Tag: Jared Connors

Categories
The ESG Report

Jared Connors – Using Tech to Support ESG


 
In today’s ESG Report, Tom Fox is pleased to be joined by supply chain risk management professional extraordinaire, Jared Connors. They’re discussing the work done at Assent Compliance Inc., one of the leading organizations in supply chain sustainability management. 
 

 
Becoming a Leader in the World of ESG 
Assent has worked on a variety of regulations to support its clients’ compliance journeys, including substance and modern slavery regulations. Within that context, there are often reputational impacts of compliance. At Assent, the natural extension is to encourage customers to assess their suppliers’ abilities to support and adhere to these regulations. 
 
The Impact of the Conflict Minerals Regulation 
The Conflict Minerals Regulation was one of the first regulations to promote greater transparency of the upstream supply chain and is a pioneering regulation that’s driven companies to look beyond their Tier 1 suppliers. According to Jared, the Conflict Minerals Regulation isn’t just about source of origin verification, but also about chain of custody.

Reputational Damage 
Jared tells a story that highlights the significance of reputational damage, and how it can facilitate an organization’s downfall, “This started out with reputational impacts and led to a lot of other tangible risks from a monetary perspective.” 
 
Direct and Indirect Engagement 
Directly engaging suppliers involves asking them about internal controls, management procedures, and their ability to provide metrics on certain topics. This, however, is insufficient, and therefore, indirect evaluation is required. “You can’t just look at the first level,” says Jared, “You have to get deeper.” These further evaluations are necessary to understand if suppliers can “walk that talk”, because that should have huge implications in doing business with them. 
 
RESOURCES 
Tom Fox’s email
Jared Connors | LinkedIn | Assent
 

Categories
Compliance and Coronavirus

Jared Connors on Supply Chain During Coronavirus


Welcome to the newest addition to the Compliance Podcast Network, Compliance and Coronavirus. As the Voice of Compliance, I wanted to start a podcast which will help to bring both clarity and sanity to the compliance practitioner and compliance profession during this worldwide health and healthcare crisis. In this episode, I am joined by Jared Connor, Subject Matter Expert on CSR for Assent Compliance. We discuss how expectations of compliance will continue during this health crisis.
This year marks the transition period as companies prepare for expanded Responsible Minerals initiative. While key events that were scheduled for this spring have now been cancelled, that does not mean that Responsible Minerals reporting expectations are going away.  How can companies understand these changes in reporting and enhanced due diligence expectations without the education and key stakeholder engagement these events provide?  The winter of 2021 may well have companies all over the globe scrambling to play catch up and taking some all too costly reputational hits in the market.
This podcast is sponsored by SAI Global. To learn how you can protect your business operations and workforce during these uncertain times, visit saiglobal.com/risk for free resources, expert guidance, and industry-leading technology.

Categories
FCPA Compliance Report

Impacts of Emerging Regulations: Part 4- the Current State of Responsible Minerals

In this five-part podcast series, sponsored by Assent Compliance Inc. (Assent), I explore market impacts of emerging regulations on supply chain compliance and the supply chain professional. During the course of this series, I visit with several members of the Assent team to introduce the topic, look at Human Trafficking and Slavery (HTS), supply chain risk management programs, CSR value propositions, the current state of responsible mineral sourcing and where all of this is headed. In this fourth episode, I visit with Jared Connors, subject matter expert for Assent Compliance on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) on the current state of conflict minerals/responsible minerals. Join us tomorrow where we wrap us this series on emerging regulatory areas in a conversation with Jonathan Hughes. You can check out more about Assent Compliance Inc. at their website, by clicking here.
Categories
FCPA Compliance Report

Impacts of Emerging Regulations: Part 2- Instituting a Broader Risk Management Program

In this five-part podcast series, sponsored by Assent Compliance Inc. (Assent), I explore market impacts of emerging regulations on supply chain compliance and the supply chain professional. During the course of this series, I visit with several members of the Assent team to introduce the topic, look at Human Trafficking and Slavery (HTS), supply chain risk management programs, CSR value propositions, the current state of responsible mineral sourcing and where all of this is headed. In this second episode, I visit with Jared Connors, subject matter expert for Assent Compliance on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) on how to institute a broader supply chain risk management program. Join us tomorrow where we ask, ‘what’s your CSR value proposition’? You can check out more about Assent Compliance Inc. at their website, by clicking here.