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Responsible Care An Overview
PRESENTATION TO APDCR WORKSHOP
BUCHAREST, 18 OCTOBER 1017
18-10-2017Francis Leveque
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Content
Introducing Responsible Care
Organizing Responsible Care
Benefits of Responsible Care
Concluding remark
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Why Responsible Care?
• Chemical substances can be hazardous
• Chemicals substances provide great benefitsto society
• Chemical companies have to prove they are mastering risks associated with their products
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A Management System
PLAN
DOCHECK
ACT
POLICY
IDENTIFY
SET
DEFINE
CONTROLMONITOR
REVISE
IMPLEMENT
At company’s level with the goal to guide the safe management of chemical products throughout their life cycle and the supply chain
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Responsible Care® fields of application
Employee Health and Safety
Process Safety
Environmental Protection
Product Stewardship
Security
Community Awareness and Emergency Response
Throughout the value chain, e.g. Production /Distribution /Transport
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Responsible Care® Global Charter
Addresses:
1. Corporate Leadership Culture
2. Safeguarding People and the Environment
3. Strengthening Chemicals Management Systems
4. Influencing Business Partners
5. Engaging Stakeholders
6. Contributing to Sustainability
Global Charter sets out broad commitments for Responsible Care companies. CEO’s sign and pledge to implement the program globally. The Charter has been signed by more than 550 global chemical companies, including 92 of the world’s 100 largest.
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Providing visibility to practitioners
A trademark registered in every countries where ResponsibleCare is practiced; free of charge for practitioners
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Reporting Key Performance Indicators
KPIS REPORTED TO ICCA
ResponsibleCare Practice
Health and Safety
Environment Transport Use of resources
• Number of companies
• Number of Employees
• AnnualTurnover of companies
• Fatalities for employees
• Lost time Injury Rate for employees
• Nitrogen oxides• Sulfur dioxide• Total CO2• Direct CO2• Chemical Oxygen
demand• Phosporous
compounds in water• Nitrogen compounds
in water
• Total number of incidents
• Use of energy
• Total water consumption
• Essential metrics aiming at proving the « continuous improvement » hallmarkof Responsible Care
• Publicly reported by ICCA members (National Federations /Companies) ; reported to ICCA on an annual basis
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Capacity building worldwide
Mid 2017, 62 member associations around the world
1985 - Start in Canada
1989 - Start in Europe (UK)
1990 - Start in Asia (JP)
1994 - Start in Africa (SA)
1992 - Start in Latam (AR)
2009 - Start in Arab Gulf
2014 - China
2016 - Egypt
2017 - Croatia
2017 - Pakistan
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Capacity building in Europe
RomaniaPlan for applying to ICCA RCLG under elaboration
SerbiaFirst contact established
AlbaniaFirst contact
initiated
BelarusWorkshop co-sponsoredby ICCA and the OPCW
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Content
Introducing Responsible Care
Organizing Responsible Care
Benefits of Responsible Care
Concluding remark
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Implementation
Coordination
How is Responsible Care organized ?
National federations and companies are the two key pillars of Responsible Care; they are both essential to its sound
implementation
RESPONSIBLE CARE
ICCA (GLOBAL) – CEFIC (REGIONAL)
NATIONAL FEDERATIONS
COMPANIES
Setting the Responsible Care « fundamentalfeatures » and verifyingapplication
ApplyingResponsible Care « Core Principles »
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Setting fundamental features at the national level
CIA (UK)
Principles 2017
VCI (Germany)
Guidelines 2012
Feique (Spain) UIC (France)
The Global Charter translated in
French
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Content
Introducing Responsible Care
Organizing Responsible Care
Benefits of Responsible Care
Concluding remark
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Setting the Scene with the Responsible Care Management Framework
Revisiting this guideline will be a key task of the Responsible Care Rejuvenation team that isstarting Nov. 1st 2017
Current management framework (datedJune 23rd, 2005) needs update
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Sharing best practices: Cefic’s web resources for SMEs
http://www.cefic.org/Industry-support/Responsible-Care-tools-SMEs
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ACOUNTABILITY
Responsible Care conveys positive values
• Leadership
• Always improve
• Communicate openly
• Work together
• Engage business partners
/stakeholders
The foundation of a robust company culture
CREATIVITY
EXCELLENCETRUST
RELIABILITY
TRANSPARENCY
HONESTYTEAM WORKING
COOPERATION
PROACTIVITYLISTENING
RESPECT
LEADERSHIP
EMPOWERING EMPLOYEES
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Contributing to a sustainable society
Chemical Companies
Govern-ments
People
• Better trust in industry• Diminishing concerns
about chemical products• Enhanced safety feel• Attractive jobs
• Better trust in industry• Permanent dialogue
with industry• Permanent support in
the implemention of sound science-basedregulations
• Durable industry base
• More efficient operations• Strenghtened organizational culture• Cost savings /Higher profits• Mutual assistance opportunities• Enhanced reputation & credibility• Connection to stakeholders
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Content
Introducing Responsible Care
Organizing Responsible Care
Benefits of Responsible Care
Concluding remark
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SETS A HIGHER MARK
exceptional behavior
fantastic framework
A trademark of our industry
A PROCESS IN MOTION
What chemical industry CEOs say about it
Link to chemical industry CEOs video
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Responsible Care in just one sentence
« Responsible Care® is the chemical industryvoluntary initiative under which companies withoperations along the supply chain, worktogether, through their national associations, to continuously improve their health, safety, security and environmental performance, and communicate openly with stakeholders about their products and processes »
Thank you very muchfor your attention!Needing further information …
Please, visit our websites www.icca-org ; www.cefic.be or contact me
Francis Lévêque – Responsible Care Manager, Cefic
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Eight fundamental features
1 Implement management practices through a series of systems, codes, policies or guidance documents to assist companies achieving betterperformance
p4, p5, p6, p15
2 Adopt a title and logo that are consistent with Responsible Care p7
3 Develop a set of performance indicators against which improvementscan be measured
p8
4 Encourage all association member companies to commit to and participate in Responsible Care
P9
5 Communicate with interested parties inside and outside the membership
p10
6 Introduce & apply systematic procedures to verify the implementationof the measurable elements of Responsible Care by member companies
p12
7 Establish and implement a set of Guiding Principles that membercompanies can sign
p13
8 Share best practices through information networks p16