Working together 

to boost performance
Sector Strategies Program

A cooperative working relationship among government,

trade groups, and other stakeholders to reduce 

pollution and ease the burden of regulation. 

• Insight. Listening and learning

• Innovation. New environmental solutions

• Results. A cleaner environment

Sectors

Agribusiness

Cement Manufacturing

Colleges & Universities

Construction

Forest Products 

Iron & Steel Manufacturing

Metalcasting

Metal Finishing 

Paint & Coatings 

Ports

Shipbuilding & Ship Repair

Specialty-Batch Chemical Manufacturing 
Sector Points-of-Contact 

EPA staff are Sector Points-of-Contact. We are a

resource for regulators and businesses. 

As sector experts, analysts, and advisors, we facilitate

government-industry communications and develop

strategies with our partners to: 

• Overcome barriers

to environmental

improvement

• Promote the use of

Environmental

Management

Systems

• Measure

performance

The Sector Strategies Program is 

Part of EPA’s National Center for

Environmental Innovation

NCEI provides a testing ground for innovative 

ideas that advance environmental protection. 

The Center assists EPA programs and regions 

in adopting innovative approaches that 

support improved performance.
Promote Use of

Environmental Management

Systems (EMS)

Partners design strategies to: 

• Evaluate EMS needs and capabilities of each sector

• Create the right EMS tools for each sector

• Achieve widespread EMS adoption throughout 

each sector

Sector associations provide leadership 

and direction.

A Systems Approach: Plan, Do, Check, Act

An EMS is a proven process to manage all the 

environmental aspects of your operations. You assess

your impacts, set improvement targets, carry out

plans to achieve them, and monitor results.

Agribusiness | Cement Manufacturing | Colleges & Universities
Overcome Barriers to 

Environmental Improvement

Partners find creative solutions to environmental 

problems by:

• Analyzing factors that affect environmental performance

in each sector

• Crafting options for innovative regulatory and 

policy change 

• Acting upon ideas that are most likely to solve 

significant problems

Better understanding brings smarter 

environmental protection.

| Construction | Forest Products | Iron & Steel Manufacturing |
Measure Performance

Partners track progress by:

• Selecting appropriate performance indicators for 

each sector

• Gathering information on trends, using existing data

where possible

• Analyzing and reporting on environmental gains and

burden reduction

Sector Strategies shows how partnerships can

produce results.

For More Information

Visit the Sector Strategies Program Web site at

www.epa.gov/sectors or call (202) 566-2992.

If you are in one of the participating sectors, contact

your trade or service association to get more 

information or become involved.

Metalcasting | Metal Finishing | Paint & Coatings | Ports | Shipbu
uilding & Ship Repair | Specialty-Batch Chemical Manufacturing

Our Association Partners

Agribusiness

National Food Processors Association

Cement Manufacturing

Portland Cement Association

Colleges & Universities

American Council on Education

Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers

Campus Consortium for Environmental Excellence

Campus Safety, Health and Environmental Management Association

Howard Hughes Medical Institute

National Association of College and Business Officers

Construction

Associated General Contractors of America

Forest Products

American Forest and Paper Association

Iron & Steel Manufacturing

American Iron and Steel Institute

Steel Manufacturers Association

Metalcasting

American Foundry Society

North American Die Casting Association

Metal Finishing

Surface Finishing Industry Council

American Electroplaters and Surface Finishers Society

National Association of Metal Finishers

Metal Finishing Suppliers Association

Paint and Coatings

National Paint and Coatings Association

Ports

American Association of Port Authorities

Shipbuilding and Ship Repair

American Shipbuilding Association

Shipbuilders Council of America

Specialty-Batch Chemical Manufacturing

Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association

The Sector Strategies Program welcomes 

participation by government agencies at all

levels and other interested stakeholder groups.
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