GM`s PICOS initiative on resource conservation and pollution prevention: Greening the supply chain

Conference · Wed Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1997

OSTI ID:577063

Pritchett, T ^[1]

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1. General Motors Corp., Detroit, MI (United States)

This paper is comprised of reprints of several related articles from business publications. The first article, on supply-side economics, describes efforts by General Motors to cut costs by encouraging suppliers to reduce the environmental impacts of their products. The PICOS{trademark} program of General Motors helps industrial identify and implement energy efficiency and pollution prevention projects that lower operating costs while reducing emissions linked to global climate change. The second article also describes the program, focusing on aspects of global competition.

• Research Organization: International Climate Change Partnership, Arlington, VA (United States)
• OSTI ID: 577063
• Report Number(s): CONF-970687-PROC.; ON: DE98003129; TRN: 98:001159-0019
• Resource Relation: Conference: International climate change conference and technologies exhibition, Baltimore, MD (United States), 12-13 Jun 1997; Other Information: PBD: [1997]; Related Information: Is Part Of Incorporating climate change into corporate business strategies. Conference proceedings; PB: 195 p.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
POLLUTION ABATEMENT
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT