Voluntary initiatives is a generic term for voluntary agreements, voluntary programmes, voluntary standards and voluntary codes of conduct, guidelines, principles etc., adopted by a company, industry, government or third party. This site provides information on UNEP's financial and insurance sector initiatives. Users can obtain information on the history of the initiatives, statements by the two sectors in various languages, activities, list of signatories and guidelines, latest news and reports as well as links to other relevant sites. Responsible Care Initiative Responsible Care is the chemical industry's voluntary environmental, health and safety initiative performance improvement initiative. This site offer users information on the initiative itself, news and information, available publications, workshops and seminars, compliance centre and key activities that the initiative is undertaking.
Users can also access all the information necessary to be able to join the initiative.
This initiative is aimed at the international hotel industry and environmental management. The site contains information on the initiatives, governance issues, the global mission of the initiative, key issues, current events, press releases, areas of activities, international programmes, practical help and educational material. A searchable database on socially responsible business practices is also accessible from the site. International Declaration on Cleaner Production UNEP's International Declaration on Cleaner Production is a voluntary but public statement of commitment to the strategy and practice of cleaner production. This UNEP publication looks at the wide range of voluntary initiatives.