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1 Responsible Supply Chain Solutions A Sedex Global and Schlange & Co. event 20 th May 2014, Maritim Hotel, Frankfurt am Main

2 Agenda 10:00 10:10 Welcome Andreas Zamostny, Schlange & Co. and Trevor Babbs, Sedex Global 10:10 10:30 Opening Address Sustainability in supply chains developments and challenges Andreas Zamostny, Managing Partner, Schlange & Co. 10:30 11:00 Morning Presentation Managing supply chains responsibly the Sedex approach Trevor Babbs, Head European Business Development, Sedex Global 11:05 12:15 Breakout Sessions A: Assessing sustainability risks and opportunities in the supply chain / value chain 1 B: How to spread standards down the supply chain 3 12:15 13:30 Lunch and networking break 13:30 14:00 Best Practice Example The systematic approach: Responsibility in the supply chain, a Tchibo example 2 Achim Lohrie, Director Corporate Responsibility, Tchibo 14:00 15:10 Panel Discussion Look at the future: How supply chains need to be set up in the future 3 Introduction: Chris Start, Chairman of the Board, Sedex Global Dr. Bernhard Bauske, Manager of Business and Industry Relations, WWF Germany Achim Lohrie, Director Corporate Responsibility, Tchibo George Padelopoulos, Senior Sustainability Manager, B&Q Tom Smith, Director of Insight and Planning, Sedex Global Andreas Zamostny, Managing Partner, Schlange & Co. Moderator: Melanie Wilneder, CDP 15:10 15:30 Networking break 15:30 16:40 Breakout Sessions C: Pros and cons of supply chain auditing 4 D: Reporting of responsible supply chain management 3 16:45 17:00 Summary and conclusion 17:00 Drinks reception and networking Language: 1 only German, 2 German-English, 3 English-German, 4 only English

3 15:30 16:40 11:05 12:15 Breakout Sessions Speakers and content Time BS Title Content Speaker A Assessing sustainability risks and opportunities in the supply chain / value chain 1 Room: Maritim I Necessity and challenges, e.g.: EU responsible trading strategy for minerals from conflict zones Dodd-Frank Act Country / industry / product risk Deduction for the need to act Christina Tobescu, Sustainability Advisor Supplier Network, BMW Group Daniel Schleifer, Senior Manager Sustainability, Environment & CSR, ThyssenKrupp AG B How to spread standards down the supply chain 3 Room: Maritim III Code of conducts Monitoring tier one supplier with self assessment Audits (SMETA) Capacity building Supplier engagement Collaborative approach etc. George Padelopoulos, Senior Sustainability Manager, B&Q plc Melanie Wilneder, Business Development Manager Supply Chain, CDP Dr. Gerd Fleischer, Head of Agricultural Trade, Agribusiness and Standards, GIZ GmbH C Pros and cons of supply chain auditing 4 Room: Maritim I Standards Methods Input and impact Beyond auditing Effie Marinos, Sustainability Manager, Consumer Testing Services, SGS Group Chris Start, Chairman of the Board, Sedex Global D Reporting of responsible supply chain management 3 Room: Maritim III Materiality of the issue GRI G4 Guidelines Guidelines of organisations like CDP, EIRIS / imug, oekom or SAM Dodd-Frank Act Shivani Rajpal, Manager Training & Coaching Programs, GRI Ida Karlsson, Head of Sustainability Application & Operations, RobecoSAM AG Language: 1 only German, 2 German-English, 3 English-German, 4 only English

4 Speakers Curricula vitae Trevor Babbs Head of European Business Development Sedex Global Trevor Babbs joined Sedex in 2013 as Head of European Business Development to help drive transparency in the supply chains of many European organisations. Before joining Sedex, Trevor spent over 25 years working with Procter & Gamble in a variety of roles with the Manufacturing, Purchasing, Logistics, and Engineering organisations. He was Director of Supply Chain for Western Europe Fabric and Homecare division before assuming a Global Leadership Role within Procter & Gamble's Beauty Care business. Dr. Bernhard Bauske Manager of Business and Industry Relations WWF Germany Dr. Bernhard Bauske studied biology and has a Ph.D. degree from the Institute of Soil Science Hamburg. Since 2001, he is Manager of Business and Industry Relations at WWF Germany. His main activities comprise the coordination of the company contacts, the establishment of the Forest and Trade Network in Germany, and the negotiation of environmental and conservation issues with companies. Dr. Gerd Fleischer Head of Agricultural Trade, Agribusiness and Standards Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Dr. Gerd Fleischer studied agricultural economics in Göttingen and received his Ph.D. from the University of Hanover. He has worked in agricultural and rural development for over 20 years in Pakistan, Tunisia, Indonesia, China, East Timor, among others. From 1999 to 2002, he served as advisor for sustainable agriculture at the World Bank. Currently, he heads the unit Agricultural Trade, Agribusiness and Standards at GIZ. Ida Karlsson Head of Sustainability Application & Operations RobecoSAM AG Ida Karlsson is Head of Sustainability Application & Operations at RobecoSAM. In this role, she is responsible for RobecoSAM s Corporate Sustainability Assessment, including the yearly process related to Dow Jones Sustainability Indices. Ida joined RobecoSAM in 2010 and prior to taking up the role as Head of the Sustainability Application & Operations team, she worked as a Sustainability Analyst with a specific focus on sustainable supply chains. Achim Lohrie Director Corporate Responsibility Tchibo GmbH In his position as Director Corporate Responsibility at Tchibo GmbH, Achim Lohrie is guiding the sustainable alignment of the Tchibo Group s business. His focus is on implementation of ecological and social standards during production of items for Tchibo GmbH, ecological optimization of processes and sites, the active role of the company as part of society as well as creating transparency on company performance. Effie Marinos Sustainability Manager SGS Group Effie Marinos is Sustainability Manager for the SGS Group, the inspection, verification, testing and certification company. She has been involved in the field of CSR for over 17 years and has worked on a number of initiatives (including the Sedex Associate Auditor Groups) to improve audit quality, promote data sharing and help improve supplier performance. George Padelopoulos Senior Sustainability Manager Block & Quayle (B&Q) plc George Padelopoulos is a Senior Sustainability Manager at B&Q. He is responsible for managing the ethical and environmental elements of B&Q s vendor assessment programme called QUEST. B&Q is committed to becoming a more sustainable business through its One Planet Home programme, which focuses on both reducing its own environmental impact and helping its customers to live more sustainable lives at home.

5 Speakers Curricula vitae Shivani Rajpal Manager Training & Coaching Programs Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Shivani Rajpal is responsible for the content and development of GRI s two training and coaching programmes: Certified Training Programme and Business Transparency Programme. She has an in-depth understanding of training development and delivery processes and has successfully implemented multiple cross-cultural corporate training programmes. Daniel Schleifer Senior Manager Sustainability, Environment & CSR ThyssenKrupp AG Since 2011, Daniel Schleifer is responsible for the sustainability strategy of the ThyssenKrupp AG and for several sustainability initiatives. Currently, he is working on sustainability standards in supplier management and conflict minerals. In addition, he is responsible for the development of sustainability strategy including reporting, ratings and standards in the supply chain. Tom Smith Director of Insight and Planning Sedex Global Tom Smith is the Director of Insight and Planning at Sedex. Since joining Sedex in 2007, Tom has helped the organization grow from a staff of four and 12,000 members to become the world s largest collaborative platform for managing and sharing ethical supply chain data with now a staff of over 40 based in Shanghai, Brussels, London, New York and Santiago with over 30,000 members, including some of the world s largest brands and retailers. Chris Start Chairman of the Board Sedex Global Chris Start is the Chairman of the Board of Sedex Group, serving as an Independent Non-executive Director of Sedex Information Exchange Ltd. and of Sedex Solutions Ltd. He is a former Vice President at Procter & Gamble, where he worked for 25 years in local, regional and global assignments. Today, Chris works as an advisor, consultant and coach to the leaders of a variety of companies across Europe. Christina Tobescu Sustainability Advisor for Supplier Network BMW Group Christina Tobescu is responsible for the development of the BMW Group s sustainability strategy, which also encompasses the management of sustainability issues along the supply chain. In particular, her work focuses on the conceptualization and implementation of risk management systems with regard to the company s network of suppliers. Melanie Wilneder Business Development Manager Supply Chain Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) Melanie Wilneder is Business Development Manager Supply Chain at the Carbon Disclosure Project. She is a Subject Matter Expert for supplier engagement on climate change and water. Melanie gathered professional experiences in the field of supply chain management at the RSA Insurance Group and Deloitte MSC. Andreas Zamostny Co-founder and Managing Partner Schlange & Co. GmbH Andreas Zamostny is Co-founder and Managing Partner of Schlange & Co GmbH. With over 14 years of practical experience, he is an endorsed expert in the field of Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability. In over 150 projects for companies like BASF, BMW Group, Bosch, Merck, and Miele, as well as for foundations and governmental organizations, he has provided his expertise in terms of strategy development and implementation, supply chain management, stakeholder engagement, and credible CR-reporting.

6 Media partner Organiser and contact person Trevor Babbs Head European Business Development Sedex Global Andreas Zamostny Managing Partner Schlange & Co. GmbH

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