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Leading Retail CSR Executives Address The Responsible Retail Summit

Speakers from ASDA, M & S, Sainsburys, Boots, Woolworths, Lloydspharmacy, Co-op, Royal and SunAlliance, QVC, Monsoon and Lush are coming together this January to debate the latest responsible retail strategies at The Retail Bulletin's latest conference.

Following on from the sell out of April's 'green retailing' conference, The Retail Bulletin is delighted to announce the launch of our Responsible Retail Summit Conference taking place in in London's Novotel West, Hammersmith on January 30th-31st, 2008.

This interactive event will focus on how UK Retail Executives can develop corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategies that will boost profits, reduce costs, increase market share and enhance their retail brands.

With regular networking opportunities over two interactive days, you'll find out how to:

  • Drive your profits and brand value through effective responsible retailing strategies
  • Align your corporate responsibility strategy with the latest stakeholder expectations
  • Understand which areas of CSR will allow you to make a real difference
  • Enhance your brand value through effective ethical supply chain strategies
  • Engage your customers and employees through an effective CSR communications strategy
  • Build a business case that achieves board level buy in
  • Strengthen your corporate image through effective community and charitable activities
  • Ensure compliance through a clearer understanding of the key CSR legislation facing UK retail executives
  • Prepare for the future of responsible retailing
  • Increase profits and enhance brand value through effective environmentally friendly retailing
  • Focus your environmental strategy through calculating and communicating your carbon footprint
  • Reduce your carbon footprint through effective management throughout your supply chain
  • Enhance brand, product and packaging through understanding environmental design principles
“This isn't just another environmental conference where vendors pitch you with speeches about how great their green solutions are. This is a 2 day interactive summit, designed for UK retailers to focus on ALL areas of corporate social responsibility” said the events producer Carl Goodman.

Mark Higgins, Editor of The Retail Bulletin said “Almost all of the sessions on the program feature CSR professionals from the UK's leading retailers allowing delegates the opportunity to benchmark their strategies with real-world retailer case studies”.

Speakers already confirmed at the event include:
  • Robert Simpson, Head of Sustainable Store Development, Asda
  • Rowland Hill, Sustainable Development Manager, Marks & Spencer
  • Richard Ellis, Group Head of Corporate Social Responsibility, Alliance Boots
  • Jat Sahota, Head of Corporate Responsibility & Public Affairs, Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd
  • Nick Monger- Godfrey, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility, Waitrose and John Lewis
  • Trevor Dahl, Head of CSR, Woolworths plc
  • Ben Bengougam, Group Director of Human Resources and Chairman of CSR Committee, DSG international plc
  • Bruce Dixon, Health, Safety and Environment Manager, Lloydspharmacy
  • Paul Monaghan, Head of Ethics and Sustainable Development, Co-operative Group
  • Gene Cleckley, Internal Communications and Community Affairs Manager, QVC UK
  • Gillian Lipton, Corporate Responsibility Manager, Monsoon Accessorize
  • Dr Alan Knight OBE , Sustainable Development Commissioner, UK Government and Sustainable Development Director , Wyevale Garden Centres
  • Paul Pritchard, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility, Royal and SunAlliance
  • Burak Cakmak, Senior Manager, Social Responsibility, Gap Inc
  • Hilary Jones, Ethics Director, Lush
  • Simon Constantine, Head of Creative Buying, Lush
  • Jenny Dawkins, Head of Corporate Responsibility Research, Ipsos MORI
  • John Blackwell, CEO, JBA
  • Elizabeth Shepherd, Partner, Retail Sector, Eversheds LLP
  • Dr Sally Uren, Director, Business Program, Forum for the Future
  • Rob Holdway, Environmental Design Advisor (Eco Design), Envirowise
  • Terry Robins, Environmental Design Advisor (Structural Design), Envirowise
  • James Dorrell , Environmental Design Advisor (Environmental Science Design), Envirowise
  • Dr Martin Gibson, Director, Envirowise
  • Professor Jeremy Moon FRSA, Director International Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility, Nottingham University Business School
  • Jan Buckingham, Director of Global Values, The Body Shop


For more information please go to http://www.retailbulletinconferences.com/



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