Featuring Oracle Corporation's Aniello Pepe and Pat Mariles, this recording focuses on how a digital supply chain – along with Blockchain, Integrated Business Planning, and IoT – can enable a more responsive, fully integrated, end-to-end business planning process.

From our virtual Supply Chain + International Trade Summit this September, to our IMDS & Product Chemical Compliance Conference in mid-October, we’re excited to share a diverse lineup of virtual events for the remainder of 2021.

Registration is open for the virtual 2021 IMDS & Product Chemical Compliance Conference on October 19–20, 2021: Transitioning From Compliance and Reporting to Sustainability.

Next offered on August 16-20, the Exemplar Global-Certified ISO 14001 EMS Lead Auditor course provides attendees with the skills and tools necessary to become effective lead auditors at their organizations.

Learning objectives for this virtual training include the ability to define Exemplar Global criteria, describe environmental awareness, understand the ISO 14001:2015 standard and environmental legal requirements, practice and apply auditing skills, and much more.

This June will mark the 10th anniversary of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs). Unanimously endorsed by the UN Human Rights Commission in 2011, the UNGPs have become the universal standard guiding business responsibility to respect human rights.

As we work with businesses around the globe to fulfill their responsibility to respect human rights, the UNGPs have been critical to advancing BSR’s mission of creating a more just, and sustainable world.

In support of Governor Whitmer's priorities for a just transition to a low-carbon transportation sector, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is offering a second round of funding for electric, hydrogen fuel cell, or diesel-electric hybrid commercial and mass transit vehicles to replace older, diesel-fueled models. Grants can also be used to buy charging stations for the electric vehicles.

As the world strives to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, countries must recognize that pursuing a green and resilient recovery is critical to rebuilding economies and addressing social inequities. Meanwhile, the steps countries take in their recovery plans can also drive climate action as countries strengthen and implement their nationally determined contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement.

Don’t forget to check back…our Regulatory Updates page has the latest information to help you keep up with today’s rapidly changing regulatory environment. 

Join us for two content-packed days during National Quality Month this year as we explore, “Charging Up Your QMS: Innovative Quality Tools for a Digital Industry” at the 2021 Virtual Quality Summit!

Carla Bailo has 42 years’ experience in the automotive industry, but today’s mobility revolution is unlike anything she’s seen before. President and CEO of the Center for Automotive Research (CAR), Bailo will kick off the September 9^th 2021 AIAG Supply Chain + International Trade Summit by providing a global industry update, including trends and an outlook through 2030. Her remarks will cover the importance of sustainability initiatives in the industry and the crucial need for resilience in the supply chain. The session will conclude with a discussion of electric and connected vehicle penetration, polices and regulations, incentives, and the consumer education needed to promote adoption of these vehicles.