Suppliers Partnership for the Environment
(SP) is an innovative partnership between automobile original
equipment manufacturers and their suppliers and the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA). SP addresses the goals of the
membership by creating new and innovative business-centered
approaches to environmental protection that improve the
environment while providing value throughout the automobile
supply chain. SP provides a forum for small, mid-sized
and large automotive and vehicle suppliers to work together,
learn from each other and share environmental best practices.
On April 12, SP held its 2nd Quarter Membership
Meeting at General Motors Warren Tech Center in Warren,
Michigan with over 75 representatives from the automotive
supply chain participating. Read
more about the meeting in SP's April 2012 newsletter.
Mike Robinson, General Motors Vice President
of Sustainability and Global Regulatory Affairs welcomed
the meeting's participants and spoke to the value of SP
as an organization and the important role that EPA has and
is playing in SP. The meeting featured reports of ongoing
project activities, environmental sustainability best practices
and success stories from OEM and supplier members of SP's
Materials Efficiency, Energy & Water, Chemical Issues
Management and Technology & Networking Work Groups.
Pictured: Mike Robinson, GM (left)
welcomes guests to the April 12 SP membership meeting;
Pashon Murray, Detroit Dirt (right) discusses an initiative
to process organic waste from local businesses, including
SP members, and produce compost for urban farmers within
Detroit
During the meeting, General Motors presented
its 7th
Annual Environmental Excellence Award to SP member company
FTS Technologies for introducing an energy-efficient
technology that lets paint stick to plastic vehicle parts
without using traditional chemical adhesion systems. “It
was our collaboration with GM and Suppliers Partnership
that helped us to convey the benefits and get connected
with the right people so this technology could make a broader
impact within the industry,” said Russell Brynolf,
CEO of FTS Technologies.
Pictured: General Motors Real Estate
and Facilities Director Lee Hachigian (right), presents
FTS Technologies CEO Russell Brynolf (center) and FTS
Business Manager Jamie Brynolf (left) with GM’s
Supplier Environmental Excellence Award for an efficient
paint process technology used on the Chevrolet Cruze,
Chevrolet Sonic and Chevrolet Volt
For more information on SP, please contact
Kellen Mahoney, Program Manager at kmahoney@navista.net.
Honda, Hyundai, Nissan and Subaru Join Suppliers
Partnership for the Environment
“We are very pleased to welcome these
four new automobile manufacturers into SP” said SP’s
Chair, Randy Leslie, Vice President and General Manager,
Johnson Controls, Inc., Automotive Experience. “SP
is an innovative partnership of automobile OEMs and suppliers
working together to advance environmental sustainability
through the automotive supply chain in collaboration with
the U.S. EPA. Our new member companies are committed to
reducing their environmental footprint and supporting the
environmental innovation of their suppliers and will be
an excellent addition to our partnership.”
Improving the Economic and Environmental
Performance of the North American Automotive Industry Supply
Chain
SP members are engaging in a Commission
for Environmental Cooperation
(CEC) project to Improve the Economic and Environmental
Performance of the North American Automotive Industry
Supply Chain. The project supports the development
of innovative automotive supply chain organizations similar
to SP in both Canada and Mexico. It aims to create a network
of industry partners to share best practices and success
stories of how companies in the automotive supply chain
are improving the environment and creating economic opportunity
throughout the manufacturing process in each of the three
countries.
On January 11, the Suppliers Partnership for
the Environment (SP) held its 1st Quarter Membership Meeting
at the GM Renaissance Center in Detroit, Michigan. Over
85 representatives from the automotive supply chain participated
in the meeting which was sponsored by FTS
Technologies.
SP was very pleased to have several distinguished
guest speakers participate in the meeting, including Jay
Williams, Executive Director, Office of Recovery for Auto
Communities and Workers; Matt Bogoshian, Senior Policy Counsel,
Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP),
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); and, Mike Lynch,
Managing Director, Green Innovation, NASCAR. In addition,
the meeting featured reports on the sustatinability activities
of SP member companies such as General Motors and Goodyear,
as well as updates on SP's Work Group activities.
Pictured: (left) Jay Williams, ORACW;
(right) Matt Bogoshian, US EPA
SP members are engaging in a 
