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Welcome to the Fall 2008 issue of the CMS Insider.
As we make our way through these turbulent times, a steadfast focus on operating efficiency and innovation remains vital for each and every company and institution. Chemical Management Services continues to play a turnkey role in so many companies and organizations. We are proud of the CMS community as it is a driving force for strong economic activity and healthy environmental progress.
We are excited to highlight successes and new trends in CMS at our 12th Annual CMS Conference in San Francisco taking place November 12-14. There will be several new features at the Conference including an interactive CMS baselining session, information on state, federal and international regulatory trends, and emerging technologies for improving chemical management. Registration is open for the Conference - please check our website for frequent updates. Discounted group rooms are filling up quickly; so book yours soon!
In this issue, we have compiled highlights on green chemistry, green chemical supply chains, and corporate social responsibility. These trends continue to accelerate and CMS is an important component in all of these activities.
I look forward to seeing all of you at the Conference in San Francisco!
Warmest Regards,
Jill Kauffman
Johnson
CMS Forum Director
CMS in International Markets
Edited by Aarthi Ananthanarayanan
Mounting environmental regulations, rising commodity prices and increasing public concerns about safety have facilitated an international roll-out of chemical service supply chain models. Over the last few years, Chemical Strategies Partnership has worked with several organizations that are promoting chemical service models internationally. This article summarizes the efforts to expand CMS by UNIDO’s Cleaner Production Program based in Austria, Yorkshire Chemical Focus in the UK, and the Korean government. Read More.
Interested in hearing more? Contributors Petra Schwager (UNIDO) and Ralph Gerard (YCF) will be presenting more in-depth perspectives on their efforts at the CMS Conference this November in San Francisco – check out the agenda for details.
12th Annual CMS Conference – Register by November 5th
Join us for the 12th Annual Chemical Management Services Conference, "CMS: Success in Driving Sustainability, " on November 12-14 in San Francisco. Participants will enjoy a full day of informative sessions, networking opportunities, and in-depth case studies from a wide variety of sectors, including aerospace, automotive, government, healthcare, and utilities. This year's conference will also feature a new opportunity to participate in a baseline analysis exercise for practical experience in launching a CMS program.For conference agenda, registration, and logistical information, visit our website.
CDP: PPG among U.S. Leaders on Carbon Disclosure
Seventy-four percent of Global 500 companies reporting to the Carbon Disclosure Project are now reporting emissions reduction targets, showing that companies are increasingly taking climate change mitigation seriously, according to the latest report from the Carbon Disclosure Project. Global 500 companies with ‘leading’ disclosure practice are highlighted in the Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index (CDLI). PPG was a top scorer within the US Carbon Disclosure leadership Index. Read the full article.
Cummins awards Chairman's Six Sigma Award for Chemical Management Program
On May 12th, Jamie Freeman of Cummins Inc. received the Cummins Six Sigma Chairman's award for her Chemical Management Implementation project. Team members from both Cummins Inc. and their CMS Provider, Castrol, coordinated closely to roll out the program in three months. They achieved significant savings on total product and service expenditures. Jamie presented a case study about this Six Sigma project at the CSP conference in San Francisco last year. Read the full case study.
Rinchem Wins Contract with Major Semiconductor Manufacturer, Expands Further into China
Rinchem Company, Inc. is expanding operations further into China to support a major semiconductor manufacturer. The Total Materials Management (TMM) contract, includes four major components: 1) shipping chemicals and gases from a variety of manufacturers’ sites throughout the U.S. to a newly developed factory in Dalian, China, 2) management of chemicals and gases in an on-site warehouse including specialized services such as diptube insertion and empty container management, 3) supply chain planning and inventory management, and 4) Total Chemical Management (TCM) services to support on-site fab operations. Read more.
REACH Update: What Does SIN have to do with REACH?
By Doug Lockwood, WSP
On September 17, 2008, a group of NGOs headed by ChemSec (http://www.chemsec.org/) released the much anticipated SIN ("Substitute It Now") list at the ChemSec Substitution Conference in Brussels, sending a new shock wave through industries already struggling to come to terms with the EU's REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals) regulation. Read
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REACH has reached U.S. Chemical Buyers
Purchasing
US companies are starting to feel the impact of REACH and are responding with increased supply chain communication and data collection. Axcelis' Steve Roberge says REACH has changed the company's approach to its packaged chemical spares business. “We will either have to ensure our suppliers are importing into the EU directly, or become the importer of record taking responsibilities for MSDS and pre-registrations,” says Roberge. Herman-Miller's Drew Schramm says REACH is having an impact, especially from the data collection standpoint. “We are in the process of working with our IT department to develop the needed tools to input the chemical compositions of materials purchased from suppliers,” says Schramm. Read more.
Chemists Consider a Post-REACH Vision of Chemical Substitution
Chemical Week
The chemical industry should incorporate cradle-to-cradle (C2C) recycling of chemicals, and toxic chemicals should be phased out completely, says Michael Braungart, a leading chemist, and co-founder of McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry. Braungart outlines his criteria for a successful chemical industry in the post-REACH era. C2C, based on the concept of eco-effectiveness, is a positive agenda for the conception and production of goods and services that incorporate social, economic, and environmental benefit, enabling manufacturers to achieve triple top-line growth. It differs from eco-efficiency, an approach incorporated by many leading chemical companies that restricts itself to trying to be “less bad,” and is therefore unsustainable. Read more.
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How to Build the Green Chemical Supply Chain
Purchasing
The chemical supply chain is turning Green. While many chemical buyers and suppliers have formalized sustainability policies, few have fully embraced the concept of a Green supply chain. Yet, they recognize that it is an important part of their sustainability efforts. While environmental regulations and market demands may be a Green driver, cost concerns will always have a major place in sourcing decisions. “In general people start looking at Green chemicals because it is the right thing to do, but at the same time there is tremendous pressure on cost containment in most procurement organizations today,” says Dennis Gawlik, head of non-clinical sourcing at Seattle Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center. “No matter the merits of going Green, we still need to justify costs and look at the associated ROI, just like with any other purchase.” Read more.
Global Warming: Preparing for Change
Chemical Week
As nations prepare parallel yet separate responses to climate change, chemical makers are evaluating how to maximize the benefits and minimize the cost of compliance. However, just keeping track of policy developments is a tall order, industry executives say. Senators Barack Obama and John McCain, the presidential nominees of their respective parties, endorse a cap on greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) and Congress is expected to resume its debate on cap-and-trade legislation early next year. The United Nations (UN) will seek to finalize details on an international climate treaty in Copenhagen in December 2009, which takes effect after the Kyoto Protocol expires at the end of 2012, and European regulators are negotiating the third phase of the European Union’s (EU) GHG Emission Trading System (ETS) to be voted on this fall. The U.S. EPA has moved forward with the first step of a process that could, in the absence of any federal legislation, result in regulating GHGs using existing Clean Air Act authority. Industry is monitoring all of these developments as it also tracks a patchwork of U.S. state and regional GHG reduction programs. Read more.
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Corporate Social Responsibility: Demand for Greater Disclosure Intensifies
Chemical Week
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the chemical industry is entering a new era as the pressure increases for all firms to make their greenhouse gas (GHG) emission data publicly available. Only half of the 30 largest chemical firms publicly report their carbon dioxide (CO2) emission data. Companies need to consider publicly reporting all GHG emissions, industry executives say. “As the public becomes jaded with how ‘green’ companies say they are, firms will have to move from hand waving in the form of public press releases and so forth, to the beginning of public accountability,” says Priscilla McLeroy of A.D. Little (ADL, Boston).
Consumers are also pushing for greater disclosure of information about the GHG impact of products according to a study by AccountAbility. Some 60% of survey respondents say that manufacturers should provide more product-based information relating to climate change. Read more.
Products derived from natural, nontoxic ingredients -- once seen as fringe -- are now mainstream
LA Times
In a fresh take on the pre-World War II slogan, "Better Living Through Chemistry," small chemical companies and giant corporations, including BASF and Rohm and Haas, are implementing the tenets of green chemistry, creating safer substances that won't seep into our bloodstream, endanger wildlife or pollute resources. The names are familiar: Wal-Mart, The Walt Disney Co., Ikea, Home Depot, Nalgene, Kaiser Permanente, Baxter HealthCare, Gerber, Clorox and Origins. With a little ingenuity, every substance in the world "can be reinvented and made safe," said John Warner, President of a new research company creating sustainable chemicals.
Read more.
Want to learn more? Dr. Warner will be presenting the keynote presentation at the annual CMS Conference this November in San Francisco. Take a look at the agenda.
California Considers Bills to give Regulators more Power over Chemicals
Sacramento Bee
Legislation proposed in California would bring fundamental changes to the state's approach to hazardous materials and for the first time would give regulators power to oversee chemicals in consumer products. The two-bill plan would be the basis of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's Green Chemistry Initiative, and an American Chemistry Council lobbyist said the ACC is "encouraged by it. ... This kind of format is much more preferred than what we're dealing with in the Legislature."
Michigan Establishes Green Chemistry Plan
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) on Sept. 15 released its strategy to promote research, development, and commercialization of innovative and practical technologies that prevent pollution through cleaner, cheaper, smarter chemistry. The strategy, described in the report "Advancing Green Chemistry: An Action Plan for Michigan Green Chemistry Research, Development and Education," identifies key steps for the success of green chemistry in Michigan. In October 2006, Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm issued Executive Directive No. 2007-6, "Promotion of Green Chemistry for Sustainable Economic Development and Protection of Public Health," that established state policy encouraging the use of safer, less toxic, or non-toxic chemical alternatives to hazardous substances and the research, development, and implementation of Green Chemistry in Michigan. Read more.
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Motors Corporation
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2008
Event Highlights
CMS Forum members and the Chemical Strategies Partnership speak at or participate in many conferences each year. A list recent and upcoming conferences of note include:
12th Annual CMS Workshop
November 12-14, 2008
San Francisco, CA
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Workshop in EPA's Sustainable Futures Hazard, Exposure and Risk Modeling
October 28-29
Charlottesville, NC
NAEM's 16th Annual EHS Management Forum
October 22-24
Memphis, TN
‘Your Chemical Future’ Conference and Exhibition
October 15
Huddersfield, UK
LogiChem 2008
September 22-25
Atlanta, GA
Campus Safety, Health, and Environmental Management Association (CSHEMA) 2008
July 26-30, 2008
Saint Louis, MO
REACH Symposium
June 26th
Troy, MI
The 12th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference
June 24-26, 2008
Washington, DC
CMS Training Program
May 20-22, 2008
Pontiac, MI
2008 Joint Services Environmental Management Training Conference & Exposition
May 5-8, 2008
Denver, CO
Training Workshop on EPA's Sustainable Futures™ Models and Methods
April 29 – May 1, 2008
Chicago, IL
Socially and Environmentally Responsible Supply Chains: A Source for Innovation Conference
April 22, 2008
Stanford, CA
Aviation Week: MRO 2008 Conference
April 15-17, 2008
Fort Lauderdale, FL
18th Annual Cleaner, Sustainable Industrial Materials & Processes (CSIMP) Workshop
March 17-20, 2008
San Diego, CA
Joint EFCOG/DOE Chemical Safety and Lifecycle Management Workshop
March 4-6, 2008
Washington, DC
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