage stakeholders in the Annual Report process
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| WORKING HOURS |
- Gather member input to evaluate tool effectiveness
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- Reconfirmed Working Hours as one of the top non-compliance areas of the EICC Code
- Provided specific recommendations for a renewed focus and work plan on working hours
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- Develop specific Working Hours KPIs and Metrics
- Advance a multi-industry and NGO engagement
- Develop specific training and capability-building strategy to enable Code-related working hours non-conformances by 2014.
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