This is part of a series in which we recap sessions from the 2023 IMDS & Product Chemical Compliance Conference held on October 17-18, 2023, at Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, Michigan.

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Don’t miss out on AIAG’s wealth of useful webinars that are free for members. Here are a couple must-watch webinars by presenter Michael Lipowicz, GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc.’s assistant project manager of climate change and sustainability. GZA is a full-service company providing highly diversified technical services throughout the U.S. whose core offerings include water, ecology, and construction management services.

Key Points

• Many procurement teams are energized by the prospect of helping to achieve a more sustainable future for their organization but lack the critical resources to do so.
• Not only does procurement control a large amount of budget, but it also has strong leverage in supplier selection.
• BSR’s supply chain sustainability team provides key actions business leaders can take to engage and integrate the procurement team into their net-zero strategy.

Did you know that the Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) requires IMDS submission for each part number before PPAP approval can be granted to the supplier?

Registration is still open for the 2023 IMDS & Product Chemical Compliance Conference October 17-18 at Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, Michigan. Regular registration pricing ends Oct. 10, with late registration beginning Oct. 11. Less than one month away, this always-popular hybrid event will cover global legislative issues, IMDS topics, and sustainability, including product carbon footprint (PCF) reporting.

Deb Heed is fired up about helping set an ambitious sustainability agenda for North America’s auto industry to better align with industry counterparts on a global level. The co-chair of AIAG’s Corporate Responsibility Steering Committee (CRSC) also serves as the supply chain sustainability manager for responsible materials sourcing for Ford Motor Company. However, she wasn’t always in sustainability. Here, Heed shares with AIAG about her unique career journey — from her start in the entertainment industry to her year abroad that inspired her career change — as well as her industry outlook, vision, goals, and plans to tackle emerging issues in her current leadership roles.

The Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) was recently recognized as one of the 2023 Best Places to Work in Southeast Michigan — a distinction awarded by Best Companies Group in partnership with Crain’s Detroit Business.

Did you miss our August 24 and September 12 Future Automotive Expert (FAE) events? Well, you’re in luck because the recordings just hit the Available Now Webinars section of the AIAG Store, and they’re free for members. Here’s more information about why you’ll want to watch both of these hour-long gems.

Have you heard that Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) reporting at the part and material level is being added to the next version of IMDS? As the IMDS Steering Committee works with Catena-X to develop the rulebook on these new reporting requirements, this year’s Hybrid IMDS & Product Chemical Compliance Conference is more critical than ever.