RESPONSIBLE CARE IN EUROPE PROGRESS SINCE ROME

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RESPONSIBLE CARE IN EUROPE PROGRESS SINCE
ROME

• Raising the Bar
• Dublin, October 2005

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New Responsible Care in Europe

• MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FRAMEWORK AND VERIFICATION
• Base Responsible Care management on
  Plan-Do-Check-Act Cycle
• Consistent with existing management system
  standards
• In-built capacity to be certified
• Self assessment of implementation of Responsible
  Care by companies to be mandatory
• Commitment to move to periodic external
  assessment

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PROGRESS TO DATE

• Framework Guidance Document completed and
  available
• Accompanying Self Assessment under development
• A pilot programme is planned

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New Responsible Care in Europe

• IMPROVING PERFORMANCE at the Core
• Encourage companies to set goals and targets
• Further development of indicators of performance
• Introduce a Cefic Responsible Care Award Scheme
• Data collection in Cefic Annual Report should be
  externally verified

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PERFPRMANCEPROGRESS TO DATE

• Responsible Care Reporting Guidelines updated and
  introduced
• Enquiries to audit Cefic annual report underway
• First Responsible Care award scheme presented

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European Responsible Care Award 2005

• Presented at the Cefic
• General Assembly
• Nice, France

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The Judges

• Will Barton Oxford Catalysts
• Dominique Be Employment DG
• Paul Kaye Journalist, Brussels
• Etienne Marchot Senior Assessor EFQM
• Reinhard Peglau Environment Dept. Germany
• Elizabeth Salter-Green WWF, UK

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Special Mentions

• CYPLUS - Germany
• For their excellent product stewardship and
  responsible management of cyanides from cradle
  to grave
• PHARMAVISION Turkey
• Managing recyclable site and employee domestic
  wastes to fund an educational primary school
  project in earthquake damaged region

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WINNERS 2005
ARLIQUIDO AQP CIRES DOW PORTUGAL QUIMIGAL
PACOPAR MULTI-COMPANY COMMUNITY ADVISORY
PANEL
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New Responsible Care in Europe

• IMPROVED COMMUNICATIONS AND STAKEHOLDER
  ENGAGEMENT
• Emphasis on electronic communications
• Promote European capability at global level
• Involve stakeholders in further development of
  the initiative

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PROGRESS TO DATE

• Internal networking and mutual assistance being
  achieved through
• Cefic Responsible Care E-Room
• Regular News Bulletin for RCLG
• Responsible Care website up and running
• www. responsiblecare .org
• European Advisory Panel in planning

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New Responsible Care in Europe

• PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP Essential to the industry
  and the Initiative
• A global issue requiring a global response
• Europe has a key role to play in determining
  global action
• Take other relevant activities into account
• ICCA GPS Programme underway
• RCCG PS Group providing input
• Our Conference!

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New Responsible Care in Europe

• INCREASING MEMBERSHIP
• Commitment should not be mandatory or a
  pre-condition of membership to an association
• Encourage member companies to commit and
  implement
• Avoid unrealistic costs and burdens
• Assist the smaller federations to run effective
  programmes
• Cefic providing resource support to CEE
  associations

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New Responsible Care in Europe

• INCREASING BUSINESS VALUE
• Responsible Care well positioned to generate
  added value through
• Cost reductions in safer more efficient
  operations
• Improved product development and marketing
• Economic benefit derived from stakeholder
  recognition
• New brochure now available