75 years of excellence 16 June 2011 – Washington DC 16 th Trilateral Working Group Meetings Agenda Item #12 Battery Summit 16 th Trilateral Working Group Meeting 16 June 2011 Marc Boolish / Khush Marolia
75 years of excellence 16 June 2011 – Washington DC 16 th Trilateral Working Group Meetings Topics Background of work Objective Strategy of work Attendees Outcomes and recommendations Going forward Timing Location 2
75 years of excellence 16 June 2011 – Washington DC 16 th Trilateral Working Group Meetings Background Industry Agreement Final LCA To sponsor summit Six tenets to guide work Governance of effort Executive Board Project Council Project Team 3
75 years of excellence 16 June 2011 – Washington DC 16 th Trilateral Working Group Meetings Objective Establish a vision for primary battery collection based on six tenets: Net environmental benefits Industry or multi-industry led program Shared responsibility Non-fragmented programs Phased implementation to test/learn and modify Non-legislated collection program 4
75 years of excellence 16 June 2011 – Washington DC 16 th Trilateral Working Group Meetings Strategy Take ownership Lead and Shape Engage with non-industry stakeholders for optimum outcomes Conduct trials to optimize sustainability Social Environmental Economic Roll-out national program starting
75 years of excellence 16 June 2011 – Washington DC 16 th Trilateral Working Group Meetings Summit Details Date: 5-6 April 2011 Location: Dallas, Texas Attendees: 75 representing numerous categories 12 External Experts / Consultants 11 Manufacturers 10 Recyclers 9 Municipal Officials 7 Retailers 7 Industry Associations 5 NGOs 5 Waste Haulers 3 Device Makers 2 Academics 2 Federal Officials 2 State Officials 6
75 years of excellence 16 June 2011 – Washington DC 16 th Trilateral Working Group Meetings Appreciative Inquiry 7 Strengths Greatest opportunities Aspirations and hopes for the future Build a shared plan of action for the future A collaborative exploration Identify and understand (the group’s) 7
75 years of excellence 16 June 2011 – Washington DC 16 th Trilateral Working Group Meetings Summit Task National system based on the input of all stakeholders Environmentally and economically sustainable Common Themes Consumers are key (convenience) Industry-led and market-driven Multi-stakeholder collaboration Sustainable (triple bottom line) 8
75 years of excellence 16 June 2011 – Washington DC 16 th Trilateral Working Group Meetings Key Takeaways from Summit Appreciation of participants Unique strengths Knowledge Willingness to engage in an open and frank discussion Complexity / No silver bullet The summit is just the beginning Agreements Ongoing communication Collaboration and transparency between industry and stakeholders Expertise 9
75 years of excellence 16 June 2011 – Washington DC 16 th Trilateral Working Group Meetings Key Success Factors - Council to Board Take action quickly to create/maintain momentum Maintain open and transparent communications Spread the word Resist the urge to circle wagons Ensure transparent and fair decision-making Get goal-specific - metrics, targets, tracking Resource effort; don't cut corners Engage other key stakeholders 10
75 years of excellence 16 June 2011 – Washington DC 16 th Trilateral Working Group Meetings Going Forward 11 Development / Agreement Work Management Timeline Foundation program development Collection, measurement and analysis of data Use of data to inform for the national solution
75 years of excellence 16 June 2011 – Washington DC 16 th Trilateral Working Group Meetings Thank you for your time Marc Boolish Energizer Battery Manufacturing, Inc