Environment and Sustainability

Businesses are invested in America’s communities, and a clean, healthy environment is critical for quality of life and economic strength in every community. Companies across industries have undertaken sustainability initiatives to improve their operations and reduce their environmental footprint, utilizing new technology and seeking efficiency.
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The annual UN Climate Conference provided the Chamber another opportunity to highlight private-sector leadership. See what you missed:
This letter was sent to the United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on Plastic Pollution ahead of the culminating negotiating session INC-5 in Busan, South Korea. The letter details recommendations for finalizing an ambitious, consensus agreement that maximizes the number of countries able to join.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has collaborated with member companies & trade associations from several sectors on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) to build consensus across the business community. Check them out here:
This Hill letter was sent to the Members of the United States Senate supporting S.4638, the "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025".
This Key Vote Alert! letter was sent to the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives, supporting H.R. 8446, the “Critical Mineral Consistency Act of 2024.”
Christopher Guith made the following statement on the Biden Administration’s final methane tax announced today.
The annual UN Climate Conference provides the Chamber another opportunity to highlight private-sector leadership.
Without essential chemistries, the growth of the clean hydrogen economy & clean energy transition would stall.
This letter was sent to the U.S. State Department and the Council on Environmental Quality highlighting that the proposed global plastics pollution agreement should focus on eliminating plastics in the environment and accelerating circularity, not limiting plastic production.