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ICCA Responsible Care®
Leadership Group (RCLG)
Status Report

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Table of Contents
Background on Responsible Care®
Section 1

Introduction/Welcome Letter from RCLG Chair Baudouin Kelecom

Section 2

Beyond SAICM 2020: Chemicals Management and Responsible Care®

Section 3

ICCA Collaboration with UN Environment Programme

Section 4

Responsible Care® Global Charter

Section 5

Global Capacity Building Activities

Section 6

Responsible Care® and Sustainability

Section 7

Reporting on Chemical Industry Progress and Performance

Section 8

Industry Response to COVID-19 Pandemic

APPENDIX: Map of RCLG National Associations
APPENDIX: RCLG Associations

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Background on
Responsible Care®
Responsible Care® is the global chemical industry’s voluntary
initiative to drive continuous improvement in safe chemicals
management and achieve excellence in environmental, health,safety and security performance.
The Responsible Care initiative began in Canada in 1985, andtoday, national chemicals associations and their member
companies implement the initiative’s program elementsin over 65 economies around the world. The International
Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA) oversees the global
Responsible Care initiative through its Responsible Care
Leadership Group (RCLG), made up of national association andmember company representatives.
Through Responsible Care, chemical manufacturers andnational chemical industry associations and others in thechemical supply chain commit to improving performance,engaging with stakeholders to understand their concerns
about industry operations and products, promoting
transparency to build trust with stakeholders, and working
with commercial partners to extend the Responsible Careethic throughout the value chain.

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Introduction/
Welcome Letterfrom RCLG Chair
Baudouin Kelecom

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Baudouin Kelecom, Chair, Responsible Care®
Leadership GroupThirty-five years ago, our predecessors, conscious of theextraordinary value created by chemistry, along with the needto address and manage a variety of challenges, created thispowerful combination of two words: Responsible Care®.
First, we care – as individuals, we care about our family andfriends; as companies, we care about our communities, ourcountries and the world around us. We deeply care about
our actions and their implications. Second, we aim to act
responsibly with our knowledge and our skills, respecting thepeople and the laws of the countries where we operate.
I am pleased to introduce the ICCA Responsible Care
Leadership Group’s (RCLG) 2021 Status Report and provide
information on the vast array of activities we have been
undertaking over the past few years to enhance the global
Responsible Care initiative.
Since the publication of our last status report in 2018, theworld has faced remarkable challenges, many of which we
couldn’t have imagined just a few years ago. The global
COVID-19 pandemic has impacted all aspects of society,changing the way we interact with each other personally, as
well as business and operational activities.
At the same time, with all the challenges COVID-19 hasbrought before us, it also has helped demonstrate how
resilient we are as a society, and as an industry. I am proudof the myriad ways that the global chemical manufacturingindustry has stepped up in the fight against COVID-19, altering
operations to manufacture the countless products needed forlife-saving medical care, from disinfectants, pharmaceuticals
and biocides to personal protective gear. You can read more
about national chemical industry activities to help combat
COVID-19 in Section 8 of this report.
These actions truly demonstrate the goal of the global
chemical industry to progress, to strive for continual
improvement, to protect human health and the environment
while also safely manufacturing the products and technologies
that make progress possible. And this is what Responsible
Care is all about.

Responsible Care® | Our commitment to sustainability• Responsible Care is a journey where we continually adapt
to new realities. Our commitment to leadership continues
to evolve and grow as we better understand the way wefunction, our human behaviors and our biases.
• Responsible Care means we work to enhance the safetyof our processes, sometimes beyond national laws andregulations, to protect our workers and the people inthe communities where we operate, and to develop safe
products that enhance life for people around the world. The
Responsible Care Global Charter (see Section 4) outlines
our global industry’s commitment.
• Responsible Care is a program of continuous improvement
and learning. We learn by discussing and building on
the experiences of our industry, our value chain, andour collaborators and stakeholders. Section 5 highlights
capacity building activities we undertake in countries
around the globe.
• Responsible Care is the foundation of the chemicalindustry’s sustainability commitment, enabling our industry
to foster sustainable development practices, community
relationships and a culture of continuous improvement.
Sustainable development is the guiding principle for driving
long-term global progress, and chemistry plays an essential
role in helping to address and overcome the world’s mostpressing sustainability challenges. Section 6 highlights how
the global chemical industry works to drive and accelerate
progress toward the United Nation’s 17 Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs).
• Through Responsible Care, we also are committed totransparent reporting, on our successes and also on areas
where we seek to improve. Section 7 outlines the steps weare talking to measure and report our performance.
Furthermore, ICCA is committed to working with key
stakeholders at the international level to advance soundchemicals management through the Strategic Approach toInternational Chemicals Management (SAICM). As SAICM
stakeholders work to build out the Beyond 2020 SAICM
framework, ICCA will continue to support development andenforcement of risk- and science-based chemical management
systems in countries around the globe.
We are committed to working with the United Nations
Environment Programme (UNEP) regarding safe andresponsible chemicals production and SAICM implementation.
Sections 2 and 3 outline our commitments in these areas.
I look forward to continuing to work with the dedicatedprofessionals at our member companies and national
associations around the world, to continue to expand andadvance Responsible Care to meet today’s needs, and theneeds of the future.

Baudouin Kelecom
December 2021

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Beyond SAICM
2020: Chemicals
Management
and Responsible
Care®

At the Johannesburg World Summit on
Sustainable Development (WSSD) in
2002, ICCA joined other stakeholders
and governments to establish the goal
that, by 2020, chemicals should be “usedand produced in ways that lead to theminimization of significant adverse effects
on human health and the environment.”

Guiding this journey is the Strategic Approach to International
Chemicals Management (SAICM), a policy frameworkthat calls on the most advanced countries to step forward
and share their knowledge and expertise with developing
economies to help promote chemical safety around the world.
ICCA is a strong supporter of SAICM and its multi-stakeholder
approach to promote the safe and sustainable production anduse of chemicals globally and firmly supports the continuationof the SAICM approach beyond 2020.
SAICM stakeholders, including governments, the private
sector and NGOs, broadly support a Beyond 2020 SAICM
Framework that maintains the voluntary, multi-stakeholder
nature of SAICM; sets clear, achievable targets and objectives
for achieving the sound management of chemicals; facilitates
sharing of knowledge and information on chemicals andchemical regulation; and builds capacity for sound chemicals
management, particularly in developing countries.

Global Chemical Industry Perspective
ICCA believes that to achieve the global goal of safe andsustainable management of chemicals, the Beyond 2020
SAICM Framework should continue to focus on its core work:building basic chemicals management capacity in countries
that need it most. This includes promoting effective andenforced chemical legislative and regulatory regimes at
the national level and promoting universal adoption of the
Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling ofChemicals (GHS) to help ensure that chemicals are labeled
and handled safely.

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ICCA strongly supports development and enforcement of riskand science-based chemical management systems in countries
around the globe. The GHS makes information on chemicals
available to enhance the protection of human health and theenvironment during the handling, transport and use of thesechemicals. The GHS also provides a basis for harmonizing
rules and regulations on chemicals at the national, regional
and worldwide level.

Specifically, to enhance SAICM Beyond 2020,
ICCA supports:• Elevating political support, withincountries and stakeholder organizations,for the sound management of chemicals
and waste.
• Increasing financial support for the soundmanagement of chemicals and waste.
• Increasing coordination among theintergovernmental organizations working
on chemicals and waste issues.
• Improving reporting on progress toward
the sound management of chemicals andwaste.

ICCA seeks the adoption of a new, voluntary Beyond
2020 SAICM Framework that includes achievable andmeasurable objectives, as well as science-based criteria
and prioritization mechanisms for identifying potential
issues, and enhanced capacity building and financial
resources for developing countries.

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ICCA
Collaboration
with UN
Environment
Programme

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ICCA is pleased to work closely with theUnited Nations Environment Programme(UNEP) in our efforts to continue our journey toward a safe, reliable, sustainablechemical industry.

UNEP and ICCA share common goals and objectives
regarding safe and responsible chemicals production andimplementation of the Strategic Approach to International
Chemicals Management (SAICM), and the two organizations
have a joint Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) thatprovides a framework of cooperation and understanding tofurther these shared goals and objectives.
As stakeholders consider elements of the new SAICM Beyond
2020 Framework, promoting a broader understanding of
Responsible Care® and its implementation globally is an
important initial step before considering indicators for tracking
industry progress on the Beyond 2020 SAICM objectives.
To that end, the RCLG organized a webinar for UNEP staff
in June 2021 in order to: provide UNEP staff with a detailed
Responsible Care overview, including specific linkages to
SAICM objectives, sustainability, and the UN Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs); highlight the spectrum of
Responsible Care implementation in various countries
and ICCA efforts to support and advance those national
associations that are newer to Responsible Care; and identify
possible opportunities for future collaboration.
The webinar attracted nearly 100 participants, including
UNEP staff and RCLG national association and membercompany representatives, demonstrating the strong interestin advancing mutual objectives around safe chemicals
management. Based on this positive outcome, and under
the auspices of the ICCA/UNEP MoU, RCLG and UNEP haveagreed to undertake joint work on aligned goals in specificgeographic areas and on topics of common interest suchas the Globally Harmonized System for Classification andLabeling of Chemicals (GHS).
Through our ongoing collaboration, ICCA and UNEP will work
together to advance efforts to enhance sustainability andResponsible Care around the globe.

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Responsible
Care® Global
CharterFirst published in 2006 andupdated in 2014, the Responsible
Care® Global Charter outlines theglobal chemical industry’s unifying
commitment to the safe managementof chemicals throughout theirlife cycle, while promoting theirrole in improving quality of lifeand contributing to sustainable
development.
CEO signatories to the Charter commit to actively strengthen
Responsible Care worldwide by aligning their company,
people, technologies and business practices to the Charter’s
six Key Elements. As of October 2021, more than 580 global
chemical company CEOs have signed the Global Charter,
committing to:
1. A Corporate Leadership Culture that proactively
supports safe chemicals management through the global
Responsible Care initiative.
Global Charter signatories commit to provide leadershipand resources to:• Implement Responsible Care principles and practices
wherever the company manufactures or sells products;• Participate in national Responsible Care programs where
the company has significant business activities;

10• Contribute to the further expansion of Responsible Carein other regions where the company has significant
business activities;• Promote industry and public awareness of Responsible
Care;• Provide practical support and share best practices
to enable other parties to successfully implement
Responsible Care.
2. Safeguarding People and the Environment by continuously
improving environmental, health and safety performance;
the security of our facilities, processes and technologies;
and by driving continuous improvement in chemical
product safety and stewardship throughout the supply
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Global Charter signatories commit to:• Implement corporate principles, policies and procedures
to safeguard employees, contractors, the public and theenvironment;• Strive for continuous improvement with respect toworkplace health and safety, public safety, process
safety, environmental performance and the security of
the company’s facilities and products.
3. Strengthening Chemicals Management Systems byparticipating in the development and implementation of
lifecycle-oriented, sound-science and risk-based chemicalsafety legislation and best practices
Global Charter signatories commit to managing the safetyof chemical products in accordance with the expectationsof the ICCA Global Product Strategy (GPS), including:• Active collaboration in the development andimplementation of effective, risk-based chemicals
management policies, regulations and performancestandards;• Active participation in capacity building initiatives toadvance the safe management of chemicals across theglobe;• Contributions to national and international education andresearch that advances understanding of the safety ofchemicals, such as the Globally Harmonized System ofClassification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) and theLong-range Research Initiative (LRI).
4. Influencing Business Partners to promote the safe
management of chemicals within their own operations
Global Charter signatories commit to:• Drive continual improvement in product safety andstewardship processes and management;• Provide information and assistance to enable safe
chemicals management along the value chain;• Collaborate with chemical users on maintaining andimproving processes for the safe and effective uses ofchemicals;• Champion Responsible Care along the chemical industry
value chain and encourage similar approaches in otherindustrial sectors.
5. Engaging Stakeholders, understanding and responding totheir concerns and expectations for safer operations andproducts and communicating openly on our performanceand products
Global Charter signatories commit to:• Engage stakeholders to understand and respondto their concerns and expectations about chemical
manufacturing and product safety;• Provide stakeholders with company performance andproduct safety information;• Provide performance information to national andinternational Responsible Care organizations to facilitate
effective dialogue with the industry’s stakeholders.
6. Contributing to Sustainability through improved
performance, expanded economic opportunities and the

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development of innovative technologies and other solutions
to societal challenges.
Global Charter signatories commit to:• Implement corporate principles, policies and processes
to drive continuous improvement in waste management,
greenhouse gas emissions and the efficient use ofresources including energy, raw materials and water;• Promote the importance of chemicals in improving
quality of life and contributing to sustainable
development;• Participate in initiatives which confirm Responsible
Care as a contributor to sustainable development andencourage others to make their own contributions tosustainability.

Responsible Care® Global Charter for
National Associations
In 2019, ICCA developed a Responsible Care® Global
Charter for National Associations, a pledge to beundertaken by the national and regional associations to
support member company implementation of Responsible
Care® by meeting the Eight Fundamental Features of theinitiative and promoting continuous improvement. As of
October 2021, leaders from over 90 percent of the RCLG
national associations have signed the Global Charter for
National Associations.

Responsible Care® Fundamental
Features
Each national chemical association establishes andmanages its own national Responsible Care program,based on a set of eight common fundamental featuresdeveloped by ICCA. They are:• Establish and implement a set of Guiding Principles thatmember companies sign.
• Adopt a title and logo that are consistent with
Responsible Care.
• Implement management practices through a seriesof systems, codes, policies or guidance documents toassist companies to achieve better performance.
• Develop a set of performance indicators against which
improvements can be measured.
• Communicate with interested parties inside and outside
the membership.
• Share “best” practices/exemplary practices throughinformation networks.
• Encourage all association member companies tocommit to and participate in Responsible Care.
• Introduce and apply systematic procedures to verify
the implementation of the measurable elements of
Responsible Care by member companies.
Industry leaders support the national associations todevelop program elements that fulfill these fundamental
features. The Global Charter defines specific commitments
consistent with the fundamental features.

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Global Capacity
Building
Activities
National chemical associations, chemicalcompanies, their business partners and ICCA work
closely to strengthen and spread the Responsible
Care® ethic worldwide.
Responsible Care supports collaboration among
the chemical industry, government and local
authorities to help facilitate excellent practices
in sound chemicals management and sustainablegrowth in regions around the globe.

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Capacity Building Funding and Workshops:
2019 - 2021
ICCA provides financial and technical resources to support
Responsible Care® education and workshops, to facilitate
capacity building in regions working to advance Responsible
Care® adoption and implementation. These efforts focus on:• Promoting awareness of and knowledge about chemicalhazards;• Managing risks associated with manufacture and use ofchemicals; and• Developing the necessary national infrastructure andcapacities for regulatory and voluntary approaches tochemical management.

2019 Capacity Building Workshops
In 2019, the RCLG provided nearly €250,000 in funding
to support 26 workshops and events in 19 different
countries. Highlights include:• Responsible Care and safe chemicals management
training for Sri Lankan government factory inspectors;• Workshops on advocacy/communications and risk
assessment for industry representatives in thePhilippines; and• Three GHS workshops in Myanmar for members of
the Federation of Myanmar Engineering Societies andMyanmar Chemical Industry Association and university
students.

2020 Capacity Building Workshops
Notwithstanding the challenges presented by thecoronavirus pandemic, RCLG associations conducted avariety of capacity building workshops and trainings in
2020, many of them virtually. The RCLG provided over
€107,000 in funding to support 14 capacity building eventsin 11 countries in 2020. Over 2,600 people attended online trainings on topics including GHS implementationand process safety, as well as in-person trainings on
emergency response and third-party verification.

2021 Capacity Building Workshops
In 2021, the RCLG prioritized capacity building funding
for projects focused on GHS implementation and ICCA
Key Performance Indicator (KPI) reporting and collection
processes, mutual priorities identified by both ICCA andthe United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). As
of October 2021, ICCA had allocated more than €135,000 in
funding to support 20 projects in 16 countries. Due to theongoing coronavirus pandemic, some association capacity
building activities continue to be conducted virtually.

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Global Capacity
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Capacity Building in Action
ICCA has supported capacity building
activities around the world, tostrengthen Responsible Care® andsound management of chemicals.

AfricaBuilding on its partnership with
UNEP, ICCA continues to makeprogress toward improving chemicals
management and safety by expanding
Responsible Care in Africa. Currently
there are well-established Responsible
Care associations in Egypt, Morocco andSouth Africa.

In September 2021, the RCLG was pleased to welcome
Responsible Care Kenya (RCK) into the global Responsible
Care family. This significant achievement is the resultof longstanding commitment and mentorship by the
RCLG’s Africa Task Force (ATF). The Kenya Association of
Manufacturers (KAM) is the country’s pre-eminent businessassociation and a principal advisor to government on industry
issues. KAM is hosting RCK and developing a broad rangeof products and services to add value for RCK members andpartner organizations.
Moving forward, the ATF is working to establish new
Responsible Care programs in several countries in West
Africa, including Tunisia, Ivory Coast, Senegal and Guinea.
In Morocco, the Federation de la Chimie & de la Parachimie(FCP) held its Second African Responsible Care Conferencein October 2019. A December 2019 workshop for African
associations held in Naivasha, Kenya, included delegations
from Kenya, Nigeria and Ghana representing industry,
academia and other related organizations.
The event was funded by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth
Office (FCO), which has an interest in improving chemicalsafety and security in Africa, and organized by CRDF Global,a Washington-based organization that hosts security andother topical training sessions and workshops on behalf ofdonor organizations. During the workshop, representativesof each country had an opportunity to provide a report on thestatus of chemicals management in their nation and discussed
strategies for enhancing (in the case of Kenya) or developing(Ghana and Nigeria) Responsible Care programs.

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Asia
Pacific
RegionThe ASEAN Regulatory Cooperation
Project (ARCP) leads a network of government and industry representatives
from the ASEAN region that works tofacilitate progress in achieving greater
regulatory coherence through enhanced
cooperation and coordination efforts.

ARCP conducted a virtual workshop in September 2020 withmore than 200 participants, focused on building capacity andcapability among ASEAN member states on the priority topics
of alignment of Globally Harmonized System for Classificationand Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) and development ofchemical inventory. The ongoing cooperative effort continues
to help economies achieve their goal of protecting humanhealth and the environment without creating barriers to tradeand helps to facilitate sound chemicals management in theregion.

ICCA continues to provide support for
the expansion of Responsible Care®
in China. The China Petrochemicaland Chemical Industry Federation
China(CPCIF) is developing a Responsible
Care management system, conducting
extensive outreach and communication
programs including the June China
Responsible Care Promotion Conference, and providing
education services through both in-person training sessions
and an on-line learning portal. An experienced chemicalindustry representative has been seconded to the CPCIF sinceJune 2020 to assist in these activities and help engage ICCA/RCLG resources where needed.

EasternEuropeICCA and the Indian Chemical Council(ICC) successfully completed a two-year
India Pilot Project. The project sought
to improve chemicals management
India
and safety in the country, with a focus
on transportation safety. In 2021, ICCA
and ICC collaborated on activities toenhance ICC’s existing Responsible
Care program and grow ICC’s transportation safety program,
known as Nicer Globe.
Achievements include:• A successful Responsible Care awareness campaign, which
increased the rate of participation in Responsible Careamong members by 28 percent over the two-year period.
• Conducted a webinar on GHS implementation for Indian
government officials, which included participation from
UNEP. Efforts are now under way to jointly identify
opportunities for future information sharing about the global
context and benefits of the GHS.
• Improvements to ICC’s Key Performance Indicator(KPI) Guidance documents and training for 140 member
companies on the revised reporting tools, resulting in anearly 30 percent increase in KPI reporting in 2020, withfurther increases expected in 2021 and beyond.
• Tripling of membership in NicerGlobe, development of a poolof trained drivers for hazardous material resulting in an 83
percent reduction in driving citations, and creation of an App
for drivers that will provide real-time tracking functionality
and built-in proof of delivery forms.

In 2020, the Romanian Chemical
Producers and Distributors Association(APDCR) became the 63rd association tojoin the RCLG. The Romanian association
has been a member of Cefic, theEuropean chemical industry association,
since 2013. A comprehensive
Responsible Care management regime
is being progressively implemented.

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Global Capacity
Building Activities

ICCA launched the Latin America
Regulatory Cooperation Forum (LARCF),
a collaborative initiative that promotes
Latindialogue between industry andgovernments in the region to achieve
Americaregulatory alignment, promoting riskbased regulations and transparent
policy making processes. The Forum
held its first workshop in Brazil in May 2018, and a second
workshop, organized in partnership with UNEP, the Argentine
government and the Chamber of Industry Chemistry andPetrochemicals (CIQyP) in November 2019 in Argentina.
Additionally, in 2021, CIQyP conducted a two-day virtual
seminar on Safety and Process Operations, sponsored by
ICCA. The seminar featured training modules focused on
topics including Management of Change, Security System
Integrity Standard, Alarm Management, Classification of
explosive areas and vulnerability, information technology
and Layers of Protection Analysis.
The LARCF has continued to work virtually, creating
virtual working groups with industry and government
representatives and hosting webinars on chemical
management topics. In 2020, the LARCF created a Roadmap
for the sound management of industrial chemicals to
support chemical management in Latin America.
In Brazil, the Brazilian Chemical Industry Association(ABIQUIM) developed and provided a host of training andeducational tools and programs for ABIQUIM’s associatedand non-associated small and medium sized enterprises,
on issues ranging from process safety to emergency
response to dangerous goods transportation. ABIQUIM
also conducted training for internal auditors and auditor
certifying agencies on Responsible Care®.
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ICCA Peer Mentoring Network
The RCLG is expanding a global network ofexperienced practitioners who can mentor
existing and prospective associations to help
them successfully implement a national chemical
management regime through Responsible Care®,and/or serve as speakers at association training
and outreach events.
The RCLG has developed a matrix of experienced
practitioners on Responsible Care and safe
chemical management topics. The RCLG
continuously seeks to identify additional
individuals from associations and companies
able to participate in upskilling Responsible Carechampions and local trainers to enable greater
self-sufficiency by contributing expertise toonline workshops and specialist topics such as
implementing local GHS and UN Recommendations
on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (UNRTDG)
legislation.

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Responsible Care®
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Chemistry plays an essential role in driving progress
across all three dimensions of sustainable development –environmental, social and economic – and helping to address
and overcome the world’s most pressing sustainability
challenges. Responsible Care® enables the industry to foster
sustainable development practices, community relationships
and a culture of continuous improvement.
At the same time, Responsible Care should not be confusedwith sustainable development. Rather, Responsible Care is
the framework, the cornerstone which allows the chemicalindustry to contribute to sustainable development agenda.
The global chemical industry embraces and implements
Responsible Care to drive safe operational and businesspractices at facilities around the world. The implementation ofthese sound practices through Responsible Care is one of thechemical industry’s contributions to sustainable development.

Chemical Industry Contributions to UN
SDGs
While Responsible Care is the foundation, the chemicalindustry’s contributions to sustainability are much broader.
Specifically, innovative products and technologies that dependon chemistry will play a critical role in meeting the challenges
and targets set out across the UN Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs).

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Responsible Care®
and Sustainability

The Journey towards Sustainability
As an industry, we are committed to improving our own
sustainability performance and collaborating with policy
makers and stakeholders across the value chain to help
others do the same. Building on our Responsible Care®
commitments, ICCA members are committed to:• Expanding the safe and sustainable management and use ofchemicals throughout the global value chain;• Improving industry’s sustainability practices and holding
ourselves accountable;• Protecting our environment by supporting efforts to
reduce and manage waste so our environment, including
land, oceans and water sources, are not polluted withmismanaged plastic or other materials;• Tracking our progress through metrics to help us
continuously improve our performance;• Protecting the safety of our workers, the communities
where we operate, and our products.
• Improving the availability, performance and costeffectiveness of renewable energy, clean drinking water,and energy efficient technologies enabled by chemistry;• Elevating the quality of life for people around the world
through technologies that improve health and wellness,enable food security, reduce pollution, increase access toclean water and provide comfortable shelter;• Reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the manufacturing
and use of our products;• Empowering community leaders and helping build capacity
to enhance safe chemicals management;• Promoting innovations in product design, product reuse,
repurposing and recycling to improve and extend theuseful life and value of all products and contribute to amore circular economy.

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In addition, through Responsible Care® capacity
building efforts (see Section 4: Global Capacity
Building Activities), ICCA will play a critical role insupporting sustainability progress in the future:• First, Responsible Care can provide the essential
initial steps toward safe and sustainablechemicals management by providing support toemerging economies working to build industry
capacity.
• Second, with further development, ICCA isestablishing a model for more advanced
organizations that are ready to take their systems
toward greater convergence with the broader
issues encompassed by sustainability.

These efforts will help expand excellent practices
to new regions, ultimately facilitating global
progress towards sustainability.

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Reporting on
Chemical Industry
Progress andPerformanceWith a goal of continuous improvement, Responsible
Care® practitioners understand that in order toimprove, we should know where we stand in relation
to society’s expectations for the industry.
Reporting on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
is a Fundamental Feature of Responsible Care.
National chemical associations around theworld work collaboratively with their member
companies to collect and report data on
industry performance to demonstrate theinitiative’s effectiveness.
Using ICCA’s KPI reporting tool, national
associations have tracked and reported
performance metrics related toworkplace safety, energy and water
consumption, CO2 emissions andprocess safety incidents.

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Enhancing International KPI Data
Collection

Enhancing Company Performance: ICCA
Responsible Care® Self-Assessment Tool

There are a variety of challenges in collecting meaningful datafrom RCLG associations, including variances in the number ofassociations and membership changes within the associations
that report complete data sets year to year. In addition, thevoluntary nature of Responsible Care® participation in many
countries can result in local associations having limitedmeans of obtaining accurate and timely KPI reporting fromtheir members. For smaller associations that are newer to
Responsible Care, implementing procedures for capturingperformance data from all member companies can present achallenge in the first few years of participation in Responsible
Care’s reporting program.

Worldwide, countries and regions that implement Responsible
Care cover approximately 80 percent of global chemical production, yet an average of 70 percent of chemical companies
in any country, mainly small- and medium-sized enterprises(SMEs), may not be fully implementing Responsible Care.

The RCLG is undertaking several initiatives to help capture
global chemical industry performance data:• The RCLG has implemented changes to its capacity building
funding program, which provides support for national
association workshops and training programs, to prioritize
funding for development of initiatives that promote accurate
and timely national KPI reporting for Responsible Carecompanies.
• In a parallel project, to supplement data provided bymember associations, the RCLG is gathering KPIs fromthe top 25 global chemical manufacturing companies overthe past five years, using publicly available reporting
data such as the Global Reporting Initiative and company
sustainability reports. While not intended to replace datacollection from RCLG associations, this effort helps provide
performance information on a substantial sub-set of thelargest producers in the global chemical manufacturingindustry.
• The RCLG is exploring additional ways to provide support
to help member associations enhance data collection
processes. As a first step in this process, RCLG associations
have been asked to complete a survey detailing how
they currently collect KPI data, as well as challenges
associated with collecting such data. The RCLG aims todevelop recommendations on improved KPI data collection
processes for member association consideration.
• Promoting innovations in product design, product reuse,
repurposing and recycling to improve and extend the usefullife and value of all products and contribute to a morecircular economy.

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The RCLG has long sought to be more inclusive of SMEs on aworldwide basis. To address this, Cefic, the European chemical industry association, has undertaken a Responsible Care
Rejuvenation Project to increase European chemical company
participation in Responsible Care, with a special focus on
SMEs, and to harmonize Responsible Care across Europe. A
core component of the rejuvenation project is developmentof a company self-assessment web tool to enable European
companies to evaluate their Responsible Care program andprovide a practical methodology to track implementation progress and tailored tips and good practices to drive continuous
improvement.
Cefic’s Self-Assessment Tool connects Responsible Care withbroader international standards in the fields of sustainability,
corporate social responsibility, health, safety and environment,
and efficiency. Further, it introduces four “maturity” levels,
describing four different levels of Responsible Care implementation, to help companies improve over time.
The RCLG is now developing an ICCA Responsible Care
Self-Assessment Tool for chemical companies worldwide,based on the Cefic model. RCLG national associations reviewed the Cefic tool to identify needed modifications for
global applicability. Tool modifications are expected to becompleted in early 2022. An IT platform will then be developed
to help deploy the ICCA Responsible Care self-assessment tool
globally. The tool is intended to increase Responsible Care relevance and help bring more companies, particularly small andmedium-sized enterprises, into the Responsible Care initiative.

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Section08

Industry
Response to
COVID-19
Pandemic

The global COVID-19 pandemic has
affected all aspects of society aroundthe world. During this challenging
time, it has remained essential that key
industries and sectors, including thechemical manufacturing sector, are able
to maintain operations and continue toprovide the countless products needed
for life-saving medical care, disinfectants,
pharmaceuticals, biocides, personal
protective gear, and the chlorine
chemistry to protect drinking water.

Industry Actions in Response to COVID-19
CrisisThe global chemical industry has undertaken significant
efforts to help mitigate and manage impacts of the COVID-19
pandemic. As the demand for health and safety products
increased, ICCA member companies played a critical rolein the global battle against COVID-19 by altering facility
processes and working around the clock to provide the world
with the essential materials needed to fight the pandemic.

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For example:

In China, China Petroleum and Chemical Industry
Federation (CPCIF) member companies rapidly
activated the emergency mechanism. Somecompanies worked to produce urgently needed
medical, disinfection and protective supplies (rawmaterials for face masks, disinfectant) and related
anti-epidemic materials day and night. In responseto challenges encountered by companies after the
resumption of work and production, CPCIF opened
the “Mutual Assistance Column of Members for
Restoration of Work and Production” to collectinformation on technology, general material,
equipment, raw materials, logistics, personnel, funds,
and other issues, and provided this to the relevant
government departments that help companies
address problems to help ensure production
continued to run smoothly.

In Indonesia, four large domestic ammonia-urea
industries continue to operate and can even increase
production to help fight COVID-19 in the vicinity of
the factory’s operating area. Likewise, the large
petrochemical industry has taken concrete actions
to keep operating and secure company assets andassist the government.

In Morocco, Federation de la Chimie & de laParachimie (FCP) member companies undertook avariety of activities, including increasing productionof disinfectants, bleach, biocides, hydroalcoholic gel
and medical oxygen, as well as provisioned storage
capacity for imported alcohol and were able toreplace imported products with formulations tested
and approved by international bodies. Members also
donated US$10 million to the government to help
address the COVID-19 pandemic.

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European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic) members
have significantly increased capacity and shifted
production processes to meet the exponential
rise in demand for disinfectants, diagnostic tests,
ventilators, protective masks, gloves and gowns,
Intensive Care Unit medicines and equipment andprotective clothing, as well as donating funds andcritical supplies to hospitals and medical facilities.
This map on Cefic’s website illustrates efforts
undertaken in countries across the European Union.
In 2020, Cefic launched a special edition of the annual
European Responsible Care Awards called “Caring in
COVID-19 times,” to showcase the industry’s support
in fighting COVID-19. Meet the 16 winners here.
• The German federal government authorized thechemical industry to set up a digital marketplacefor disinfectants. Within a very short time, VCI,
the German chemical association, built fromscratch the internet platform “Emergency Supply
Disinfectants.” Additionally, many companies
supported hospitals, nursing homes and othersocial facilities with donations or productions of
disinfectants.
• In The Netherlands, members of the Royal
Association of the Dutch Chemical Industry (VNCI)
helped facilitate society and health care needs bytransferring production lines to producing swabs,
face masks and sanitizer. Next to this, innovations,such as 3D-printing, were used to produce face
guards close to where they were needed. In close
cooperation with the Dutch government, VNCI
managed to introduce guidelines for the chemicalindustry for continuing safe operations during the
COVID-19 crisis.
• In the United Kingdom, the Chemical Industry
Association (CIA) worked with UK regulators tofast-track a system for gaining necessary licenses
for manufacturers of alcohol-based hand sanitizer
to WHO formulae. As a result, more than 90
new licenses were granted, with companies repurposing plants to manufacture sanitizer, much ofit donated free to the National Health Service.

The Chemical Industry Association of Canada(CIAC) and BASF supported the Rapid Response
Platform (RRP), an innovative matching platform thatconnected supply and demand of COVID-19 related
supplies, such as input materials and end products
for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), including
disposable surgical masks, disposable N95 masks
and alternatives, as well as gowns and coveralls.

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Section08

Industry Response to
COVID-19 Pandemic

In Latin America, companies adapted their facilities
to produce chemical products such as disinfectants
and cleaning products and detergents and companies
and business associations made donations to combat
the virus, such as PPE, alcohol gel, detection kits,masks, oxygen and bleach.
• In Argentina, the Chamber of the Chemical andEnergy Industry (CIQyP), worked with the local
government to recognize the key role that thechemical industry plays in the development ofessential services, and manufacturing in general,
and was therefore excluded from mandatory
quarantine. Many of the companies worked with
the nearby community to provide donations ofprotective equipment (masks), alcohol gel, cleaningproducts and detection kits, among other actions.
Furthermore, the private sector participated inprojects for the creation of artificial respirators
and agreed on a rapid distribution of oxygen to
hospitals and clinics.
• In Brazil, Brazilian Chemical Industry Association(ABIQUIM) members worked with government todesignate the chemical industry as an essential
industry, and developed and provided safe
materials handling guidelines for transportingchemicals during the pandemic. Plants adjusted
production capabilities to manufacture materials
for sanitizers and alcohol gel, among otherproducts, and also worked to collaborate in oxygen
distribution logistics. Companies also madenumerous donations of materials and equipment
to the government, health care providers andcommunities. ABIQUIM also published two editionsof “Guideline for the Continuity of Activities Facing
the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Chemical Industry,”
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In South Africa, the Chemical and Allied Industries’
Association (CAIA) and its members committed toworking with the South African Government at alllevels, as well as a range of other stakeholders, in
supporting South Africa’s fight to slow the spreadof COVID-19. Member companies worked aroundthe clock to support healthcare providers, bolster
community hygiene, and provide relief to the mostvulnerable in society. Examples of relief programs
included:• Donation of food hampers, blankets, masks,
sanitizers and disinfectants.
• Response plans to reduce infection rates among
employees and surrounding communities.
• Blood donation drives, as national blood stocklevels had gone down.
• Manufacture and provision of sanitizers, anddisinfectants.
• Provision of expertise and technical support for the
National Ventilator Project.
• Provision of hydrogen fuel units as alternative
power sources at field hospitals created to cater for
COVID-19 patients.
To recognize members’ efforts to combat the spreadof COVID-19 as well assisting affected citizens, CAIA
created the once-off CAIA COVID-19 Award that waspresented to winners and runner-ups in November
2020. The fight against COVID-19 continues and somemembers have in 2021, provided their facilities to be
used as vaccination centers. For more information,
visit here.

In the United States, American Chemistry Council(ACC) member companies stepped up quickly toincrease manufacture of N95 facemasks and other
PPE, hand sanitizers, liquid hand soap, respirators,
COVID-19 test kits and other vital equipment, andalso provided donations to hospitals, health carefacilities and schools. For information on specific ACC
member-company efforts, visit here.

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Maintaining Critical Industry
Operations
Around the globe, the chemical industry worked withnational governments to have the chemical industry
deemed essential and exempt from business closure
orders, in order to continue operations during pandemicrelated shutdowns. In some countries, the chemical
sector was deemed essential and companies continued
operations; in others it was not deemed essential, andoperations were shut down or limited.
The chemical industry collaborated with and provided
input to regulators in development of rules andregulations related to unique circumstances createdby COVID-19, as well as developed guidance andprovided training to their member companies on varietyof pandemic-related topics. These included COVID-19
specific regulations, rules on the manufacture of sanitizer
and PPE, guidance for continuity of operations, COVID-19
risk assessment, human factors and COVID and more.
Companies devoted significant time and resources
to making manufacturing sites “COVID-19 safe,”
including risk assessments, layout changes, signage,
sanitizer stations, adapting procedures to ensure social
distancing. Numerous companies implemented strict
protocols for onsite personnel, including wearing facecoverings, temperature checking, staggered hours, split
teams with alternating access to the office, plans for
managing suspected/confirmed cases, as well as extra
cleaning between each team switch.
Many national associations increased communication
with member companies, to facilitate sharing of
exemplary practices among members and created workgroups to address specific issues including cross-border
supply chain goods movement and specific challenges
faced by foreign workers.

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APPENDIX: Map of RCLG
National Associations
1.

Arabian Gulf1

33. Malaysia

2.

Argentina

34. Mexico

3.

Australia

35. Morocco

4.

Austria

36. Myanmar

5.

Belgium

37. Netherlands

6.

Brazil

38. New Zealand

7.

Bulgaria

39. Norway

8.

Canada

40. Pakistan

9.

Chile

41. Peru

10. China

42. Philippines

11. Chinese Taipei

43. Poland

12. Colombia

44. Portugal

13. Croatia

45. Romania

14. Czech Republic

46. Russia

15. Denmark

47. Singapore

16. Ecuador

48. Slovak Republic

17. Egypt

49. Slovenia

18. Estonia

50. South Africa

19. Finland

51. South Korea

20. France

52. Spain

21. Germany

53. Sri Lanka

22. Greece

54. Sweden

23. Hungary

55. Switzerland

24. India

56. Thailand

25. Indonesia

57. Turkey

26. Ireland

58. Ukraine

27. Israel

59. United Kingdom

28. Italy

60. United States of America

29. Japan

61. Uruguay

30. Kenya

62. Venezuela

31. Latvia

63. Vietnam

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32. Lithuania

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BELGIUM

APPENDIX:RCLG Associations
ARABIAN GULF1
Gulf Petrochemical and Chemical Association (GPCA)

B

essenscia-----------------------------800 Boulevard Auguste Reyers
B-1030 BrusselsA-----------------------------Udit Arora
udit@gpca.org.ae
www.gpca.org.ae
Joined RCLG in 2009.
Membership: 35 full members and 217 associate members
Responsible Care companies: 24

ARGENTINA
Cámara de la Industria Química y Petroquímica (CIQyP)-----------------------------Rolando García Valverde
rgarciavalverde@ciqyp.org.ar
www.ciqyp.org.ar
Joined RCLG in 1992.
Membership: 101 companies
Responsible Care companies: 40

AUSTRALIA
Chemistry Australia-----------------------------Samantha Read
sread@chemistryaustralia.org.au
www.chemistryaustralia.org.au
Joined RCLG in 1989.
Membership: 85 companies
Responsible Care companies: 23

AUSTRIA
Fachverband der Chemischen Industrie Österreichs (FCIO)

Sophie Bracke
SBracke@essenscia.be
www.essenscia.be
Joined RCLG in 1991.
Membership: 700 companies
Responsible Care companies: 700

BRAZIL
Brazilian Chemical Industry Association (ABIQUIM)-----------------------------Luiz Shizuo Harayashiki
luiz.shizuo@abiquim.org.br
www.abiquim.org.br
Joined RCLG in 1992
Membership: 116 companies
Responsible Care companies: 116

BULGARIA
Bulgarian Chamber of Chemical Industry
Liliana Dombalova
ld@bcci2001.com
www.bcci2001.com
Joined RCLG in 2004.
Membership: 30 companies
Responsible Care companies: 18

CANADAC

Chemistry Industry Association of Canada (CIAC)
Shannon Watt
swatt@canadianchemistry.ca
www.canadianchemistry.ca
Founded and adopted Responsible Care in 1985.
Membership: 58 companies
Responsible Care companies: 51-----------------------------Dominique Schröder
schroeder@fcio.at
www.fcio.at/nachhaltigkeit/responsible-careJoined RCLG in 1992
Membership: 240 companies
Responsible Care companies: 30
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COLOMBIA

Asociación Gremial de Industriales Químicos de Chile(ASIQUIM)

Responsabilidad Integral Colombia-----------------------------Cinthya Rojo Montaner
subgerente@asiquim.cl
www.asiquim.com-----------------------------Ana Maria Ocampo Gomez / Javier Mauricio Cardozo
Anamaria.ocampo@responsabilidadintegral.org
Javier.cardozo@responsibilidadintegral.org
www.responsibilidadintegral.org

Joined RCLG in 1994
Membership: 125 companies
Responsible Care companies: 55

Joined RCLG in 1994.
Membership: 39 companies
Responsible Care companies: 39

CHINA

CROATIA

Association of International Chemical Manufacturers (AICM)

Croatian Chamber of Economy------------------------------

Croatian Chemical Industry Association

John Gaojohngao@aicm.cn
www.aicm.cn
Joined RCLG in 1992.
Membership: 65 companies
Responsible Care companies: 65

CHINA
China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation (CPCIF)-----------------------------Wei Li
550460472@qq.com
www.cpcia.org.cn
Joined RCLG in 2010.
Membership: 525 companies
Responsible Care companies: 80

CHINESE TAIPEI
Taiwan Responsible Care Association (TRCA)-----------------------------Renata Hsu
Renata.hsu@trca.org.tw
www.trca.org.tw
Joined RCLG in 1997.
Membership: 140 companies
Responsible Care companies: 140

Croatian Responsible Care Group-----------------------------Gordana Pehnec Pavlović
gpehnec@hgk.hr
Joined RCLG in 1986.
Membership: 360 companies
Responsible Care companies: 14

CZECH REPUBLIC
Association of Chemical Industry of the Czech Republic-----------------------------Ladislav Špaček
ladislav.spacek@schp.cz
www.schp.cz
www.responsiblecare.cz
Joined RCLG in 1994.
Membership: 135 companies
Responsible Care companies: 82

DENMARK
Procesindustrien (PI)D

Confederation of Danish Industry-----------------------------Julius Møller Meilstrup
JUMM@DI.DK
Process.di.dk
Joined RCLG in 1995.

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ECUADOR
Asociación de Productores Químicosdel Ecuador (APROQUE)

E

Aurore Fries
afries@francechimie.fr
www.francechimie.fr

Miguel Angel Costales
rc-ecuador@aproque.com
direccion@aproque.com
www.aproque.com

Joined RCLG in 1990
Membership: Approximately 350 companies
Responsible Care companies: Approximately 350

Joined RCLG in 1999.
Membership: 38 companies
Responsible Care companies: 33

GERMANY

EGYPT
Environmental Compliance Office & Sustainable Development
Federation of Egyptian Industries (ECO SD)
Eng. Ahmed Kamal
akamal@eco-fei.net------------------------------GREECE

Joined RCLG in 2016
Membership: 6,000 companies
Responsible Care companies: 35

Hellenic Association of Chemical Industries-----------------------------Panos Scarlatos
pscarlatos@suschem.gr / haci@otenet.gr
www.haci.gr

ESTONIA
Estonian Chemical Industry Association (ECIA)------------------------------

Joined RCLG in 1994.
Membership: 72 companies (43 full members, 29 associate
members)
Responsible Care companies: 40

Kärt Kasak
kart@keemia.ee
www.keemia.ee/en
Joined RCLG in 2004
Membership: 56 companies
Responsible Care companies: 13

Johanna Pentjärvi
johanna.pentjarvi@kemianteollisuus.fi
www.responsiblecare.fi

G

Joined RCLG in 1991.
Membership: 1,700 companies
Responsible Care companies: 1,700

Eng. Adel Taha
ataha@eco-fei.net
www.eco-fei.org------------------------------

Verband der Chemischen und Pharmazeutischen
Industrie e.V. (VCI)
Martina Schönnenbeck
schoennenbeck@vci.dewww.vci-online.de------------------------------

Kemianteollisuus ry, Chemical Industry
Federation of Finland (KT RY)

France Chimie------------------------------------------------------------FINLANDFRANCEHUNGARY
Hungarian Chemical Industry Association

F

H-----------------------------Magda Bada Gáspárné
magda@mavesz.hu
www.mavesz.hu
Joined RCLG in 1990.
Membership: 51 companies
Responsible Care companies: 32

Joined RCLG in 1992
Membership: Approximately 400 companies and 13
associations
Responsible Care companies: 98

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INDIA
India Chemical Council (ICC)

I-----------------------------Pranav Tripathi
pranav.tripathi@iccmail.in
www.indianchemicalcouncil.com
Joined RCLG in 2012.
Membership: 274 companies
Responsible Care companies: 74

INDONESIA
Responsible Care Indonesia-----------------------------Muhammad Setyabudhi Zuber
setyabudhi@responsiblecare-indonesia.or.id
www.responsiblecare-indonesia.or.id
Joined RCLG in 1999.
Membership: 100 companies
Responsible Care companies: approximately 60

ITALY
Federazione Nazionale delll’Industria Chimical-----------------------------Enrico Brenae.brena@federchimica.it
Federchimica.it
Joined RCLG in 1992.
Membership: Approximately 1,400 companies
Responsible Care companies: 165

JAPAN
Japan Chemical Industry Association (JCIA)-----------------------------Kozo Tachibana
ktachibana@jcia-net.or.jp
www.nikkakyo.org/
Joined RCLG in 1995.
Membership: 178 companies
Responsible Care companies: 118

KENYA
IRELAND
BioPharmaChem Ireland-----------------------------Michael Gillen
Michael.gillen@ibec.ie
https://biopharmachemireland.ie/
Joined RCLG in 1990.
Membership: 50 companies
Responsible Care companies: 40

ISRAEL
Manufacturers’ Association of Israel (MAI)
Chemical, Pharmaceutical & Environmental Society (CPECS)-----------------------------Carmel Feldman
chemical@industry.org.il
www.industry.org.il

J

Responsible Care Kenya

K-----------------------------Georgina Wachuka
Georgina.Wachuka@kam.co.ke
www.kam.co.ke
Joined RCLG in 2021
Membership: XX companies
Responsible Care companies: XX

LATVIA
The Association of Latvian Chemicaland Pharmaceutical Industry (LAKIFA)

L-----------------------------Raina Dūrēja
rdureja@lakifa.lv
www.lakifa.lv
Joined RCLG in 2004.

Joined RCLG in 2001.
Membership CPES: 170 companies
Responsible Care companies: 14

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LITHUANIAMYANMARThe Association of Lithuanian Chemical
Industry Enterprises

Myanmar Responsible Care Council (MRCC)------------------------------------------------------------Win Htin
mciamyanmar@gmail.com
b.winhtin@gmail.com

Giedrius Mažūnaitis
info@chemija.lt
http://www.chemija.lt

Joined RCLG in 2012.
Membership: 43 companies
Responsible Care companies: 10

Joined RCLG in 2004
Membership: 12 companies
Responsible Care companies: 3

MALAYSIAM

NETHERLANDS

Chemical Industries Council of Malaysia (CICM)

Royal Association of the Dutch
Chemical Industry (VNCI)------------------------------------------------------------

Chan Pek Wan
Pek_wan@fmm.org.my
www.cicm.org.my

Martijn van Engelenburg
vanengelenburg@vnci.nl
www.vnci.nl

Joined RCLG in 1999.
Membership: 106
Responsible Care companies: 75

Joined RCLG in 1990.
Membership: 132 companies
Responsible Care companies: 132

MEXICONEW ZEALAND

Asociación Nacional de la Industria Química, A.C. (ANIQ)

Responsible Care New Zealand (RCNZ)------------------------------------------------------------

Juan Pablo Díaz Garzón Carballido
pdiaz@aniq.org.mx
aniq.org.mx

Barry Dyer
Barry@responsiblecarenz.com
www.Responsiblecarenz.com

Joined RCLG in 1991.
Membership: 254 companies
Responsible Care companies: 135

Joined RCLG in 1989.
Membership: 125 companies
Responsible Care companies: 125

MOROCCONORWAY

Federation de la Chimie et de la Parachimie (FCP)

Norsk Industri------------------------------------------------------------

Abdelouafi Digua
FCP@fcpmaroc.org
A.Digua@fcpmaroc.org
www.fcpmaroc.org
Joined RCLG in 1998.
Membership: 78 companies
Responsible Care companies: 11

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Sverre Alhaug Hostmak
Sverre.hostmark@norskindustri.no
www.norskindustri.no
Joined RCLG in 1993

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PAKISTAN
Pakistan Chemical Manufacturers
Association (PCMA)

P-----------------------------Tahir Jamal Qadir
tahir@pcma.org.pk
www.pcma.org.pk

PORTUGAL
APQuímica - Portuguese Chemical, Petrochemica
and Refining Association-----------------------------Carla Pedro
carla.pedro@apquimica.pt / info@apquimica.pt
www.apquimica.pt

Joined RCLG in 2017.
Membership: 80 companies
Responsible Care companies: 5

Joined RCLG in 1993.
Membership: 42 companies
Responsible Care companies: 21

PERU

ROMANIA

Comité de la Industria Química de laSociedad Nacional de Industrias (SNI)

Romanian Chemical Producers
and Distributors Association------------------------------------------------------------

Rosa María del Castillo Rosasrmdelc@sni.org.pe
www.sni.org.pe/comite-la-industria-quimica/

Georgiana Surdu
office@apdcr.rohttps://apdcr.ro/en/news/

Joined RCLG in 1996.
Membership: 30 companies
Responsible Care companies: 19

Joined RCLG in 2020.
Membership: 18 companies
Responsible Care companies: 6

PHILIPPINESRUSSIA

Chemical Industries Association of the Philippines (SPIK)

Russian Chemist Union (RCU)------------------------------------------------------------

Antonette Fallarme
spik.secretariat@gmail.com
http://spik.com.ph

Anna Makarova
reach@ruschemunion.ru
www.ruschemunion.ru/

Joined RCLG in 1996.
Membership: 72 companies
Responsible Care companies: 26

Joined RCLG in 2007.
Membership: 140 companies
Responsible Care companies: 60

POLANDSINGAPORE

Polish Chamber of Chemical Industry

Singapore Chemical Industry Council (SCIC)------------------------------------------------------------

Klaudia Kleps
Klaudia.Kleps@pipc.org.pl
www.pipc.org.pl
Joined RCLG in 1992.
Membership: 148 companies
Responsible Care companies: 12

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Wendy Chaiwendy@scic.sg
www.scic.sg
Joined RCLG in 1990.
Membership: 162 companies
Responsible Care companies: 72

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SLOVAK REPUBLIC

SPAIN

Association of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industry of the
Slovak Republic

FEIQUE-----------------------------Silvia Surova
silvia.surova@zchfp.sk
www.zchfp.sk
www.rcsk.sk
Joined RCLG in 1996.
Membership: 60 companies
Responsible Care companies: 15

SLOVENIAThe Association of Chemical Industries of Slovenia (ACIS)-----------------------------Darja Boštjančič
darja.bostjancic@gzs.si
https://www.gzs.si/zdruzenje_kemijske_industrije
Joined RCLG in 1998.
Membership: 86 companies
Responsible Care companies: 16-----------------------------Jesus Soriano
jsm@feique.org
www.feique.org
Joined RCLG in 1993.
Membership: 37 companies and 18 sectoral associations
Responsible Care companies: 69

SRI LANKA
Lanka Responsible Care Council (LRCC)-----------------------------Lakmini Edirisinghe
lakminincm@yahoo.com
www.lankaresponsiblecare.org
Joined RCLG in 2012.
Membership: 40 companies
Responsible Care companies: 40

SWEDEN
Innovation and Chemical Industries in Sweden (IKEM)

SOUTH AFRICA
Chemical and Allied Industries’ Association (CAIA)-----------------------------Deidre Penfold
Amon Nyamhingura
Deidre.penfold@caia.co.za
rcare2@caia.co.za
www.caia.co.za
Joined RCLG in 1994
Membership: 155
Responsible Care companies: 109

SOUTH KOREA
Korea Responsible Care Council (KRCC)-----------------------------Yongheum Ian Yeon
rcmaster@krcc.or.kr
www.krcc.or.kr-----------------------------Kristina Neimert Carne
Kristina.neimertcarne@ikem.se
www.ikem.se
Joined RCLG in 1991.
Membership: 160 companies
Responsible Care companies: 48

SWITZERLAND
scienceindustries-----------------------------Linda Kren
linda.kren@scienceindustries.chwww.scienceindustries.ch
Joined RCLG in 1990s
Membership: 250 companies
Responsible Care companies: 250

Joined RCLG in 2000.
Membership: 50 companies
Responsible Care companies: 50

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Responsible Care Management Committeeof Thailand (RCMCT)T

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
American Chemistry Council (ACC)------------------------------------------------------------

Tara Henriksen
Tara_Henriksen@americanchemistry.com
www.americanchemistry.com

Krittanon Yuen-Ying
krittanon.yuen-ying@dow.com
www.responsiblecare.or.th/

Joined RCLG in 1988.
Membership: 155 companies
Responsible Care companies: 155

Joined RCLG in 1998.
Membership: 73 companies
Responsible Care companies: 73

URUGUAY

TURKEY
Turkish Chemical Manufacturers Association (TCMA)

Asociación de Industrias Químicasdel Uruguay (ASIQUR)------------------------------------------------------------

Emine Soylu Taşkın
emine.soylu@tksd.org.tr
www.tksd.org.tr

Milton Vázquez
cuidadoresponsable@asiqur.org
www.asiqur.org

Joined RCLG in 1993.
Membership: 86 companies
Responsible Care companies: 86

UKRAINE
Ukraine Chemists Union (UCU)-----------------------------Anton Mukomelareach_cherkassy@gmail.com
www.chemunion.org.ua
Joined RCLG in 2011.

UNITED KINGDOM
Chemical Industries Association (CIA)-----------------------------Phil Scott
scottp@cia.org.ik
www.cia.org.uk
Joined RCLG in 1989.
Membership: 150 companies
Responsible Care companies: 150

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Joined RCLG in 1998.
Membership: 37 companies
Responsible Care companies: 37

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VENEZUELA
Venezuelan Association of
the Chemical and Petrochemical Industry

V-----------------------------Geraldina Palm de Pulido
gpulido@asoquim.com
www.asoquim.com
Joined RCLG in 1992
Membership: 177 companies
Responsible Care companies: 15

VIETNAM
Vietnam Responsible Care Council (VRCC)-----------------------------Do Thanh Bai
baidothanh@gmail.com
http://vrcc.com.vn
Joined RCLG in 2015.
Membership: 52 companies
Responsible Care companies: 5237

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