We successfully held our first virtual auditor trainings on 24-25 Nov and 2-3 Dec 2020. The training sessions were delivered by senior audit experts from PSCI member companies and covered PSCI Audit Updates, Social Audit, Environmental Protection, General Safety, Process Safety, Emergency Preparedness & Response, Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene, PiE/AMR, and High-risk Work.

Each training day, around 260 people, including auditors, suppliers and non-auditor colleagues from member companies and audit firms, tuned in from across the world. The majority of them found the event useful and said they would like to have more, similar sessions.

You will find the recordings and slides for each session by clicking on the relevant links below:

• 2020 PSCI AUDITOR TRAINING (VIRTUAL) - SESSION 1 - RECORDING AND SLIDES
• 2020 PSCI AUDITOR TRAINING (VIRTUAL) - SESSION 2 - RECORDING AND SLIDES
• 2020 PSCI AUDITOR TRAINING (VIRTUAL) - SESSION 3 - RECORDING AND SLIDES
• 2020 PSCI AUDITOR TRAINING (VIRTUAL) - SESSION 4 - RECORDING AND SLIDES

FAQ collected from the training is available here.

We’re very thankful for your support and commitment towards these events and look forward to seeing you again in the future.

Based on conversation with member companies and audit firms, the Audit Committee has now updated Audit Protocols to reflect remote audits options. Please follow the resource links below to access updated version. Japanese and Chinese SAQ templates will be ready shortly.

If you have any questions or feedback regarding these documents, please let us know.

• SAQ templates for core suppliers, external manufacturers, component and material suppliers (full version) : Excel, Word

• SAQ templates for service providers & general manufacturers (abbreviated version) : Excel, Word

The deadline to register for Day 2 - Environment, Pharmaceuticals in the Environment/AMR of our Virtual Supplier Conferences in China and India has been extended.

You can now register until Tuesday 22 September.

Register for China: https://pscinitiative.org/viewEvent?event=48

Register for India: https://pscinitiative.org/viewEvent?event=51

We are pleased to announce that in addition to Chinese (simplified), Japanese and German, the PSCI Principles are now available in French, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Italian, Hindi and Korean.

To view the Principles, visit them in our Resources library.

We would like to thank:
Clare Lumkong, Elinore Rossilliol, Denise Rivera and Sebastião Coutinho - Bristol Myers Squibb
Jessica Tibasco - Fabbrica Italiana Sintetici
Manjit Singh and Vinay Sharma - Centrient
Caroline O’Brien - AstraZeneca

For their support in proofing these translations.

YOUR CHANCE TO HEAR CASE STUDIES ON HOW TO IMPROVE SUSTAINABILITY IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL AND HEALTHCARE SUPPLY CHAIN

PSCI is proud to offer this free series of webinars where you will be able to interact with our member companies and other national suppliers to the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry.

Our 2020 professional development conference for suppliers in India will focus on best-practice sharing in the areas of Human rights & Labor, Ethics, Health, Safety, Environment and Management Systems. At the conference, PSCI members, suppliers and expert organisations will share success stories and explore the challenges facing our industry, giving the opportunity to recognise contributions that our partners are already making and to further develop expertise.

The virtual conference will consist of four focused sessions on different dates. Please join the sessions most relevant to you and also share the event with your colleagues from EHS, HR and Management teams. Please pay attention to the registration closing dates for each session. You are required to login first before registering for any of the sessions. If your company has already registered a site on PSCI platform, please contact PSCI Secretariat to add additional sites or users.

Language: English
Time: 13:30-17:30 local time

• Session 1 - PSCI Updates and Management Systems, Sept 17
  Suitable for: Functional heads, Managers, Site Leaders of subject areas.
  For Link users, please click here to sign up for this session.
  For non-Link users, please click here to sign up for this session.
  Registration closes on Sept 10
  Topics are likely to include:
  PSCI capability building vision and plan | PSCI audit findings analysis | Pandemic preparedness and crisis management | Final Draft Chemical (Management and Safety) Rules | PSCI Management System Maturity Model

• Session 2 - Environment, Pharmaceuticals in the Environment/AMR, Sept 24
  Suitable for: Functional heads, Managers, Site Leaders of subject areas, Sourcing managers.
  For Link users, please click here to sign up for this session.
  For non-Link users, please click here to sign up for this session.
  Registration closes on Sept 17
  Topics are likely to include:
  Climate Change (GHG) & Sustainable packaging | Introduction to the growing importance to PiE/AMR | Sampling and analysing APIs in wastewater with case studies | Indian Case Study on Controlling API Releases

• Session 3 - Ethics, Human Rights & Labor, Oct 15
  Suitable for: Management, Legal & Compliance professionals, HR, Sourcing managers.
  For Link users, please click here to sign up for this session.
  For non-Link users, please click here to sign up for this session.
  Registration closes on Oct 8
  Topics are likely to include:
  Operationalise human rights commitments in PSCI principles | Assessing risk for modern slavery​ | Evolving ethics best practices in the pharmaceutical industry

• Session 4 - Safety, PSM and Industrial Hygiene (IH), Oct 29
  Suitable for: Functional heads, Managers, Site Leaders of subject areas.
  For Link users, please click here to sign up for this session.
  For non-Link users, please click here to sign up for this session.
  Registration closes on Oct 22
  Topics are likely to include:
  Challenges of LOTO of electrical equipment, best practices and case study | PSM Maturity Model​ | IH Maturity Model | Practical guide to implement a comprehensive IH programme

Our 2020 professional development conference for suppliers in China will focus on best-practice sharing in the areas of Human rights & Labor, Ethics, Health, Safety, Environment and Management Systems.

The virtual conference will consist of four focused sessions on different dates. Please join the sessions most relevant to you and also share the event with your colleagues from EHS, HR and Management teams. Please pay attention to the registration closing dates for each session. You are required to login first before registering for any of the sessions. If your company has already registered a site on PSCI platform, please contact PSCI Secretariat to add additional sites or users.

您将有机会了解持续改善制药与医疗健康行业供应链的最佳实践与案例分享

PSCI 2020年供应商专业发展会议重点关注供应商在人权与劳工、道德、健康与安全、环境与管理体系方面的能力建设。我们将邀请PSCI成员、供应商及专家机构解读上述领域的最佳实践，并探讨行业面临的挑战，也使供应商有机会了解合作伙伴已做出的努力和贡献，进一步发展专业知识。

此次供应商线上会议包含四个主题场次，请注意各场次日期及报名截止时间。点击报名链接后，将自动跳转至PSCI登陆页面，请登陆或注册后开始报名（注册时请以英文填写相关信息，如您的公司已在PSCI平台上注册，请联系PSCI秘书处添加新用户或新厂址）

Language: Mandarin 会议语言：中文（少数英文演讲将配有双语PPT）
Time: 08:30-12:30 local time 会议时间：北京时间 08:30-12:30

• Session 1 - PSCI Updates and Management Systems, Sept 17
  第一场：PSCI最新发展及管理体系 | 9月17日
  目标受众：相关部门的部门主管，经理和工厂负责人
  已注册用户，请点击此处报名该场次
  未注册用户，请点击此处报名该场次
  报名截止日期：9月10日
  Topics are likely to include:
  PSCI capability building vision and plan | PSCI audit findings analysis | Pandemic preparedness and crisis management | China REACH | PSCI Management System Maturity Model

• Session 2 - Environment, Pharmaceuticals in the Environment/AMR, Sept 24
  第二场：环境，环境中药物残留及抗微生物药物耐药性 | 9月24日
  Suitable for: Functional heads, Managers, Site Leaders of subject areas, Sourcing managers.
  目标受众：相关部门的部门主管，经理，工厂负责人和采购经理
  已注册用户，请点击此处报名该场次
  未注册用户，请点击此处报名该场次
  报名截止日期：9月17日
  Topics are likely to include:
  Climate Change (GHG) & Sustainable packaging | Environmental hazards of drugs and case analysis | mass balance calculations | Sampling & analytical testing of wastewater | Case studies on WWT technology

• Session 3 - Ethics, Human Rights & Labor, Oct 15
  第三场：道德，人权及劳工 | 10月15日
  Suitable for: Management, Legal & Compliance professionals, HR, Sourcing managers.
  目标受众：各级管理层（高层管理人员，具体从业人员），法务和合规专业人员，人力资源专业人员和采购经理
  已注册用户，请点击此处报名该场次
  未注册用户，请点击此处报名该场次
  报名截止日期：10月8日
  Topics are likely to include:
  Operationalise human rights commitments in PSCI principles | Assessing risk for modern slavery​ | Evolving ethics best practices in the pharmaceutical industry

• Session 4 - Safety, PSM and Industrial Hygiene (IH), Oct 29
  第四场：安全，过程安全管理及工业卫生 | 10月29日
  Suitable for: Functional heads, Managers, Site Leaders of subject areas.
  目标受众：相关部门的部门主管，经理和工厂负责人
  已注册用户，请点击此处报名该场次
  未注册用户，请点击此处报名该场次
  报名截止日期：10月22日
  Topics are likely to include:
  Challenges of LOTO of electrical equipment, best practices and case study | PSM Maturity Model​ | IH Maturity Model | Practical guide to implement a comprehensive IH programme

We are pleased to announce that the PSCI Principles in Chinese, Japanese and German are now live on the Link.

To view the Principles, visit them in our Resources library.

We would like to thank:

Clare Lumkong and Lamy Bao, Bristol Myers Squibb
Mitsuhiro Yonehara, Shionogi
Koichi Kawahara, Chugai
Birgit Skuballa, Bayer
Daniel Rehm, Elanco

For their support in delivering and proofing these translations.

Stay tuned for translations in French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Hindi and Korean coming soon.

Our public face has a fresh new look! Thanks to the efforts of the Communications Committee and our brilliant designers, we've refreshed our website. We hope you enjoy looking around.

For members, if you haven't yet engaged your suppliers in The Link, now is a great time to encourage them to access the platform and gain full access to our resources, support and dialogue. More information, and helpful resources to engage your suppliers, can be found in this member bulletin here.

If you have any comments or feedback please comment here or send to rosie.towe@carnstone.com.

This week, the PSCI held its first ever virtual Spring Meeting, reaching more members than ever! Over 140 individuals from our 44 member companies and partners connected from 22 countries around the world to join us for a day of compelling plenaries from experts, updates about our recent achievements and upcoming projects, and interactive discussions on pressing issues.

We heard about challenges and opportunities for the PSCI from our Chair Caroline O’Brien, hosted a rich session on climate change and tackling scope 3 emissions with contributions from AstraZeneca, Carnstone, and a lively panel discussion with colleagues from the Pharmaceutical Environment Group (PEG). Novartis delivered a thought-provoking talk on Blockchain, and PSCI Vice-Chair Manjit Singh introduced the upcoming PSCI Strategy Review, not to mention the regular updates from our fantastic committee chairs.

Finally, we were honoured to welcome Professor Sir David King, founder of the Centre for Climate Repair at Cambridge University and former Chief Scientific Advisor to the UK Government, who shared his experience advising on the foot-and-mouth epidemic and climate-related issues in a fascinating opening talk.

All sessions were recorded and are available to members for replay on the event’s platform.

Thank you to everyone who participated in this first virtual meeting and we hope to see you all again very soon – online or in person!

The PSCI Secretariat

With our supply chain under pressure and with limitations on travel likely to continue, delivering our activities virtually is now more important than ever.

We are therefore delighted to announce the launch of The Link for Suppliers, our online platform and community for suppliers.

This online platform will connect, engage, and advance suppliers around responsible supply chain issues, helping them access the PSCI’s tools, resources and training, and to engage in active dialogue.

The Link for Suppliers works in a similar way to The Link for Members, with content specially tailored to suppliers. This means that every time a supplier logs into The Link (which we hope will be often), they’ll find news, activities and resources relevant to them, building awareness of the PSCI Principles and progressing their responsible supply chain knowledge. Importantly, they’ll also gain access to their own audit dashboard, giving visibility and control to suppliers, and ultimately encouraging wider, more frequent and faster sharing of audits. Finally, The Link is the best way for suppliers to stay up-to-date on updates to our SAQ and Audit tools.

For more information on The Link for Suppliers, please read our announcement (available here).

Engaging suppliers is vital and we encourage PSCI members to support in the following ways:

• Letting suppliers know The Link has launched: A template email (available to members here) for members to adapt and send to suppliers. It highlights the platform's benefits, and some of the useful resources and engaging content available on The Link.
• Making The Link part of other supplier communications: Building it into messages and key documents such as the Code of Conduct, encouraging suppliers to use and engage with the platform.

We thank members for their support.

The PSCI Team