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SHARING OUR EXPERTISE Through collaboration and partnership, we provide thought leadership and technical expertise to organizations aligned with our clients’ business and sustainability objectives. We set a 2020 target to increase our participation in key organizations working to address sustainability challenges. Examples of professional associations and organizations in which we are members and actively participate include the following: At various industry forums, e.g., the biannual Edison Electric Institute (EEI) Transmission, Distribution, Metering and Mutual Assistance Conference, we actively engage with clients on climate-related resiliency planning (e.g., microgrids, grid hardening) and severe weather response capabilities. We actively engage with EUISSCA (Electric Utility Industry Sustainability Supply Chain Alliance) as a supplier to our utility clients, collaborating on sustainability best practices. We provide speakers and thought leadership to organizations such as American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), and National Hydropower Association (NHA) to promote cost effective renewable energy for our clients in various market sectors. TRC is a member of the Sustainable Infrastructure Advisory Board at Harvard, providing case studies aligning our project work with the UN SDGs for Climate Action and Affordable/Clean Energy. We are members of the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) Sustainability Committee and hold Gold Level recognition from APTA for our sustainability program achievements since 2017. TRC holds Board membership on the California Energy Efficiency Plus Demand Management Council and is also a member of the Industry Partners Advisory Board, for the Center for the Built Environment (CBE) where we help CBE to focus on relevant and timely topics and are actively involved in CBE research activities. Additional industry associations and organizations in which TRC is actively engaged include: ■ Air and Waste Management Association ■ Battelle ■ American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers ■ Edison Electric Institute ■ American Gas Association ■ Energy Leadership Forum ■ American Public Power Association ■ Gas Processors Association/Gas Processors ■ American Railway Engineering and Maintenance Right of Way Association Suppliers Association ■ IEEE Technical Committees ■ American Society of Mechanical Engineers ■ Industry Council on the Environment ■ American Society of Civil Engineers ■ Interstate Natural Gas Association of ■ American Water Works Associations ■ ASIS International America Foundation ■ Institute of Transportation Engineers 43