Industrial Company Membership

Industrial company membership is open to small, mid cap and large companies -- in all industrial sectors -- based in the US, Europe and other locations worldwide. Participation as a Member Company of the Group affords a broad range of benefits, including: continuous communications via email and web; extensive database resources; opportunities for dialogue and practice exchange with other companies and a wide set of experts and entities relative to natural resource damage and restoration ("remediation" in Europe) matters. Member Companies have included companies like U.S. Steel; Chevron; National Grid; GM; Boeing; Rio Tinto; Dupont; ENI, S.p.A.; GE; ExxonMobil; and many others.

Benefits of Participation

Companies participating in the Group (many continuously since the Group’s founding in 1988) view membership to be well-worth the modest investment. They find that membership provides an easy and efficient way to access “quick intelligence” and stay on top of natural resource and environmental damage liability, assessment, restoration, policy and practice issues -- whether or not a company has active sites or cases. Member Companies with active cases are better able to deal with site-specific matters as they arise. Member Companies with no active cases are often able to avert or ameliorate the effects of claims. There is a strong camaraderie among Group members because of the singularity of objective and focus. Further, Group participation allows companies to increase efficiency in corporate operation, as well as devise general strategy formulations and site-specific situations.

Industrial Company participation also provides unique opportunities to dialogue and practice exchange with key government decision makers on natural resource damage and environmental liability issues in the US, EU and elsewhere. While involvement in Group meetings, conference calls and projects is encouraged, Group activities are organized so as to conserve company and professional staff time. Further, much of the Group’s business is undertaken via e-mail and conference calls and remote participation in meetings is frequently available.

Overview of Services

Industrial Company Members receive the following:

• Website Access - Access to the Group’s password-protected Industrial Company websites, which provides detailed information and resource materials related to the US natural resource damage assessment and restoration programs (federal and state) and the EU Environmental Liability Directive (ELD) programmes (EU-wide and Member State-specific), archives of Group reports, developing work products, meeting materials and much more.
• Alerts – Breaking news developments related to natural resource damage restoration, assessment and liability issues in the US, Europe and other locations.
• Communications - Ongoing communications associated with the wide spectrum of Group-internal and Group-external developments and emerging practice issues, including numerous Group-sponsored projects and activities underway and planned.
• Reports – Includes quarterly reports that archive key developments and updates related to cases, sites, judicial, legislative, policy and regulatory developments, state and regional activities, key meetings and documents.
• Work Products – Access to developing and final work products associated with Group activities, committees and discussion groups.
• Participation - Participation in Group meetings, conference calls, web casts, videoconferences and practice exchanges (both within industry and with other stakeholders including government), as well as Group committees, discussion groups and working groups.
• Database Access - Access to the Group’s extensive database of cases and sites and allied information, including documents, experts, government contact information and program summaries and much more. The database permits standard, as well as customized, reports.
• Meetings - Participation in some Group-sponsored external meetings at no additional cost.

Membership Options/Fees

We will be glad to provide you with further information upon receipt of an initial Form indicating your interest. If you wish to participate as an Industrial Member Company, click here. Also, as desired, we can provide temporary access codes to the Group’s password-protected Guest Companies website developed for prospective Group industrial company members of the Group.