05.29.12
The Procter & Gamble Company tapped former EPA Assistant Administrator Steve Owens as its newest member of the US Sustainability Expert Advisory Panel (SEAP).
Owens, who joined his first SEAP meeting earlier this month in Cincinnati, brings a strong background in environmental, safety and health issues to the panel, according to the company. The panel’s mission is to provide external perspective into US. P&G environmental sustainability practices by evaluating specific initiatives, collaborating with P&G brand representatives and exploring opportunities to facilitate communications with customers, consumers and key stakeholder groups.
Owens, who joined his first SEAP meeting earlier this month in Cincinnati, brings a strong background in environmental, safety and health issues to the panel, according to the company. The panel’s mission is to provide external perspective into US. P&G environmental sustainability practices by evaluating specific initiatives, collaborating with P&G brand representatives and exploring opportunities to facilitate communications with customers, consumers and key stakeholder groups.
Owens served as the EPA Assistant Administrator in charge of its Office of Chemical Safety & Pollution Prevention from 2009 until November 30, 2011, where he was responsible for managing US regulatory and scientific programs under several statutes, including the Toxic Substances Control Act and the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. As Assistant Administrator, he was also responsible for many of U.S. EPA’s collaborative pollution prevention programs and the implementation of the federal Pollution Prevention Act. Owens is currently in private law practice with the Squire Sanders law firm.