Protecting your brand: event for FMCG companies

To help those in the FMCG sector understand risk, the Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology (AIFST) has partnered with the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) to host a joint event: “Protecting your brands, business and back: Governance issues for officers and directors of FMCG businesses”.

Directors, board members and/or senior managers of FMCG companies may not be fully aware of their obligations and responsibilities, both to the company and to consumers. People fulfilling these roles may not fully understand the inherent risks involved in holding a position within these companies.

The one-day event aims to address this. It will cover:

• The legal obligations imposed by different regulatory frameworks on those responsible for governance and management of companies.
• The changing nature of real and perceived technical hazards and risks in FMCG and appropriate management responses.
• Limiting brand damage through appropriate messaging and management during crises.
• How to reduce regulatory risk and product risk through aligning business practices with legal obligations.
• How to be sure due diligence can be demonstrated when challenged and held to account.

The seminar will be held in Melbourne on 5 August. For more information or to register, visit www.aifst.asn.au/events.