Fibre Box Association Committees

A significant portion of the Association's work is focused on identifying, understanding and addressing key issues that impact the corrugated industry. To do this, FBA works with member company representatives in a committee structure. Participation on an FBA committee gives you a voice in issues facing the corrugated industry and your business, today and into the future.

The committees are powered by active member company representatives who are willing to volunteer their time, knowledge, expertise and sometimes resources to continuously identify, understand, prioritize and address important issues. Most committees meet one-to-two times a year in person with virtual options for participation.

Standing Committees
 

• Board of Directors: Provides policy level direction for managing the Association. The Executive Committee acts for the board in between meetings. Directors are elected by the membership.
  
  
• Cybersecurity: The committee shares up-to-date technology and information available to help protect corrugated industry companies against cybersecurity attacks. The committee focuses on issues best addressed by the whole industry, rather than individual cmpanies.

• Data Services: FBA compiles the most complete and useful statistical information available anywhere in the corrugated industry including: U.S. corrugated industry shipments, economic data, labor information, benchmarking data, productivity and waste statistics and injury and illness statistics. The committee continually evaluates report offerings in an effort to enhance each report and to help member companies remain competitive.
  
  
• Environmental: The corrugated industry adheres to environmentally-sound practices and complies with all applicable Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations. FBA, through the efforts of the Environmental Committee, works with the EPA on proposed regulations and assists member companies in interpreting how best to comply with existing regulations.
  
  
• Legal Advisory: Reviews FBA's legal practices and works with the association’s legal counsel and leadership to maintain appropriate legal management of the association.
  
  
• Marketing: Provides guidance on association messaging and general product/industry communications. Responsible for articulating and communicating the sustainability of the corrugated packaging industry and its products ensuring a consistent message is delivered to all audiences. Provides input on industry-focused communications to promote corrugated as the packaging material of choice.

• Nominating: Annually develops a slate of officers and directors to recommend to the Board of Directors and general membership. Consists of past FBA officers presently serving on the FBA Board.

• Safety and Health: The FBA Safety and Health Committee brings together members from a variety of companies for an information sharing forum on best practices in the areas of safety and health. This committee allows participants to get expert opinions about issues in their facilities, in areas such as OHSA compliance and plant safety.
  
  
• Technical: The largest and most active of all FBA's committees, the technical committee reviews technical developments in the production, shipment and usage of corrugated products. Develops appropriate FBA positions and activities, including numerous technical guidance publications.

Ad Hoc Committees
From time to time Fibre Box Association may create ad hoc committees to address an issue for a short-period of time.

For more information on how you can get involved, contact FBA at (847) 364-9600.

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