External Memberships and Non-Government Organization

Partnerships

GEMI October 2002Benchmarking Survey

Laura Bradford & George NagleBristol-Myers Squibb Company

External Memberships - Top 10 Business Organizations

Business Organization# of

MembersGEMI 29National Safety Council 18Organization Resources Counselors (ORC) - Domestic Health & Safety Group 17The Conference Board (CB) - Chief EH&S Officers Council 16EHS Management Roundtable 13World Environment Center 10World Business Council for Sustainable Development 7U.S. Council for International Business (USCIB) - Environment Committee 7U.S. Chamber of Commerce - Environment & Energy Committee 7Voluntary Protection Program Participants' Association (OS&H) 6

External Memberships - Top Business Organizations

Business OrganizationAverage

Value-AddAmerican Chemistry Council - Responsible Care 4.5World Business Council for Sustainable Development 4.1Voluntary Protection Program Participants' Association (OS&H) 3.8GEMI 3.7Corporate Environment Enforcement Council 3.4U.S. Climate Partnership Association 3.3Business for Social Responsibility - Clean Cargo & Green Freight WorkingGroup

3.3

Organization Resources Counselors (ORC) - Int'l Health & Safety Group 3.2U.S. Chamber of Commerce - Environment & Energy Committee 3.1U.S. Council for International Business (USCIB) - Environment Committee 3.0Manufacturers Alliance - Environment Management Council 3.0The Conference Board (CB) - European Council on Managing theEnvironment

3.0

National Environmental Development Association (NEDA) 3.0The Business Roundtable 3.0Pew's Business Environmental Leaders Council 3.0

External Memberships - Top 10 EHS Interest Groups

EHS Interest Groups# of

MembersThe Nature Conservancy 15Resources for the Future 10Wildlife Habitat Council 10World Resources Institute 7The Conservation Fund 7National Wildlife Federation 4World Wildlife Federation 3Corporate Wetlands Restoration Partnership 1Environmental Alliance for Environmental Innovation 1Rainforest Alliance 1

External Memberships - Top EHS Interest Groups

EHS Interest GroupsAverage ofValue-Add

World Resources Institute 3.7The Nature Conservancy 3.4Wildlife Habitat Council 3.0National Wildlife Federation 3.0World Wildlife Federation 3.0The Conservation Fund 2.6Resources for the Future 2.3

External Memberships - Top 10 Trade Associations

Trade Associations # of MembersPharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers Association(PhRMA) - EHS Leadership Committee

7

PhRMA - Occupational Health & Safety Work Group 7American Chemistry Council 4Chlorine Chemistry Council (CCC) - SustainableDevelopment Task Group

2

PhRMA - International Issues Work Group 2PhRMA - Environment Task Force 2PhRMA - Water Work Group 2PhRMA - Air Work Group 2Chlorine Institute 1Copper Development Association 1

External Memberships - Top Trade Associations

Trade AssociationsAverage

Value-AddChlorine Chemistry Council (CCC) – Sustainable Development Task Group 4.5Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers Association (PhRMA) – InternationalIssues Work Group

4.5

PhRMA – Environment Task Force 4.5PhRMA – Water Work Group 4.0PhRMA - Air Work Group 4.0American Chemistry Council 3.8PhRMA – EHS Leadership Committee 3.6PhRMA – Occupational Health & Safety Work Group 2.9

The average GEMI member EHS group belongs to 11 sustainability organizations, EHS interest groups

and/or trade associations.

What are the most important considerations in determining which organizations you belong

to or partner with?

50%

19%

14%

17%

Value for ResourcesBalanced ViewpointCredibilityPersonal Experience

Value for Resources

• Networking• Best Practices• Knowledge• Share Knowledge• Public Policy Development• Regulatory Impact• Marquee Value

Type of Value Provided

How do you leverage the information you get from your involvement?

72%

25%

3%

InternalCommunicationsExternalCommunicationsDon't Do

Ways To Leverage Information

Internal Communications• Staff Meetings• Emerging Issue Groups• E-mail• Share with Teams/Project

Head• Newsletters

External Communications• Conferences• Sustainability or Annual

Report• Local Print Media• Web site• Advocacy• Newsletters

Are your company EHS/sustainability memberships funded through a single

budget/individual?

Yes40%

No60%

If not, are they coordinated?

Yes65%

No35%

Overall, 79% of GEMI companies responding coordinate memberships in some way.

What is your estimate (+/- 20%) for your annual membership dues and fees for these types of EHS

organizations?

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Don't Know

Not Disclosed

Less than $50,000

$50,000 - $100,000

$100,000 - 500,000

$500,000 - $1 MM

# of Responses

Average: $218,000/year

What is your estimate (+/- 20%) of your company’s fulltime equivalent internal man-days invested in

participating in these EHS organizations?

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

Don't Know

0 to 10

11 to 100

More than 100

# of

Man

-day

s

# of Responses

Average: 58 man days

Predict the degree of your company’s participation and investment in membership in these types of organizations three years from

now.

0%17%

57%

18%

8% Significantly LessParticipationLess Participation

Same Participation

More Participation

Significantly MoreParticipation

83% - The same or more

At the corporate level, are you currently partnering with NGOs on specific EHS

projects/programs?

Yes43%

No57%

If Yes, please list each project:

*Each is addressed independently.

Name of NGO Nature of ProjectYear

ProjectStarted

Est.Aggregate

Cost

Degreeof

SupportDo ItAgain

Corporate WetlandsRestoration Partnership

Wetlands Restoration 1999 Not Available 5 5

Wildlife Habitat Council Developing wildlife habitatprojects at several companybusiness units

2001 ~ $50,000 4 5

SustainAbility's EngagingStakeholders Program

Review of ESH Annual Report 2002 $ 12,000 4 5

National Fish & WildlifeFoundation

Conservation 2002 $300,000 4 5

Environmental Defense Hybrid Delivery Vehicle 2000 Not Available 3 5WRI Climate Change 2002 1 5Benedictine Sisters Sustainability Report 2002 Not Available 1 5United Methodist Church Sustainability Report 2002 Not Available 1 5Not Listed Not Listed Not Available 1 5The Nature Conservancy Expand & Develop Nature

Preserve2001 $5.1 M 5 4

The Nature Conservancy Biodiversity Study of PuertoRico

2001 $ 100,000 5 4

Environmental Alliance forEnvironmental Innovation

Implement Product Life CycleSoftware

1999 $ 40,000 3 4

WRI Annual Report Review Not Available 1 4UNICEF Family Health & Development 1999 Not Available 1 3Multiple groups* Multiple Projects* Not Available 1 3Not Listed Not Listed Not Available 1 2Not Listed Not Listed Not Available 1 1

What do you feel are the most significant benefits of business/NGO partnerships?

50%

25%

25%

EnhancedCommunication/TrustAccess to EHSIssues/TrendsImproved ProjectOutcome

What do you feel are the main drawbacks of business/NGO collaborations?

44%

26%

13%

17%Different Agendas

ResourceRequirementsSchedule Delays

Difficulty GettingUseful Knowledge

What do you feel is the biggest barrier to business forming collaborations with NGOs

to work on EHS projects?

33%

24%

16%

16%

11%

Differing AgendasTime/ResourcesLack of TrustRisk of Public FailureLoss of Project Control

Do you envision your company actively engaged in a business/NGO collaboration in

three years from now?

Yes80%

No20%

Does your company have a specific practice that you feel is important to maximizing the business value of your activities in outside organizations and/or with

business/NGO partnerships?

26%

32%

21%

21%

Value vs. ResourcesCommunicate ResultsBackground of NGOProject Focus

Other comments regarding this topic?

• I would be interested in ways companies measure value received. I am looking forward to examples of positive partnerships. Although we have no current corporate partnering with NGOs, we have in the past collaborated with an NGO to set up and maintain some wetland areas which was very positive for both groups.

• Is there a greater role for GEMI to play in fostering relationships with NGOs?

• It appears that there is a real opportunity to both “right size” the number of memberships and better formalize a system for sharing EHS information from memberships within my company.

• Pressure will continue to increase to minimize participation in outside organizations.

Bonus Question! Interested volunteers to help with

benchmarking surveys.

• David Seep (BNSF Railway)• Carol Cala (Eastman Kodak)• Elsie Rivera Palabrica (Abbott)• We should keep it at 1.

Thank You!