US Business-NGO Partnerships Conference to Discuss How Advanced Partnerships Can Facilitate a Quick and Efficient Response to Emergency Situations.NEW YORK -- Ethical Corporation's two-day conference on Business-NGO partnerships, to be held in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. on May 9-10, 2006, will discuss, among other topics, how advanced partnerships can facilitate a quick and efficient response to emergency situations. Socially responsible companies, including Henry Schein, a worldwide distributor of healthcare products, and Deutsche Post (DHL DHL abbr. 1. Doctor of Hebrew Letters 2. Doctor of Hebrew Literature ) have partnered with the Disaster Resource Network, an initiative of the World Economic Forum to form Medical and Logistics Emergency Teams. Under this program, DRN serves as the linkage between the private sector and IO/NGOs including the UN and the Medical Action Network. This session will discuss: --The importance of executive support --How to build lasting capability and local capacity --How this program helped the team respond more efficiently to domestic disasters like Hurricane Katrina Lou August, Manager of In-Kind donations at the National Headquarters of the American Red Cross American Red Cross: see Red Cross. in Washington, D.C., will also speak on this panel. The American Red Cross is preparing to implement a catastrophic disaster response industry partnerships program that will have a significant impact on the disaster response community and on the role of the private sector. Additional speakers at the Business-NGO partnerships conference include: Visa - Timberland - Danisco - Merck - Intel - ExxonMobil - Philips Van Heusen - Dupont - Pfizer - Chiquita - Shell - Nokia - British American Tobacco British American Tobacco Plc (LSE: BATS, AMEX: BTI, KLSE: BAT) is the second largest listed tobacco company in the world. It is based in London, England and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index with a market capitalisation of over £29 billion as of June 2005. - UN Global Compact - Rainforest Alliance - Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) is a coalition of 275 faith-based institutional investors. Founded in 1973, the organization advocates for corporate social responsibility and files shareholder resolutions and engages in dialogue with corporate management on - City Year - Unilever Canada Foundation - Wildsight - Oxfam America - People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is an international nonprofit organization that supports Animal Rights and has spawned a tremendous amount of conflict and controversy from its inception. (PETA Quadrillion (10 to the 15th power). See space/time. ) - American Red Cross - Social Accountability International For the full line up of speakers, click on: http://www.ethicalcorp.com/nycpartnership/speakers.shtml NEW! Afternoon Roundtables: These sessions are completely interactive and will provide delegates with ample opportunity to get answers in a highly-focused, small group environment. Roundtable topics to be covered include: Finding the right partner - Negotiating agreements - How to build a long-term partnership - Measuring progress - Legal issues in partnerships - Overcoming communications issues - Stakeholder engagement - Disaster Relief - HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome - Partnering for environmental innovation ... and much, much more! For the latest programme, click on: http://www.ethicalcorp.com/nycpartnership/includes/printprogramme.html To register for the conference, click on: http://www.ethicalcorp.com/nycpartnership/register.shtml For any further information on the conference, please contact: Caroline Estime Conference Director Ethical Corporation +44 (0) 20 7375 7195 7-9 Fashion St, London E1 6PX caroline.estime@ethicalcorp.com www.ethicalcorp.com |
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