Key issues to be discussed include:

• Is carbon the biggest supply chain issue of the next ten years? And will social standards suffer as a result?
• If responsible sourcing has failed to work so far, what needs to change – and how do we get there?
• How to measure your carbon footprint – and avoid coming up with the wrong side?
• Collaboration with your competitors: Yes or No?
• Auditing: A tool, not a solution
• Complying with labour regulation and standards: Achieving best practice
• Working effectively with trade unions – still a business-critical issue
• Complying with environmental regulation: Challenges and solutions
• Reducing carbon emissions throughout your supply chain – why you can no longer dodge the issue
• Working with NGOs and multi-stakeholder initiatives to improve your supply chain management
• Engaging your suppliers in your CR agenda: Buy-in secrets revealed