1. AIAG Overview

2. AIAG: At A Glance
Globally recognized trade association founded in 1982
Unique forum to collaborate on industry issues
Mitigate Risk
Manage Uncertainty
Drive pervasive access and utilization of the solutions developed by the industry, for the industry
Our strengths
2100 member companies & growing including 9 OEM’s
900+ Industry volunteers and 270 companies providing expertise
Over 60 active projects and committees
Subject matter experts on staff in Quality, Corporate Responsibility and Supply Chain Management
Senior executives ‘on loan’ from FCA, Ford, GM and Magna
AIAG is a trade association established 35 years ago and is unique forum where OEMs and Suppliers can meet to discuss issues affecting the automotive industry.
Through this collaboration, OEMs and Suppliers are able to mitigate risk, manage uncertainty, and arrive at solutions developed by the industry.
The strength of AIAG rests on the 2100 plus member companies as well as 9 OEMs.
There are over 900 volunteers at AIAG representing 270 companies providing input and support on over 60 active projects and committees.
AIAG is staffed by subject matter experts who are knowledgeable on Quality, Corporate Responsibility, and Supply Chain Management.
In addition, AIAG has senior executives on loan from companies such as Fiat-Chrysler, Ford, GM, and Magna.

3. AIAG: Scope of Activity
Corporate Responsibility
Global Chemical Management and Reporting
Supply Chain Sustainability
Environmental Sustainability
Greenhouse Gas Reporting
Water Benchmarking
Health & Safety
Conflict Minerals Reporting
Global Harmonized Systems
Quality
Management Systems (TS, VDA)
Auditor Training/Certification
Automotive- Quality Core Tools
Special Processes
Sub-Tier Supplier Management
Reliability
Warranty
Lean Product Development
Metrology
Security/Encryption/Integrity
Model Based Definition (MBD)
Supply Chain
Automatic Identification
Logistics (in-bound/out-bound)
Material and Production Control
Customs and Export Compliance
C-TPAT Reporting
Packaging & Container Management
Supply Chain Transparency
Data Network Connectivity
AIAG’s Scope of Activity falls into three primary areas:
Corporate Responsibility
Quality
and Supply Chain Management
Under Corporate Responsibility, the main emphasis is on chemical and environmental reporting and sustainability.
Under Quality, the emphasis is on management systems, reliability, warranty, and security.
And under Supply Chain Management, there is Logistics, Material and Production control, customs compliance and packaging management.
As you can see, there is a broad scope of activities that AIAG covers for the automotive industry.

4. Corporate Responsibility Org Chart
CR Steering Committee
Conflict Minerals
Work Group
Info Group
Subgroups
IPCMP User Group
Supply Chain Sustainability
Global OEM Alignment Activities
Environmental Sustainability Advisory
GHG Reporting
Global Chemical Management Advisory
Globally Harmonized System (GHS)
In-Country Training
Knowledge Assessment
Water Benchmarking
IMDS Subgroups
Health & Safety
eLearning
Social
Environmental
Other AIAG CR Initiatives
Future of CR Strategic
Professional Series
Governance & Ethics
Jan 2017

5. Chemical Management and Reporting Advisory Committee
Workgroup focus areas
Increasing Global Chemical Regulations
Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)
End of Life Vehicles (ELV)
TSCA-EPA, Chlorinated Paraffins, Prop 65 and Green Chemistry
Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS)
Global Automotive Declarable Substance List (GADSL)
International Material Data System (IMDS)
Subgroups of Chemical Management Advisory Committee
Recommendation & Documentation (Rec & Doc)
IMDS Recommendation 019
IMDS & Chemical Compliance Training
Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS)
Supplier Alliance (SUAL)
The area of focus today under AIAG is the Chemical Management and Reporting Advisory Committee.
This group meets every month to discuss updates on global chemical regulations such as REACH, ELV, RoHS, GADSL, and IMDS.
There are also sub-groups or sub-committees under the Chemical Management Advisory Committee
They are:
The Recommendation & Documentation sub-group also known as the “Rec & Doc” group
There is the IMDS Recommendation 019 group
The IMDS and Chemical Compliance training sub-group
The Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals
And finally, the Supplier Alliance.
Each of these sub-groups or sub-committees will be further discussed in some detail, starting with the Rec and Doc sub-committee

6. Chemical Management and Reporting Advisory Committee (Cont’d)
Recommendation & Documentation (REC & DOC)
US suppliers provide input into best practices for using the IMDS system
Group evaluates how changes in legislation affect the IMDS system and the underlying documents - especially the Recommendations
Where most of the technical input is gathered, including model office testing
IMDS Recommendation 019 (REC019)
Subgroup is focused solely on Recommendation 019, which is how to report electronic assemblies within IMDS to the OEMs and additional rules for reporting electronics components
In the Recommendation and Documentation subcommittee or Rec & Doc sub-group, the U.S. suppliers provide input into the best practices for using IMDS.
The group also evaluates how changes in legislation will impact IMDS and the underlying support documents like the IMDS Recommendations especially, IDMS Recommendation 001.
This group collects suggested changes to IMDS Recommendation 001 or other IMDS Recommendation that the supply-base would like to make and presents them to the IMDS Steering Committee. This group will also perform some of the testing in IMDS Model Office in advance of changes to the production version of IMDS.
Another sub-committee is IMDS Recommendation 019.
This group focuses specifically on IMDS Recommendation 019 and the reporting of electronic assemblies within IMDS.

7. Chemical Management and Reporting Advisory Committee (Cont’d)
IMDS & Chemical Compliance Training
Provide beneficial training based on the needs of the industry.
Possible trainings include:
REACH 101
Basic IMDS Training
Reviewing Recommendations in IMDS
IMDS & Product Chemical Compliance Conference
October 12-13, Suburban Showplace, Novi, Michigan
EU Expert Presentation on Legislation and IMDS Updates Needed!
Another subcommittee or subgroup at AIAG is the IMDS & Chemical Compliance Training
This group meets and discusses how to provide training when there is a need to put together training based on an expressed need coming into AIAG.
Training could include topics such as REACH, basic IMDS training, and even on IMDS Recommendations.
This training will be offered at the annual IMDS & Product Chemical Compliance Conference on Oct 12 & 13in Novi Michigan.

8. Chemical Management and Reporting Advisory Committee (Cont’d)
Supplier Alliance (SUAL)
Cooperation (investigation, input, position) on product-related environmental issues like substance restrictions, law revision, and material data reporting issues
Information and experience exchange on regional activities and issues in JP, US, CN and the EU
Currently under reorganization
The Supplier Alliance is an open forum of global supplier companies that are associated with external organizations like AIAG, CLEPA, and JAPIA who investigate, provide input and provide a position on product related environmental issues like substance restrictions, law revision, and material data reporting issues.
The Supplier Alliance also provides input to revisions of IMDS Recommendations (like IMDS Recommendation 001) and attends the IMDS Steering Committee meetings to present supplier positions on issues of concern to the suppliers.
The Supplier Alliance meets via conference call and an annual face to face meeting provide information and discussion on regional activities and issues in Japan, the United States, China, and the European Union.
Some of the deliverables of the Supplier Alliance are:
The CAMDS (China Automotive Material Data System) Terms of Use.
The modifications to this document were a direct result of discussions among the suppliers within the Supplier Alliance and their respective supporting organizations.
The next set of deliverables are IMDS Recommendations 5, 7, 11, 12, and 23 which are being / have been revised.
Feedback will be needed by AIAG, CLPEA and JAPIA members for any additional modifications.

9. Wrap up
We look forward to further collaborations with customers and other supplier organizations
Thank you for inviting me here to speak today!

10. Environmental Sustainability
THANK YOU!!!
Lecedra Welch
Program Manager,
Environmental Sustainability
AIAG
In closing, I would like to thank Lecedra Welch, AIAG, CLEPA, and JAPIA for making this presentation possible.
Thank you…
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