Responsible sourcing on the global stage
This conference, jointly held with the Action Programme for Responsible Sourcing (APRES), features stimulating and insightful presentations on new developments on responsible sourcing in construction.
This year the focus will deliberately move beyond UK borders, to consider the impact of global supply chains on UK sites as we broaden our scope to include other sectors.
Ticket information
This event is £90 + VAT for APRES members and CIRIA Core, Associate and Network members.
APRES members should contact Patrick Williams directly to avail of the member price.
The event costs £150 + VAT for non-members.
When?
27 November 2014, 9.30 – 16.30 (registration from 9.00)
This conference is an important annual event for clients,
designers, contractors, manufacturers and suppliers, particularly those
in design, specification and procurement roles.
- Clients and designers: can you afford the reputational risk that a supply-chain exposé might have on one of your projects?
- Contractors and manufacturers: with environmental and social
criteria now featuring heavily on pre-qualification questionnaires, is
your business up to speed?
- Scheme operators: can you be confident that your assessment
criteria are up to date and comparable with equivalent schemes operated
in other sectors?
Event sponsors
Exhibitors
Sponsorship & Exhibition
To ensure your business takes advantage of the opportunity to be associated with this unique event, CIRIA has attractive sponsorship packages available. A limited number of exhibition stand spaces are also available.
For all enquiries, please contact Ruth Hynes at CIRIA ([email protected]).
9.00 Registration
9.30 Chair’s welcome
Jim McClelland, Sustainable Futurist
Session1: Global Perspectives on RS
Considering ethics, supply chains and industry targets, the role of
global human rights and legislative frameworks & understanding
responsible sourcing in global supply chains.
9.35 ‘Construction 2025’: ethics, supply chains and industry targets
Peter Hansford, Government Chief Construction Adviser (recorded presentation)
9.45 Future challenges for the industry
Ian Nicholson, Responsible Solutions
10.00 The role of global human rights and legislative frameworks
Dr Kasey McCall-Smith, University of Edinburgh
10.20 Developments in BES 6001
Katie Livesey, BRE
10.40 Panel discussion
11.00 Refreshment break & exhibition
Session 2: RS updates from around the industry
Topics including off the shelf building products, product innovation & current industry RS campaigns.
11.30 Off the shelf building products: is there an appetite for responsible sourcing?
Rod Leigh, Jewson
11.45 The WBCSD Global RS Concrete Standard
Amy Wedel, World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
12.00 Update on the ‘Grown in Britain’ timber campaign
Steve Cook, Willmott Dixon
12.15 Insight into ethical sourcing of natural stone from global markets’.
Hannah Bruce, Ethical Trading Initiative
12.30 Panel discussion
12.45 Networking lunch & exhibition
13.45 Chair’s welcome
Jim McClelland, Sustainable Futurist
Session 3: What can we learn from elsewhere?
A range of speakers will discuss topics including supply chain data,
managing supplier relations and applying RS to purchasing decisions.
13.50 Current insights on RS performance from supply chain data
Tom Smith, Sedex
14.05 Using IT tools to manage supplier relations in complex supply chains
Peter Needle, Segura systems
14.20 Action programme for responsible sourcing - an update from APRES
Prof Jacqui Glass, Loughborough University
14.30 Panel discussion
14.45 Refreshment break & exhibition
Session 4: Infrastructure project updates
Managing procurement, ethics and information asset management.
15.15 Assessing RS of materials on road projects
Paul Marshall, Highways Agency
15.35 Crossrail: Collaborating on ethical sourcing, a case study
Dr Mike de Silva, Crossrail
16.00 Panel discussion
16.15 Conference summary
Jim McClelland, Sustainable Futurist
CPD
This event has a value of 6 hours towards your CPD (As recognised by ICE, CIOB, RICS, CIBSE, IstructE).
APRES is the Action Programme for Responsible Sourcing.
Since 2010, it has been managed by Loughborough University, a Core
Member of CIRIA, and continues to host annual events, with support from
CIRIA, to bring together industry stakeholders throughout the supply
chain to debate the principles and practices of responsible sourcing of
materials and products in the construction industry.
Now in its fourth year, this conference features stimulating and
insightful presentations on new developments on responsible sourcing in
construction. This year, the focus will deliberately move beyond UK
borders, to consider the impact of global supply chains on UK sites as
we broaden our scope to include other sectors.
Like previous events, the 4th APRES conference will address key issues
like these in an open and welcoming environment – previous delegates
have praised APRES for its consistently fair, objective and open style
of discussion and debate. For more information on previous APRES events
and conferences, please visit: http://apres.lboro.ac.uk
Where?
Burleigh Court, Loughborough University Leicestershire LE11 3TD
Booking
If you are unable to book online, please contact Patrick Williams on 020 7549 3308
or return the booking form by post or fax.