Powering Performance

Prospective Speaker: The Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) welcomes your proposal for a session presentation at our annual Quality Summit, October 3-4, 2024. The theme for this year’s summit is “Electrifying the Future: Advancing Mobility.”

A joint offering from AIAG and Wayne State University (WSU), our second annual Tomorrow’s Leaders Today program helps attendees build supply chain leadership skills — and a network of peers — to better support their success at the next level.

AIAG is offering a new webinar on the legal fight against forced labor in supply chains in North America and Europe. Presented by Stephen Pike, a partner at Gowling WLG in Toronto, the webinar — titled “Dynamic Changes Impacting How Businesses Address Forced Labor in Supply Chain Risks” —includes an overview of recent and upcoming legislative, regulatory, enforcement, and stakeholder developments facing the automotive and other industries in the U.S., Canada, and Europe as businesses around the world work to address forced labor concerns in their own operations and supply chains.

The Office of the United States Trade Representative today released President Biden’s 2024 Trade Policy Agenda and 2023 Annual Report to Congress, which details USTR’s work to advance President Biden’s trade agenda.  The President’s 2024 Trade Policy Agenda stands up for workers’ rights and sustainable trade practices, supports U.S. farmers, ranchers, fishers, and food manufacturers, bolsters supply chain resilience, addresses unfair policies and practices, and advances inclusive, durable trade policy through expanded engagement.    
 

CARM (Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) Assessment and Revenue Management) is a new multi-phase, multi-year initiative that will modernize, streamline, and transform the collection of duties and taxes on goods imported into Canada. CARM allows trade chain partners to have an online cloud-based portal where they can view their business numbers, apply for new business numbers, make payments of duties and taxes, view their statements of accounts with CBSA, and much more.

Due in part to growing global legislation, regulations, and customer specific requirements, requests for supplier data have reached an all-time high, driving verification, reporting, and compliance activities for ESG, chemical regulatory, and financial viability issues.

This is part of a series in which we recap sessions from the 2023 IMDS & Product Chemical Compliance Conference. The previous newsletter covered part one of The Future of IMDS, which can be read here. Here’s part two.

Chemical and sustainability information demands are increasing, and while IMDS is the tool to supply this information, a more dynamic approach and a more refined release process are needed and are in the works.

A new year is a great time to recommit to continued education in your professional career, and what better way than with AIAG’s free webinar recordings? A can’t-miss webinar that you’ll want to put at the top of your list is “A Review of Scopes 1 & 2 Greenhouse Gas Emissions” with Michael Lipowicz, GZA GeoEnvironmental’s assistant project manager, climate change and sustainability.

New versions of APQP and Control Plan are coming March 1, 2024...take advantage of our presale by February 16, 2024 to reserve your copies today! 

April quality courses are fast approaching...have you reserved your spot(s) yet? From understanding and implementing the upcoming APQP 3rd Edition and standalone Control Plan, to Core Tools exams, automotive warranty training, and more, we've got plenty of options to choose from this spring!