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#67 – LEVERAGING BIG DATA FOR BRAND AND RISK MANAGEMENT – KELLY EISENHARDT

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Kelly EisenhardtGoogle trends show that the level of creation in business intelligence data has slowed over the last five years and that there is a sudden upswing in what industry calls “big data.”  Big data is an aggregate of structured business intelligence data combined with available unstructured data from places like social media outlets, online articles, customer ratings and scoring mechanisms such as Amazon’s rating system.  Big data has become a new tool in the toolbox of corporate risk executives for determining the factors that might jeopardize the success and security of a company and its products and services.
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#57 – 5 PRINCIPLES THAT CONNECT CSR TO THE CORPORATE RISK PROFILE – KELLY EISENHARDT

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Kelly EisenhardtOne of the most difficult tasks that companies face today is the struggle to get their CSR, sustainability, compliance, and enterprise risk management teams to work together to identify threats that affect the corporate risk profile.

My prediction is that in the coming years, we will see these disciplines interacting more and more. One way to find a common language for risk that each discipline can relate to and share is to reference standards created by the International Standards Organization (ISO). Continue reading →

#56 – 7 EXAMPLES LINKING CSR RISK MANAGEMENT TO ISO 31000 – KELLY EISENHARDT

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Kelly EisenhardtIn a world where supply chains are global and risk is inherent, providing a framework for companies that enables them to identify risks and plan for mitigation is detrimental.  Merging the disciplines of CSR with traditional Enterprise Risk Management practices makes sense.

Over the last 15 years, there has been a significant increase in the awareness and reporting of corporate social responsibility by companies focusing on the positive and negative effects that occur during the operations and management of facilities, production and manufacturing. Continue reading →

#55 – MANAGE SUPPLY CHAIN RISKS USING ERM – KELLY EISENHARDT

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Kelly EisenhardtEvery day we are bombarded with news of politically charged events happening around the world.  Have you ever wondered how these events can affect the products your company develops and the supply chains that help manufacture them?  I’ve worked with many corporations and non-profits over the years and one thing is clear, very few products can claim a supply chain that exists in one country and a “Made In,” label that matches.  Availability, pricing, logistics, and labor are affected by the politics of the country and region from which materials and goods come. Continue reading →

#43 – AS DODD-FRANK CONFLICT MINERALS REPORTING DEADLINE NEARS NO ESCAPE FOR RETAILERS AND BRANDS – KELLY EISENHARDT

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Kelly EisenhardtFair Factories Clearinghouse’s executive director of environmental programs Kelly Eisenhardt talks with Nate Herman, responsible for International Trade at the American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA), about how he sees the Conflict Minerals reporting deadline of May 2014 affecting the retail industry. With the undefined requirements for use of contract manufacturers, the potential of processing materials to leak during manufacturing, and the need for both brands and retailers to report to the SEC, they talk about how he foresees helping AAFA members get this right. Continue reading →