DaimlerChrysler - Ford Motor Company - General Motors Corporation - Michigan Department of Environmental Quality

Mission

To promote and further the implementation of pollution prevention (P2) throughout Michigan’s auto industry.

Objectives

1.       Establish a Partnership Network within the auto industry and its stakeholders to facilitate timely dialogue on non-competitive environmental issues.

2.       Collaborate with auto company suppliers on the identification and pursuit of P2 issues and opportunities.

3.       Enhance the transfer of P2 knowledge and the exchange of non-proprietary technologies within the auto companies and among automotive suppliers.

4.       Support non-competitive collaborative research and development of clean technologies among automotive suppliers, technology centers, academia, and government.

5.       Maintain communications among the Network and other interested parties regarding Partnership related events, issues, information, opportunities, decisions, and successes.

6.       Assist and support ongoing DEQ Waste Reduction and Energy Efficiency workshops and other P2-related activities.

7.       Assess the viability of the Partnership by periodically soliciting feedback from automotive suppliers and stakeholders.