In Brief
Border adjustment tax update: On February 1, AAFA joined with more than 120 trade associations and companies for the launch of the Americans for Affordable Products coalition. We are receiving an unprecedented number of inquiries and comments from members, and have been sharing these thoughts with the Trump administration, members of the House's Ways and Means Committee, members of the Senate Finance Committee, and directly with the authors of the bill. For more on the coalition, see these stories in the Associated Press and Bloomberg.

To get involved, you can join hundreds of your colleagues in telling Congress how this provision could impact your business here. We are also hosting a meeting at MAGIC on February 22 from 8:00 to 9:00 AM PT. Please RSVP to Maureen Storch to attend.

AAFA joins Social & Labor Convergence Project: AAFA has joined The Social & Labor Convergence Project, on behalf of the industry. The mission of the project is to develop a simple, unified assessment tool and verification methodology, to ensure commonality in information collected by audits. AAFA hopes the development and implementation of a single audit protocol will promote collaboration in the industry. For questions about this initiative, AAFA’s Social Responsibility Committee, or AAFA’s Environmental Committee, please contact Kristen Kern.

Three weeks until the AAFA Executive Summit: With the AAFA Executive Summit ahead on March 1-3 in D.C., be sure to check out the full agenda and speaker lineup! Get to know our "Nex Gen Influencers" panel with this conversation. Questions? Contact Susan Lapetina, AAFA's Senior Vice President of Education and Corporate Marketing.

AAFA internships & Two Ten scholarships: Know a great intern candidate? AAFA is accepting applications for interns in both our Government Relations and Communications & Marketing departments for summer 2017. More information is available here. We are also pleased to share that the Two Ten Footwear Foundation provides scholarship opportunities for footwear employees and their families, based on financial need, academic ability, and personal promise. Recipients can receive up to $3,000 a year for four years of higher education. Applications for the 2017-2018 academic year are due by April 1, 2017. Learn more here.