ABSTRACT
Introduction: Age-Old Concerns and New-Age Approaches ................................. 312 Process Safety and Chemicals Management ..................................................... 312 But First: A Word About Society’s Need for Chemicals ................................... 313
The Journey So Far ................................................................................................ 314 Before WSSD: Stockholm, Rio, Responsible Care®, and ICCA ...................... 314 Stockholm and Rio: International Environmental Awareness Grows ............... 314 Responsible Care: Industry Expands Its Role in Chemicals Management ...................................................................................................... 315 How does Responsible Care Translate into Practical Measures? ...................... 315 ICCA: The Global Chemical Industry’s Platform for Progress ........................ 316 ICCA and United Nations Environment Programme ........................................ 317 ICCA and United Nations Training and Research Programme ........................ 317 ICCA, the OECD, and OECD’s Business and Industry Advisory Committee ......................................................................................... 318 How ICCA’s Relationships Contribute to Effective Chemicals Management: Chemical Weapons Convention, Persistent Organic Pollutants, and GHS ....... 318
Industry Embraces SAICM and the WSSD Objectives ......................................... 319 The Responsible Care Global Charter............................................................... 319 The Global Product Strategy and Product Stewardship .................................... 322
The Nine Strategic Elements of the GPS ..................................................... 322 How GPS Promotes Product Stewardship: Guidelines and Hazard and Exposure Info ............................................................................................. 323 Risk Assessment: Crucial for Chemicals Management and Sustainability .............................................................................................. 324 HPV Chemicals Program .................................................................................. 324 Transportation ................................................................................................... 325 Long-Range Research Initiative ........................................................................ 325
Looking Ahead ....................................................................................................... 326 Conclusion ............................................................................................................. 326 References .............................................................................................................. 327
In 2002, the International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA) and its members joined with other stakeholders at the Johannesburg World Summit on Sus tainable Development (WSSD) to establish a goal that by the year 2020, chemicals are used and produced in ways that lead to the minimization of signižcant adverse effects on human health and the environment. ICCA’s decision re§ected industry’s long-term commitment to risk reduction and the safe management of chemicals.
