USGBC-Maine Chapter Antitrust Compliance Statement

USGBC-Maine Chapter Antitrust Compliance Statement

Organizations such as USGBC engage in a number so educational activities for its members and the public. USGBC may collect or distribute to industry participants, customers and the public information about green building products or services. However, since organizations like the USGBC involve interaction and communications betwen competitors, they also are subject to scrutiny under the antitrust laws. It is the policy of USGBC to comply fully with the antitrust laws. To avoid creating any issues under the antitrust laws, the members of USGBC-Maine Chapter should not engage in any discussions or agreement concerning the following topics either in formal meetings or informal social gatherings:

1. Prices, price changes, price quotations, bids, pricing policies, pricing philosophies, price levels, price diffeentials, mark-ups, discounts, or allowances;
2. Any element of price, including credit, warranties, or other terms and conditions of sale;
3. Output, production, profits, or costs;
4. The customers to whom a company sells;
5. The territories in which a company sells;
6. The amount that a company pays for goods or services;
7. The selection, rejection or termination of customers or suppliers;
8. Business plans or strategies;
9. Restrictions on the development or use of technology; or
10. 1Exchange of any competitive information.

Please note that the intent of this statement is to remind the members of the importance of continued compliance with the antitrust laws.