Powering Performance

OEMs globally request Greenhouse Gas (GHG) and qualitative information from hundreds of business partners to publicly report their carbon foot printing. The benefits of reporting can lead to cost savings and energy efficiencies.

As a member, you have much to contribute, and volunteering on an AIAG committee or work group gives your company a seat at the table and an influential voice in the discussion.  The support of thousands of members and industry volunteers working together in a cooperative environment makes it possible for AIAG to create the guidelines and tools that result in streamlined processes and solutions to our industry’s pain points and challenges.

Sustainability reporting and environment, social, and governance (ESG) disclosures are on the rise around the globe — we’ve seen increased regulation in Asia, it has become expected practice in Europe, and investors in the U.S. are increasingly using this information to inform their decision-making.

Planning is underway for the 2019 IMDS & Product Chemical Compliance Conference on October 16-17 at The Mint at Michigan First Conference Center in Lathrup Village, Michigan.

The first in AIAG’s new CR Speaker Series, the January 25^th webinar, “How Your Company’s ESG Data Can Be Used,” provided attendees with insights on developing trends in ESG investing, the types of ESG data readily accessible through data aggregators, how influential stakeholders are using the information provided to them, and much more!

Save the date for two AIAG 3D meetings on health and safety.

Across the global automotive industry, there have been a growing number of conversations, issues, and concerns related to health and safety (H&S). AIAG member companies increasingly recognize that there needs to be more of a vision and roadmap to improve H&S performance.

AIAG’s program manager for environmental sustainability, Lecedra Welch, is looking for volunteers to join AIAG in its efforts to help create best solutions for the industry, including trainings, webinars, common tools, publications, and events. These important work groups enable AIAG to develop resources that support the needs of the industry, which is why member participation and feedback is so crucial.

GRI’s new paper, A Closer Look at Water and GHG Emissions Disclosure, looks into three areas of sustainability reporting: investor expectations, investor perception and reporting practice. 

It’s here! AIAG’s new Corporate Responsibility (CR) Speaker Series – first announced in the final days of 2018 – launched on January 25, with a webinar on environmental, social and governance (ESG) data, led by GM’s Sharon Basel, Lee O’Dwyer from Bloomberg L.P., and Mike Wallace from BrownFlynn, an ERM Group Company.

AIAG will kick off a year-long series of free one-hour webinars on Friday, January 25^th. Session topics will vary throughout the year, with the consistent goal of creating awareness and dialogue surrounding issues that impact the automotive industry and encouraging proactive action by individual organizations and the industry as a whole. These in-person as well as virtual events will explore numerous corporate responsibility and sustainability topics.