Governance

Get to know our management team and members

The Accelerate is coordinated by the EcoVadis Sector Initiative team and a dedicated EcoVadis Program Manager.

Steering Committee

The Steering Committee is the Accelerate highest decision-making body. It comprises Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) representatives from each Accelerate member company. Every member assigned a program referent to Accelerate. The members meet monthly or quarterly, depending on the projects in progress.

Adrian Khouri
Executive Director, Corporate ESG, Tenneco
Wallas Wiggins
Vice President, Global Supply Management & Logistics, John Deere
Jeff Morrison
Vice President Global Purchasing and Supply Chain, General Motors
Maxime Picat
Chief Global Purchasing & Supply Chain Officer, Stellantis

Coordination office

Annette Quincy
Sector Initiative Director at Ecovadis
Laura Gondelmann
Sector Initiatives Program Manager at Ecovadis

Members

The Accelerate Initiative currently associates 4 members.

CO-FOUNDER CO-FOUNDER CO-FOUNDER CO-FOUNDER

Prospective members shall

  • Industry fit with the members of the Sector Initiative
  • Have a sustainable procurement vision and a first set of associated time-bound goals
  • Sign an EcoVadis ratings subscription and the Sector Initiative membership addendum
For more details, see the documents below:
Detailed membership requirements Anti-Trust Statement

Application process

  1. Interview with EcoVadis Sector Initiative Program Manager
  2. Conduct the EcoVadis Sustainable Procurement Maturity Assessment
  3. CPO/CSO Interview with the EcoVadis Sector Initiative Director
  4. CPO/CSO presentation to the Initiative Members
  5. Potential objections from existing members will be vetted by the EcoVadis senior management team and must be evidence based

Become a member

Accelerate Initiative membership is open to mobility & vehicle companies that are committed to sustainability and fulfill the Accelerate membership requirements. As part of the application process, each applicant must present their case to the Accelerate Steering Committee. There are two application slots per year.

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