Powering Performance

Planning has begun for the 2024 IMDS & Product Chemical Compliance Conference scheduled for October 15–16, 2024, at Laurel Manor Banquet & Conference Center in Livonia, Michigan.

At 11:30 a.m. on April 4, 2024, Evandro Francischetti, IMDS Mexico trainer from RSJ Technical Consulting, is partnering with AIAG to discuss how IMDS, the current automotive tool, is used to track materials contained in our products. As a requirement through PPAP, having a proper understanding and training of IMDS leads to good quality data submissions.

From last week's webinar on Canada's new S-211 Act against forced and child labor in supply chains, to our hybrid event for both members and non-members on the U.S. Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), we're bringing in subject matter experts to explore key human rights legislation and its impact on industry. 

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.

AIAG is taking a leadership role by collaborating with industry and subject matter experts to become a go-to resource for forced labor and human rights compliance in the mobility supply chain.

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.

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.

EV expert Brian Engle says we are in the midst of a new era of supply chain management, one of reducing dependencies and vertically integrating your manufacturing process. As business development director, electrification for Amphenol’s Advanced Sensor group, Engle provides insight on what AIAG members can do to make their supply chain less vulnerable.

Consultation underway for GRI Climate Change and Energy Standards

On the eve of the UN COP28 climate change summit, GRI has published draft versions of two standards that will be central to how organizations around the world commit to greater accountability for their climate change impacts.