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IBR Environmental Resource Committee

IBR Environmental Resource Committee Leadership team

  • Chairperson
    Laura Burnett
    Mitsubishi Chemical America, Inc.
    Phone: (713)412-5568
    Email: laura.burnett@mcgc.com
  • Vice Chairperson
    Rebecca Rhoden
    Kuraray America Inc.
    Phone: (832)915-9899
    Email: Rebecca.rhoden@kuraray.com
  • Associate Chair
    Cydney Schwarzlose
    BGE Inc.
    Phone: (512)262-8766
    Email: cschwarzlose@bgeinc.com
  • First Officer
    Liliana Sarpong
    Occidental Petroleum (OXY)
    Phone: (281)884-4507
    Email: Liliana_sarpong@oxy.com
  • Associate Vice Chair
    Brent Niehus
    Cima Services LP
    Phone: (713)946-5053
    Email: bniehus@cimaserviceslp.com

Mission Statement

This committee is a source for owners and contractors to share experience and expertise to continuously improve environmental performance, comply with regulatory requirements, promote sustainability practices, and protect our communities and natural resources.

Objectives

  1. Coordinate and support activities and programs to improve member/contractor and owner organizations' employee engagement around environmental and sustainable practices at their workplace.
  2. Actively participate in alliances with EPA, TCEQ, and other governmental regulatory agencies to promote sustained environmental performance to protect human health and the environment.
  3. Provide a forum for owners and contractors to share methods and best practices that promote sustainable practices and ensure excellence in environmental performance throughout our worksites and companies.
  4. To provide a discussion/learning forum to share "Lessons Learned" and best practices to foster continual improvement in environmental performance.
  5. Sponsor and facilitate IBR Environmental Excellence Award Program to recognize exemplary environmental performance.

Meetings

The Environmental Resource Committee meets at 2:00 p.m. on the third Wednesday at the IBR office.


Presentations

Environmental Resource Committee 8.21.2024

Texas Extreme Weather and Climate Trends Presentaton 4.17.2024

ASVS-SB 900 - Meeting Presentation 1.17.2024


Meeting Recordings

Environmental Resource Committee 8.21.2024
Passcode: c1$F%xje

Texas Extreme Weather and Climate 4.17.2024
Passcode: Y2Pk^P%9

Environmental Resource Committee 1.17.2024
Passcode: +66aXQf5


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