PEP Member News | November 2021
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Happy Thanksgiving, PEP members! We are thankful for you and all of our members! This month we have several examples of member companies’ innovation and environmental stewardship – so check it out. Please do not miss our free seminar on December 2nd – Company Sustainability: Global Goals, Local Action! More details are below and on the PEP website.

We hope to see you in person at our Reverse Trade Show, Education Seminar and the Annual/Meeting/Awards/Mayor luncheon.

I hope that you and your family have a safe and Happy Thanksgiving.

As always, thank you for your support!
Jennifer Denson, Executive Director
ANNOUNCEMENTS
PEP established a Recycling Task Force this summer to help industry address recent limited or suspended recycling services. Under the leadership of Gene Rader, Mitsubishi Polysilicon, and Steve Stewart, SCS Engineers, the task force shared and collected information to create a Recycling Resource list. If your company is interested in learning more, or you offer a service that should be on this spreadsheet, please email Jennifer at jdenson@pepmobile.org.

We are looking for a few good men and women to join the PEP Membership Committee, which plans and executes PEP’s membership development and retention strategies.
 
We have an excellent committee, led by PEP Board members Hayden Olds, Olds Filtration and Ritchie Hurt, Thompson Engineering. But, we can never have too many good ideas and helping hands. The committee meets several times a year to develop and carry out activities to recruit and retain members and provide ideas and feedback on how to enhance the PEP membership experience.
 
If you are interested in serving, please email Jennifer at jdenson@pepmobile.org.
2021 PEP ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AWARDS

In September, we announced our award recipients and through December, we will be highlighting all of the projects. You can read more about each company and the individual projects at this link: 2021 Environmental Stewardship Awards.
2022 PEP SCHOLARSHIP

If you or your children are attending college or graduate school, be sure to consider the PEP scholarship program! This scholarship is designated for local employees of PEP member companies and dependents. The application for the 2022 PEP Scholarship is open from December 1, 2021 through March 18, 2022. More information can be found at this link.
MEMBER NEWS
Growing the Gulf Coast: Evonik rebuilds bird habitats
The fourth installment of WKRG's new series features PEP Member Evonik and focuses on the opportunity their employees took to enhance their existing wildlife habitats during the pandemic.
Growing the Gulf Coast: Aker Solutions aims to decrease carbon footprint 50% by 2030
The fifth installment of WKRG's new series features PEP Member, Aker Solutions, which highlights the company's Lean Initiative in which Aker significantly reduced energy consumption through several initiatives.
PEP EVENTS
Join us at the PEP Reverse Trade Show at Fort Whiting on December 2, 2021. We are returning to an in-person format for our popular industrial reverse trade show. VIP tickets are on sale now to PEP Members only.

SCHEDULE:
9 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. (FREE) PEP Educational Seminar

12 p.m. - 1 p.m. VIP Admission (limited number of attendees to visit with exhibitors)

1 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. General Admission
The event is FREE and open to the public, but registration is required. Register by contacting staff@pepmobile.org.
Join us on Thursday, December 9th at the Mobile Marriott for PEP’s 21st Annual Meeting & Awards presentation featuring keynote speaker Mayor Sandy Stimpson! Registration is 11 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., meeting will begin at 11:30 a.m. and conclude at 1 p.m. Individual tickets and Corporate Sponsor tables are on sale now.
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!
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