Powering Performance

After this year's sold out Quality Summit and IMDS & Product Chemical Compliance Conference, we can't wait to kick off our next set of events in China and Mexico this November! Be sure to visit our Event Store to learn more, and reserve your spot(s) ASAP to join us. 

Registration is now open for our virtual ACE Reporting Demonstrations for Export and Import on Thursday, November 16, 2023!

From both a human rights and global commerce perspective, forced labor is a serious and pervasive issue, impacting millions of people and compromising global supply chains. Defined by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) as “all work or service which is exacted from any person under the menace of any penalty for its non-performance and for which the worker does not offer himself voluntarily,” forced labor is insidious, impacting the manufacturing and production of a vast range of goods — spanning everything from electronics, apparel and industrial materials to pharmaceuticals, base metals and agricultural products.

Human-induced climate change and environmental degradation is no longer a nebulous future threat. It’s here, and it threatens global economic development, global health, and global security. Last year, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization declared climate change a “defining challenge of our time,” posing dangers to the security of allied nations and elsewhere.₁ Given its influence over global supply chain practices, which account for a significant portion of global emissions, CBP hopes to help move the needle toward more sustainable trade through the Green Trade Strategy, which the agency launched in 2022.

A veritable grab bag of international trade developments to parse this week. Recent developments include increasing FCPA enforcement, a record OFAC economic sanctions penalty, and a large customs penalty for willful failure to correct known customs errors. Because nothing gets companies to pay more attention to compliance than the prospect of big fines and enforcement actions.

2024 is just a few short months away – have you registered for January training yet? If not, now's the time!

Simply use the links below to learn more, or visit the AIAG Training Store to explore our full catalog of options. 

2024 is just a few short months away. Register for next year's training today! With in-person and live virtual sessions available, 2024 courses are now open for registration at the AIAG Store. Get a head start on next year’s training needs. Simply click here to learn about all available training and take the next steps.

Don’t miss out on AIAG’s wealth of useful webinars that are free for members. Here are a couple must-watch webinars by presenter Michael Lipowicz, GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc.’s assistant project manager of climate change and sustainability. GZA is a full-service company providing highly diversified technical services throughout the U.S. whose core offerings include water, ecology, and construction management services.

Key Points

• Many procurement teams are energized by the prospect of helping to achieve a more sustainable future for their organization but lack the critical resources to do so.
• Not only does procurement control a large amount of budget, but it also has strong leverage in supplier selection.
• BSR’s supply chain sustainability team provides key actions business leaders can take to engage and integrate the procurement team into their net-zero strategy.

Ready to get December training on your calendar? We've got you covered! Check out the following list of year end courses, and don't forget to bookmark our Quality Training Store to explore new training options, 2024 session dates, and more!