What We Have Accomplished

For Brands and Retailers

Shaped the CSR priories for a leading brand by assessing environmental and social risks of their business impacts, including the company's supply chain.

Drafted a company code of conduct after benchmarking compliance standards in a variety of sectors.

Identified collaborative initiatives that are helping a leading global brand achieve its objectives for program efficiency and effectiveness.

Wrote communications for chief executive officer to communicate corporate responsibility initiatives.

Created a plan for company participation in the Fair Labor Association and a process for implementing it.

Helped create a strategic plan that reflected the unique nature of the company's culture and incorporated next generation CSR practices.

Provided advice to a company on the benefits of seeking third party verification of its social compliance program.

Conducted research into how stakeholders viewed the reputational risks for companies that were sponsors of the Beijing Olympics.

Developed a plan to promote supplier ownership and accountability of social compliance through shared metrics, continuous improvement, reduction of traditional assessments and worker communications systems.

Identified highly qualified external monitors and worked to train company staff to manage information made available through these external sources.
 

For Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives and Trade Associations

Coordinated and facilitated the collaborative efforts of an industry association to reflect the growing interest of its members to pursue fair labor and environmental objectives.

Assessed a company's business case for closing a factory to determine whether its actions were consistent with its stated commitment to freedom of association.

Authored a website that describes corporate responsibility initiatives for a major US industry, along with practical resources for its members to use.

Drafted an approach for expanding participation in a major multi-stakeholder initiative through outreach to sports leagues.

Provided the research, stakeholder input, drafting and facilitation to create a unique compliance standard that provides premium benefits to workers.
 

For Universities

Participated in a study of a web-based information system from the perspective of corporate responsibility practitioners.

Provided advice on ways to best protect against sweatshop abuses to a public university that benefits from the sale of licensed apparel and other items.
 

For International Organizations

Assist a major multilateral agency with ways that it can partner with businesses to support the Millennium Development Goals.

 
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