Suppliers Partnership

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.

SP Energy Workshop on July 30, 2008, hosted by Chrysler LLC

The Suppliers Partnership for the Environment (SP) would like to invite the SP members and other suppliers to a complimentary Breakfast Meeting hosted by Chrysler LLC in Auburn Hills on July 30, 2008. The focus will be the SP Energy Workgroup and energy saving strategies. We hope to show you how SP can assist you in your energy saving efforts and provide business-centered networking opportunities.

This is a great networking opportunity. So come and join us to find out what SP can do for you. If you are interested, please RSVP to Jenny Slough at jslough@generaloilco.com or call us with any questions at 734-266-6500. Seating is limited.

Please click on the flyer on the left for details.

Hope to see you there.

Adam Westerdale
SP Membership Development Team

Suppliers Partnership for the Environment Announces 13 New Member Companies

Suppliers Partnership for the Environment Announces 13 New Member Companies

The Suppliers Partnership for the Environment is very pleased to announce that 13 companies have become new members of SP in 2008. These new members include: 2V Industries, Inc.; ARCADIS; Asset Recovery & Management Group LTD; Chrysan Industries, Inc.; Great Lakes Industrial Controls; Hersh Company Inc.; Infiniti Environmental; Lear Corporation; Merit Laboratories, Inc.; Performance Environmental Services, Inc.; RTI Laboratories, Inc.; The Environmental Quality Company; and, VMX International LLC.

“The Suppliers Partnership is pleased to welcome these new automotive suppliers into our organization," said Randy Leslie, Vice President & General Manager, Johnson Controls, Inc. and SP's Chair. “SP is a growing organization that represents all tiers of the automotive supply chain. Our new members of SP are committed to doing the right thing for the environment and taking the necessary actions that help create economic value throughout the automotive supply chain,” Leslie added.

Leon Richardson, SP’s Membership Development Chair and President and CEO, Chemico Systems said, “We are very pleased to have these important automotive industry suppliers as members of SP. They are joining other leaders from the automotive industry in working toward SP’s vision and mission of addressing innovative business-centered approaches to environmental protection that improve the environment while providing value throughout the automobile supply chain.” Richardson continued, “A key to the success in attracting these new members has been the efforts of Adam Westerdale, General Oil Company, Inc. and Robin Richey, GM, who have helped design and implement member forums that are attracting new companies like those that we welcome into SP’s membership today.” For more information, please visit the Press Release page.

In the News

In the picture from left to right:

Peter Gourley, President, Maryland-Asia Environmental Partnership; Susanne Fredericks, Business Innovation and Development Analyst, Goodwill Industries; John Bradburn, Staff Environmental Engineer, General Motors; Dave Love, Director, Industrial Solutions, Johnson Controls; Monica Torres, EHS Manager, Baxter Healthcare Bioscience; The Honorable Senator Ben Cardin, D-Maryland; Mary Ellen Mika, Manager, Environmental and Diversity, Steelcase, Inc.; Tom Gallagher, Plant Manager, GM Powertrain, Baltimore; Tom Murray, Senior Scientist, Pollution Prevention, U.S. EPA; Mike Galiazzo, Executive Director, Regional Manufacturing Institute, Maryland.

On Tuesday, June 3, the Suppliers Partnership for the Environment was a key participant in a conference organized by the Regional Manufacturing Institute, and led by Mike Galiazzo, Executive Director. Tom Murray, EPA and the Green Suppliers Network and General Motors were major sponsors of the conference targeted toward businesses in Maryland and its surrounding regions. A keynote address was given by Senator Ben Cardin, MD, whose speech is available on RMI's website. In addition, John Bradburn, GM and Susanne Fredericks, Goodwill Industries made a presentation to the more than 200 attendees on the Suppliers Partnership for the Environment's Materials Efficiency Project. John Bradburn opened his remarks by stating that "Waste is a resource out of place," he then outlined the activities and success of the SP Project to date.

Susanne Fredericks described the process in creating Goodwill's unique relationship with SP and outlined how the project has helped place disabled individuals in key jobs supporting the project. Additional information about the conference is available at RMI@comcast.net.

To read the full text of Senator Cardin's comments on June 3, go to his website.

Stephen Johnson, Administrator of the U.S. EPA at a SP Membership Meeting with the SP Executive Committee

In photo from left to right: AT-LARGE: Mindy Tasich-Koyani, Allegiant Global Services, LLC; WORK GROUP CHAIR: Jim Laney, Denso International; MEMBERSHIP CHAIR: Leon Richardson, Chemico Systems Inc.; AT-LARGE: Pat Beattie, GM; VICE CHAIR: Roger Strelow, Federal-Mogul; FINANCE CHAIR: Reg Modlin, Chrysler LLC; CHAIR: Randy Leslie, Johnson Controls, Inc.

Suppliers Partnership for the Environment Recognizes U.S. EPA for 35 Years of Service to Our Nation's Environment

(In photo from left to right): U.S. EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson; Elizabeth A. Lowery, Vice President, Environment and Energy, GM; Deborah Morrissett, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, Product Development, Chrysler LLC; and SP's Chair - Randy Leslie, SP's Chair and Vice President and General Manager, Johnson Controls, Inc.