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Recently, AIAG had an opportunity to offer an automotive-industry perspective on human rights due diligence for a new report from Investor Advocates for Social Justice (IASJ).

With the clock ticking on the deadline to complete the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), governments need to up the pace of progress — and do more to harness participation from both the public and private sectors.

Following the release of the AIAG & VDA FMEA Handbook on June 3, 2019, AIAG and VDA created an errata sheet to identify items in the original document that needed correction or clarification. While this errata sheet does not change the methodology itself, it does clear up wording on certain concepts, and identifies typing and formatting errors.

Join us for two virtual webinar presentations designed for people who have been in the automotive industry 10 years or less or are new to their function.

Plans are in full swing for AIAG’s all-new virtual event, the 2020 Cybersecurity Symposium. Scheduled for September 15, 2020, this one-day event is free to all participants.

A highlight of AIAG’s 2020 Virtual Customs Town Hall will be Kenneth J.F. Kennedy’s presentation on forced labor. As head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Forced Labor Programs, Kennedy will discuss the impact of the U.S. government’s recent forced-labor enforcement actions on automotive companies. Kennedy will outline the trends and explain what OEMs and suppliers should be doing.

The automotive supply chain is affected by new and emerging technologies, and one of these is blockchain. “I’m excited about blockchain and what it can do for the automotive industry,” says Sergei Beliaev, executive vice president and chief strategy officer at DLT Labs. “It has the promise of truly changing how we do things – right away.”

The emerging prominence of environmental, social and governance issues on the risk register of Canadian businesses has captured the attention of Canadian in-house counsel. Now more than ever, risk management efforts are focusing on “S” issues, including the financial, operational, legal, regulatory and brand erosion risks relating to the presence of forced labour, child labour and human-trafficked labour (collectively, “modern slavery”) in business operations and supply chains.

Intended for professionals who are newer to – or transitioning within – the automotive industry, our next Future Automotive Expert (FAE) event is scheduled for this September, via live webinar! 

Businesses today are facing tough decisions on how to protect their financial viability, serve rapidly changing customer needs, and protect their workforce. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to alter the landscape of the global workforce, forcing millions of vulnerable workers out of work and requiring businesses to make quick and difficult decisions on retaining their workforce and supporting their supply chains through the crisis.