CHARTER:
INDEPENDENT ADVISORY PANEL ON CHEMICAL SECURITY
Purpose
As part of its commitment to leadership and continuous improvement in the area of chemical security and sustainability, The Dow Chemical Company has setup an Independent Advisory Panel (IAP) as a collaborative effort to help understand the roles of Industry, government and the public in a challenging security environment. This includes the appropriate response criteria for the Industry, expectations for continuous improvement in chemical security and the recommended role of Dow as an Industry leader.
The purpose of this independent advisory entity is to:
- Offer an outside-in, multi-disciplinary perspective on the Industry’s approach to global security;
- Evaluate Industry’s current security initiatives against best practices;
- Identify and frame geopolitical trends and other global developments that affect the Industry’s security concerns and strategies;
- Identify additional considerations to enhance security efforts, including government partnerships, public policy advocacy, and emerging best practices; and
- Identify areas in which an Industry leader can be a catalyst for the Industry to bring security approaches or practices to government, industry, and other key security stakeholders.
The scope of the IAP is “security” as defined as “protection against deliberate bad acts,” such as sabotage or terrorism, to help protect communities and limit the impact on Dow’s ability to conduct business. This includes all aspects of security, including site security, information and cybersecurity, and supply chain and logistics security.
Of primary concern will be measures taken to address such security incidents, but secondarily the IAP will also address emergency response and community involvement regarding preparedness plans. The scope does not include accidental releases, spills or other such incidents, or areas such as environmental concerns.
Structure & Membership
Dow’s representatives on the IAP will be David Kepler, Senior Vice President Shared Services and Environment, Health & Safety; and Gary Veurink, Corporate Vice President, Manufacturing & Engineering, and both co-chair of Dow’s Environment, Health & Safety Management Board and are members of the Office of the Chief Executive.
Non-Dow IAP members have been selected for their recognized leadership and expertise in disciplines such as:
- Chemical security
- Terrorism and counterterrorism
- Site or physical security
- Supply chain and transportation security
- Information security
- Process safety
- Emergency response/preparedness
- Crisis management and communication
The creation of the IAP and the names of its members will be publicly disclosed to ensure transparency. Content of panel discussions and information generated out of panel sessions will contain critical Infrastructure Information, sensitive security information and proprietary and confidential information and will be subject to confidentiality agreements and protected under federal information protection laws as appropriate. Members, however, are in no way prohibited from publicly acknowledging their involvement in the IAP or discussing other information that poses no breach of security or proprietary information.
Members will receive a one-time honorarium for their voluntary efforts and agreement to participate in the IAP. The honorarium does not entail any obligation to participate nor does it constitute payment for services, meeting attendance, preparation of materials, any commitment of time or any other compensated function. (Procedures are in place for charitable donation of the honorarium if a member wishes to do so.) Travel costs and other out-of-pocket expenses will be reimbursed.
Meetings and Output
IAP members will be asked to attend three meetings during the calendar year, each meeting to be either one or two days in length.
The primary output will be a final session of considerations presented by members during the concluding meeting. Additional output may be determined by Dow in consultation with IAP members, e.g., sharing information with selected government or possible public disclosure of the best thinking resulting from the panel’s effort that does not compromise proprietary information or national security.
