Meet SAI's New Intern: Chris Lamoureaux

Chris Lamoureaux

Meet Chris Lamoureaux: I'm an international studies student from Texas. I am passionate about human and civil rights and all fields that pertain to it. I am planning on going to law school for international law and continue to pursue a career in this field. I am interning for SAI because I believe in the mission and the incredible opportunity afforded to me. I have been working on multiple projects for different aspects of the organization, including work on SAI's Social Fingerprint^® Program, research and development of a risk assessment program, and the SA8000 revision.

Additionally, my time here at SAI has been characterized by fervent discussion and education. I have attended a portion of the multitude of conferences and seminars that New York has to offer. This is a rundown of the events I have attended so far:

• What Matters to Americans: Social, Political and Economic Values - This seminar presented a study done using a unique survey method. It was a 4 year long project performed to determine what actually mattered to Americans and four other nations.
• 2012 Social Enterprise Conference at Columbia University - This conference featured discussions about a wide range of social subjects, with speakers from NGOs, corporations, and the media.
• A Century of Social Justice: A Conversation with Peter Dreier, the New School - This discussion about what it takes to create a social movement was led by Peter Dreier, whose recent book profiled the 100 greatest social innovators in America over the 20th century.
• KPMG International Development Seminar 2012 - described a "Change Readiness Index" recently introduced by KPMG.
• New School Conference on Social Innovation - Cases from China and India - Dr. Nidhi Srinivas presented his philosophical insight into social innovation, based on his experiences in China and India.
• Social Innovation in Entrepreneurship, presented by the Baruch School Business Club - This panel discussion by three social entrepreneurs presented lessons learned from running socially-focused businesses.
• EILEEN FISHER: Human Trafficking & SB657 Implementation - was focused on the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act (SB657) and the impressive steps EILEEN FISHER is taking to implement it in its company.