SP Press Releases

January 12, 2006: Suppliers Partnership for the Environment Recognizes EPA for 35 Years of Service to Our Nation's Environment

January 12, 2006: Comments made during the SP event at NAIAS.

April 21, 2005: "Four New Companies Join the Suppliers Partnership for the Environment (SP)"

December 14, 2004: "Board of Directors Elects Executive Committee for Automotive Industry Suppliers Partnership for the Environment (SP) for 2005"

October 14, 2004: "Seven Companies Join the Suppliers Partnership for the Environment"

Summer 2004: U.S. EPA Wins International Prize in Lean Manufacturing: A report published in October 2003 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency entitled, Lean Manufacturing and the Environment: Research on Advanced Manufacturing Systems and the Environment and Recommendations for Leveraging Better Environmental Performance was awarded the 2004 Shingo Prize promoting Excellence in Manufacturing. The Shingo Prize, dubbed the "Nobel prize for manufacturing" by Business Week, is awarded for research that promotes new knowledge and understanding of manufacturing consistent with the philosophy that performance can be improved through advancements in core manufacturing and business processes. Several members of the Suppliers Partnership for the Environment are featured for their lean initiatives and leadership. General Motors is featured prominently as it is used as one of the case studies for its leadership in lean manufacturing. Among GM's lean successes, the report cites Saturn's "kanban" system, GM's revised paint booth cleaning process, an improved electronic RFQ system, and lean implementation workshops (PICOS) and the associated improvements. Both GM and DaimlerChrysler are also working with EPA and state authorities to enact advance legislation to approve operational and equipment changes that will improve lean while also reducing waste and pollution. Delphi Corporation and Johnson Controls, Inc. are also cited as large automotive suppliers that have simultaneously improved their lean manufacturing to accommodate the new expectations and schedules of lean automobile manufacturers.

Summer 2004: DaimlerChrysler Corporations' Supplier Magazine 2nd Quarter 2004: "Partnership for the Environment Provides Value to the Supply Chain"(pdf file)

April 26, 2004: Automotive News, "Honoring Earth Day every day at GM" (pdf file)

January 12, 2004: Automotive News,"DaimlerChrysler Joins Environmental Group" (html file)

May 8, 2003: "General Motors and Automobile Suppliers Announce New Partnership for the Environment Which Provides Value To The Auto Supply Chain"

August 14, 2003: Michigan Radio NPR Interview about the Suppliers Partnership for the Environment (SP) with SP's Vice Chair and Communications & Marketing Chair, Roger Strelow of Federal-Mogul Corporation

September 15, 2003: Automotive News,"Supplier Group Touts Greener World":

• pdf file of article
• html file of article

September 22, 2003: Automotive News,"OPINION: All Aboard NOW"

November 26, 2003: Michigan's 89.1FM-WEMU's Issues of the Environment Interview about Suppliers Partnership for the Environment (SP) with SP's NIST/MMTC Liaison, Mike Coast of MMTC (NOTE: This is an mp3 file AUDIOCLIP of the interview)

December 2, 2003: "DaimlerChrysler Joins Suppliers Partnership for the Environment in Providing Value to the Auto Supply Chain"

November/December 2003: Green@Work,"Special Section--Shifting Gears"--This section mentions SP in a side bar box and in the box featuring Beth Lowry, GM. Please note that Visteon also has a box.

November/December 2003: Green@Work, "Chain Reaction: Improving the Environment While Providing Value to the Automobile Supply Chain" --This article was co-authored by Rebecca Spearot, Lear Corporation and Gary Mayo, Visteon.