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Responsible Supply Chain Stewardship and Leadership: Navigating a Dynamic Era

New York Leadership Series 2025

Date: Monday, October 27th, 2025
Time: 8:30am EST

Agenda (Sneak Peek!  Full agenda forthcoming...)

  • Top Trends in Responsible Sourcing
    LRQA’s CEO Ian Spaulding and leadership share 2025 insights on sourcing, human rights, and ESG risk.
  • Ethical U.S. Production: A Public-Private Dialogue
    U.S. Department of Labor joins LRQA to launch a best practice framework addressing domestic labor risk, E-Verify, and forced labor prevention.
  • The Trump Trade Agenda & Global Sourcing Realignment
    Data-driven analysis of tariffs, nearshoring, regulatory risk, and shifting investor expectations from leading companies and LRQA.
  • Networking Lunch + NYSE Floor Tours
  • Interactive Breakout: Business Case for Responsible Sourcing Investment
    Scenario-based group exercise simulating how C-suites make sustainability decisions under budget and compliance pressure.
  • Supplier Monitoring & Due Diligence Innovations
    From AI to grievance systems—new tools and practices shaping modern supply chain oversight.
  • Decarbonization in a Changing Trade Environment
    How companies are advancing climate goals amid shifting U.S. and EU policy expectations.
  • Supplier Capacity Building & Remediation Strategies
    Case studies from leading companies on scalable supplier upskilling and impact-driven remediation.