North American Automotive Sector PublicPrivate Partnership

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North American Automotive SectorPublic/Private
Partnership

• The Commission for Environmental Cooperation has
  made a commitment to expand partnerships with the
  private sector.
• Building on earlier endeavors, this partnership
  aims to implement activities with the automotive
  sector, targeting companies with operations in
  Mexico, Canada and the United States
• Trilateral approval of this project by the
  Environmental Ministers was received on June 28,
  2006.
• Pursuant to the Puebla Declaration and Council
  Resolution 05-06 (Private Sector Involvement),
  this effort is to be led by the U.S. Suppliers
  Partnership for the Environment organization,
  Environment Canada, PROFEPA/Semarnat and the
  USEPA with support from the CEC Secretariat.
• The following is an update as of February 2008

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North American Automotive SectorPublic/Private
Partnership

• Mexico
• January 10, 2008 Meeting held in Mexico City to
  map out organization similar to U.S. Suppliers
  Partnership for the Environment (SP). CEC, USEPA,
  General Motors, Chrysler, Ford and SP-U.S.
  attended.
• General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, Chemico Systems
  (supplier) and Allegiant Global (supplier) have
  indicated their support for leading an effort to
  create a SP-like organization in Mexico.

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North American Automotive SectorPublic/Private
Partnership

• Mexico
• Next Steps
• March 4 (TBC) Organizing Committee meeting.
• April 15 (TBC) Expected first meeting of
  SP-Mexico to which additional automotive
  manufacturers and suppliers will be invited to
  participate with an offer to join the new
  organization.
• A demonstration of the Green Suppliers Network
  lean and clean approach with a Mexican auto
  supplier is planned. Materials have been
  translated into Spanish by the CEC to support
  this event.

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North American Automotive SectorPublic/Private
Partnership

• Canada
• Environment Canada is actively engaged in the CEC
  public/private partnership program with the Auto
  sector.
• In the Spring of 2007, Environment Canada
  launched a pilot project to explore the use of
  the U.S Green Suppliers Network approach with the
  Canadian manufacturing supply chain.
• To date, Environment Canada has completed one
  lean and clean assessment with good results.
  Three more assessments are in progress and will
  be completed this spring.
• Exploring opportunities to promote an activity
  with Canadian based auto sector manufacturers
  similar to the one in Mexico.

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North American Automotive SectorPublic/Private
Partnership

• United States
• The Green Suppliers Network is progressing well
  and is effecting behavioral change within many
  industries in the United States. It continues to
  serve as a sound template for greening supply
  chain activities throughout North America and has
  recently attracted international attention
  through the OECD.
• The Suppliers Partnership for the Environment
  U.S. is accelerating its efforts to develop a
  materials assessment strategy which focuses on
  chemical use within the Automotive supply chain.
  Recently, Subaru, Honda, Nissan and Hyundai/Kia
  joined SP members General Motors, Chrysler, Ford
  and several of their chemical suppliers in this
  effort. The SP is completing this effort in
  phases and is on an accelerated schedule.