Join Mighty Earth and the University of Michigan Sierra Club Chapter on November 7th from 6:30-8:30 PM @340 West Hall at a panel to explore General Motors' material supply chain and its negative effects on communities and the environment in Michigan and across the globe. The transition to electric vehicles (EVs) represents a huge opportunity to cut tailpipe emissions and address high-carbon materials used to build cars like steel and aluminum which represent 10% of annual greenhouse gases (GHGs). Speakers will explore the local and international impacts of GM’s material supply chain and provide insight from frontline communities living with the economic, health, and environmental impacts of the automaker’s material supply chain.

Why?
GM is a global leader in the automobile industry and thus uniquely positioned to set the industry standard for supply chain decarbonization and respect for human rights and the environment. In 2021 GM launched its campaign, ‘Everybody In’, to document the company’s transition to EVs and carbon neutrality by 2040. However, since announcing these lofty targets, GM has taken little action to meet these goals. Further, GM has named Cleveland Cliffs its “supplier of the year” for six consecutive years, despite that Cleveland Cliffs have been linked to polluting the Dearborn, Michigan community causing many health concerns among its inhabitants, and recently agreed to pay $3 million in fines for dumpingarsenic and cyanide into Lake Michigan.

BEVERAGES AND SNACKS will be served at 6:30PM and the panel will begin at 7PM.