World Environment Center
419 Park Avenue South
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New York, NY 10016 USA
Tel: (212) 683-4700
Fax: (212) 683-5053
Website: www.wec.org
WEC Europe
University of Augsburg
Tel: (+49 821) 598-3003
Universitätsstrasse 1 D-86159 Augsburg
Fax: (+49 821) 598-3002
GERMANY
MEMORANDUM
TO:
IEF Senior Corporate Delegates
IEF Supplementary Delegates
DATE:
October 15, 2003
FROM:
John F. Mizroch, President and CEO
CC:
WEC Board of Directors
RE:
UPDATE – November 3-4 IEF Workshop in San Francisco
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In three weeks, the IEF will gather in San Francisco for a workshop event hosted by
ChevronTexaco and co-sponsored by Occidental Petroleum. We encourage you and members
of your management team to join us for this exciting look at cutting edge programs of
leadership multinationals for operating beyond compliance.
You will be joining IEF Senior Corporate Delegates representing Alcan Inc., Dow
Chemical Company, Cargill, ChevronTexaco, Eastman Kodak Company, General Motors
Corporation, Hewlett Packard and Company, Intel, Johnson & Johnson, Occidental Petroleum
Company, Petroleos Mexicanos, Pfizer Inc., Roche, and Seagate Technology. Participating in
the workshop will be Dr. Alan D. Hecht, formerly of the White House Council on
Environmental Quality (CEQ) and current Director for Sustainable Development in the EPA’s
Office of Research and Development and Dr. Gilbert S. Jackson of the U.S. Agency for
International Development’s Global Bureau, both longtime friends of the Center.
Delivering keynote remarks will be the Honorable Laura Yoshii, Deputy Regional
Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for Region IX. Mr. Robert Dunn, Chief
Executive Officer of the San Francisco-based firm Business for Social Responsibility, will also
be joining us as a special guest speaker on Day II.
You will hear invaluable case studies from the automotive, consumer goods, electronics,
petroleum and pharmaceuticals sectors in response to the unprecedented management
challenges precipitated by post-September 11th security concerns, increasing external
stakeholder scrutiny, and in the context of a global economic slowdown.
If you have not already done so, please take the time today to complete and return the
attached registration form, or by the Monday, October 20th deadline. We look forward to
welcoming you to San Francisco.
26th Year
The World Environment Center
International Environment Forum
North American Workshop on
“Sustainable Management Practices: Beyond Compliance”
AGENDA
Monday and Tuesday, November 3-4, 2003
The Palace Hotel
San Francisco, California USA
The WEC would like to thank our hosts, Ms. Georgia Callahan of ChevronTexaco, and Mr. Richard A.
Swan of Occidental Petroleum for generous sponsorship of this event.
The Palace Hotel San Francisco
Monday, November 03, 2003
2 New Montgomery Street
San Francisco, CA 94105-3402
www.sfpalace.com
Moderator: MR. KARL F. SCHMIDT, Vice President, Worldwide Environmental Affairs, Johnson
& Johnson, Member of the WEC Board of Directors, Chairman of the International Environment
Forum (IEF)
16:00
Registration
17:00
Welcome from the WEC (0:10 min)
MR. JOHN F. MIZROCH, President and CEO, WEC
Welcome from the IEF and Introduction (0:20 min)
MR. KARL SCHMIDT and MS. GEORGIA CALLAHAN, Vice President, Environment
and Health, ChevronTexaco
Self-introduction of participants
17:30
Keynote Address (0:45 min)
DR. ALAN D. HECHT, Director for Sustainable Development, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency
18:15 – 19:00 Q&A and Moderated Discussion (0:45 min)
20:00 – 22:00 Dinner (venue TBD)
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26th Year
The Palace Hotel San Francisco – see above address
Tuesday, November 04, 2003
8:15 – 8:30
Recapitulation and Reintroduction (0:15 min)
MR. KARL F. SCHMIDT, Vice President, Worldwide Environment Affairs, Johnson
& Johnson
8:30 – 9:00
Special Guest Speaker on Corporate Sustainability (0:30 min)
MR. ROBERT DUNN, CEO, Business for Social Responsibility
9:00 – 10:25 “Emergency Preparedness & Crisis Management” Case Studies and Discussion
“SARS Response Program,” Case Study No. 1 (0:30 min)
MS. KAY BREEDEN, Vice President, Worldwide Environment, Health and Safety,
Seagate Technology Inc.
“Results of the Groton Facility Explosion,” Case Study No. 2 (0:30 min)
MS. ELLEN ST. AUBIN, Director, Pfizer Global Research and Development, Pfizer Inc.
Q&A and Moderated Discussion (0:25 min)
10:25 – 10:45 Coffee Break (0:20 min)
10:45 – 12:40 “Beyond Compliance” Case Studies and Discussion
Occidental Petroleum - Case Study No. 3 (0:30 min)
MR. RICHARD A. SWAN, Vice President, Health, Environment and Safety, Occidental
Petroleum Corp.
Johnson & Johnson - Case Study No. 4 (0:30 min)
MR. KARL F. SCHMIDT, Vice President, Worldwide Environment Affairs, Johnson &
Johnson
Hewlett-Packard - Case Study No. 5 (0:30 min)
MR. WALT ROSENBERG, Vice President, Corporate, Social and Environmental
Responsibility, Hewlett-Packard
Q&A and Moderated Discussion (0:25 min)
12:40 – 14:00 Business Lunch
14:00 – 15:00 IEF Member Assembly
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REGISTRATION FORM
“Sustainable Management Practices: Beyond
Compliance”
26th Year
Monday and Tuesday, November 3-4, 2003
The Palace Hotel, San Francisco, California USA
____ YES, I will attend:
____ Monday, November 03
____ Tuesday, November 04
____ Dinner on Monday
____ Lunch on Tuesday
____ NO, I cannot attend
Name: _____________________________________________________________
Title: ______________________________________________________________
Company: __________________________________________________________
Address: ___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
Phone: ________________Fax: __________________Email: _________________
HOTEL REGISTRATION
Arrival date: ___________ Departure date: ____________ No. people: _________
Credit Card Information:
M/C
VISA
AMEX
Discover
Card Number: ___________________________________ Exp: _______________
Please specify any dietary requirements or special needs: _____________________
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VENUE AND ACCOMMODATIONS
The Palace Hotel San Francisco
2 New Montgomery Street
San Francisco, CA 94105-3402
Tel: +1 (415) 512-1111
Fax: +1 (415) 243-8062
Email: contact@sfpalace.com
http://www.sfpalace.com
Centrally located downtown, adjacent to the Financial
District, the Palace is walking distance to Union Square,
the Cable Cars, the Embarcadero, Chinatown, the
Moscone Convention Center, Pac Bell Park, Sony
Metreon, Yerba Buena Park, SF Museum of Modern
Art, and the Theater District. The Palace's 552 guest
rooms have been newly restored with the latest in
modern luxury with traditional mahogany furnishings
and updated fixtures.
Limited accommodations will be arranged at the Palace Hotel San Francisco on a first-come,
first-served basis. ChevronTexaco has a special room block at the price of US$209 per night for
single occupancy. The WEC will handle your hotel arrangements.
Please fax this form with your hotel request to Ms. Leily Soleimani, Program Manager,
WEC on or before the registration deadline of October 20, 2003. For more information,
contact Leily at Tel. 212-683-4700 x213, Fax 212-683-5053, or via email to
LSoleimani@wec.org. Thank you, and we look forward to welcoming you in San Francisco!
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