Objective

Define and direct the implementation of a cohesive industry strategy on sustainability, promoting the positive global impacts made by member organizations.

Responsibilities

• Understand how sustainability is perceived, achieved and communicated throughout our membership.
• Understand how we compare to other industries by benchmarking automotive, electronics, aerospace, etc.
• Alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals in areas we can target as an industry as well as all those areas that we have an impact on.
• Establish and implement a sustainability index for our industry.
• Quantify and communicate all past successes (emissions reductions over time, productivity gains, safety improvements, standards development).
• Understand how our industry is perceived with regard to sustainability issues.
• Develop and deliver a unified industry sustainability message.
• Develop, promote and distribute best practices (life cycle analysis, chemical data collection, data quality, etc.).
• Ensure that this is an initiative that includes the entire supply chain.

2021 Priorities

• Develop a Maturity Curve for industry bench marking
• Align Responsible sourcing compliance through supply chain
• Focusing on the intersection of regulation and Sustainability deliver  best practice guidance to begin the sustainability journey.
• Develop Sustainability measurement system for the industry
• Align Sustainability definitions and expectations through supply chain
• Develop a Supply Chain Sustainability Summit