# ICAC to Address Responsible Sourcing Practices

Author: Jim.Robinson
Published: 2011-04-28
Canonical URL: https://www.cottongrower.com/cotton-news/icac-to-address-responsible-sourcing-practices/

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The International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) Secretariat, in cooperation with GlobalWorks Foundation, is organizing a workshop on “Best Practices to Ensure Responsible Sourcing in the Cotton Value Chain.” The workshop will be held from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM on May 11 at the Embassy of Australia, 1601 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington DC 20036.

This workshop will encourage adoption of best practices by highlighting effective strategies and will showcase responsible practices by reputable performers in the private sector. A panel of cotton merchants and planting seed producers will discuss the experiences of their companies in working within the cotton value chain. Discussion will focus on how governments can encourage such activity.

Participation in the Workshop is complementary, but all participants should register in advance for ease of entry to the Embassy of Australia. Registration is available at [www.ICAC.org](http://www.icac.org/), click on the button for Workshop: Best Practices in Responsible Sourcing.

**AGENDA**

**1:30 PM** Coffee/Tea

**2:00 PM** Greeting and Opening Remarks by Patrick Packnett, Assistant Deputy Administrator, Foreign Agriculture Service, USDA and Chair of the ICAC Standing Committee

**2:15 PM** Panel discussion with audience participation & questions:
 Chair: Terry Townsend, Executive Director, International Cotton Advisory Committee
 Panel: Jon Hixon, Director of Federal Government Relations, Cargill Agricultural Supply Chain
 David Rosenberg, Group Sustainbility Advisor, Ecom Agroindustrial Corp.
 Mike Gumina, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc
 Maureen Mazurek, Director, Sustainable Ag People & Planet, Monsanto

**3:45 PM** Concluding Observations:
 Bama Athreya, President, GlobalWorks Foundation
 Terry Townsend, ICAC

**4:00 PM** Reception for Workshop participants hosted by the Embassy of Australia featuring Australian agricultural products produced responsibly and without subsidies.