Powering Performance

Whether you’re new to the issue, or the go-to person in your organization for conflict minerals reporting, AIAG’s new web training videos* are for you! (Senior managers, managers, engineers, and quality and purchasing professionals will also find value in this content, which includes basic introductory information as well as more advanced details.)

How do you design for environmental compliance? To learn the answers, plan to attend the 2018 IMDS & Product Chemical Compliance Conference on September 26–27, 2018, at Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi. Early registration ends Thursday, July 26, so register today to save!

This year, topics will focus on addressing the right requirements early in the design process and measuring environmental topics as the design progresses. Attendees will leave with fresh insights on the reporting requirements and regulations that affect their day-day business.

How does business lead?

When we think of leadership, we often think of a single, iconic leader. We celebrate leading companies for their bold actions on sustainability risks and opportunities; yet one of the most important ways business leads is through collaboration.

Ten recommendations intended to stimulate more investment to help advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were published last week at the SDG Business Forum by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), and the United Nations Global Compact. The recommendations focus on how corporate reporting on the SDGs can best address investors’ information needs to help mobilize sustainable finance needed for the achievement of the SDGs. The three entities represent the world’s leading organizations in the areas of sustainability reporting, corporate responsibility and responsible investing.

Our annual IMDS & Product Chemical Compliance Conference is back, but this time we’re sweetening the deal with an exclusive offer for attendees: register for the event and attend our full-day IMDS Basic Concepts and Application course the day prior (9/25) for FREE!

Attendees to AIAG’s 7^th Annual Conflict Minerals Industry Briefing on June 12, 2018, got a clear message from many of the speakers: Many companies in the automotive industry have moved beyond reporting for compliance and have taken a stance on responsible mineral sourcing as part of an overall corporate responsibility policy.

To learn about the best practices, plan to attend the 2018 IMDS & Product Chemical Compliance Conference on September 26–27, 2018, at Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi.

“Why don’t we get credit for all the good things we do?” asked a CEO of Mark Kramer. As a cofounder and a managing director of the social-impact consulting firm FSG and a lecturer at Harvard Business School, Kramer is an authority who should have a good answer — and he does.

At the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Integrity Forum in March 2017, the OECD concluded that a narrow focus on anti-corruption and fraud prevention has proven insufficient, and companies must broaden their approach to building “cultures of integrity.” Since then, social and political dynamics have further sharpened the need for companies to rethink corporate purpose, values, and ethics beyond compliance. In other words, it is time to launch Corporate Integrity 2.0.

On April 10, GRI and the Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) announced a project to help companies improve their minerals sourcing due diligence and impact reporting by providing reporting resources and tools based on internationally recognized frameworks.