Road to Sustainability - GPCA Responsible Care Conference...2019/10/05 · Road to Sustainability...
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RESPONSIBLE CARE®
Road to Sustainability
Daniel Roczniak
American Chemistry Council
October 2019
Agenda
1. American Chemistry Council
2. Responsible Care®
3. The Sustainability Journey
4. ICCA and the SAICM process
American Chemistry Council
80% of U.S.
chemical
turnover
100+
transportation
Partners
96% Manufactured
goods
touched by
chemistry
Leading association representing over 200 companies in the
chemicals and plastics industry
Mission:Deliver business value through exceptional advocacy
at all levels of government
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ACC-GPCA Relationship
• Assist GPCA to launch and
grow Responsible Care®
• Mutual assistance and
collaboration
• Cooperation on advocacy
Canadian
Origins
Early Global
Growth
Earth Summit
Contributions to
sustainabilityNew regional
focus: India,
China, Africa
ICCM – 1
RC Global Charter
GPS
Adopted
in
Canada
Expansion to
US/Europe
Recognition in Agenda 21
Rapid Growth in South America
2006 Global
Charter
Global Product
Strategy
Expansion
in
SE Asia
Responsible Care® Growth and Evolution
Sustainability
Linkages
62 Responsible Care® Associations
Federal
Regulation
State
Regulation
Local Bans
Market
Deselection
Consumer
Activism
Evolution of Chemicals Management: Focus Shifting to Brands, Retailers & Consumers
De-facto
“Regulators”
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Responsible Care® Contributions to Sustainability
Goal setting &
performance reporting
ECONOMYECONOMY
Sustainable procurement
& effective, efficient
businesses
ENVIRONMENT
Product stewardship
Process safety
Environmental protection
ENVIRONMENT
Facility security
SOCIETY
Workplace health & safety
Community engagement
Safe transportation
Emergency
Preparedness
SOCIETY
Chemical Industry’s Contribution to Sustainability
Safer, more
efficient
transportation
Human rights
& workplace
diversity
Medical advances
to treat diseaseAffordable, reliable,
cleaner sources of energy
Materials
reuse
& recycling
Greenhouse
gas emissions
reduction
ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY
Expansion
of economic
opportunities
Job creation
Sustainable
business practices
ECONOMY
Investment in
scientific research
& innovation
Clean drinking
water & sanitation
Energy efficient,
low-cost housing &
infrastructure
Sustainable
agriculture
Sustainable procurement
& effective, efficient
businesses
Product stewardship
Process safety
Environmental protection
Workplace health & safety
Community engagement
Safe transportation
Emergency
Preparedness
ACC Sustainability Principles
Chemistry for Sustainability
The American Chemistry Council and its
members believe chemistry plays an
integral role in solving our world’s
sustainability challenges. We are
therefore committed to advancing safe,
innovative, effective, and economically
viable chemical products and
technologies that are key to unlocking
sustainability solutions.
Accelerating & Communicating
Societal Benefits
Lightening our Footprint &
Increasing Circularity
Creating Science-based
Frameworks & Enhancing
Transparency
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Enabling Sustainability
through Chemistry
Empowering Individuals
and Communities
Protecting People and the Environment
Human Rights
Air Quality
GHG Impact
Innovations
to Support
Sustainability
Product Safety
Water Quality
Energy Efficiency
& Diversification
Resource Efficiency/
Circularity
Sustainable
Sourcing
Community Engagement
& Empowerment
Diversity &
Inclusion
Responsible
Management of
Hazardous Waste
The Cefic Sustainability Charter
Enabling role of the European chemical industry for
a sustainable society
Supporting role for Cefic
Roadmap to progress in Sustainable Development:
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Strategic Approach to International
Chemicals Management (SAICM)
Beyond 2020
SAICM is a policy framework to promote chemical safety
worldwide:
• Comprised of over 175 governments, about 90 NGOs and 10 IGOs
• Managed through the secretariat of UN Environment
The voluntary, multi-stakeholder initiative aims to achieve,
by 2020, the sound management of chemicals throughout
their life cycle.
Background: What is SAICM?
• Responsible Care® Global Charter
• Responsible Care practiced in 62 chemical associations around the world
• 2014 – ICCA updated Responsible Care Global Charter
• Global Product Strategy/Capacity Building
• More than 245 capacity building workshops in 45 countries since 2006
• Partnered with UN Environmental to help regions develop chemical and
water policies and management capacity
• Regulatory Tool Box to promote greater understanding of chemicals
assessment
Industry Contributions to SAICM
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Overall Orientation and Guidance (OOG) –6 Key Areas
Six core activity areas identified toward
achievement of the overall 2020 goal:
• Enhance stakeholder responsibility
• Establish and strengthen national legislative and regulatory
frameworks for chemicals and waste
• Mainstream the sound management of chemicals and waste in
the sustainable development agenda
• Increase risk reduction and information sharing efforts on
emerging policy issues
• Promote information access
• Assess progress towards 2020 goal of minimizing adverse effects
of chemicals on human health and the environment
OOG
Enhanced Stakeholder
Responsibility
National legislative/regulatory
frameworks
Mainstream sound
chemicals in SD agenda
Risk reduction & info on EPIs
Promote information
access
Assess progress
towards 2020
Next Steps: ICCA Position on SAICM Beyond 2020
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• ICCA remains committed to SAICM
• SAICM should continue to be a voluntary, multi-stakeholder, multi-sectoral
approach
• Industry needs to continually emphasize significant progress made to date
• SAICM should focus on the basics, e.g. data-sharing, and implementation of
the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) and Safety Data Sheets (SDS) to
constitute key elements of such basic schemes
• ICCA is committed to the “ending plastics waste alliance strategic
pillars/goals”
• ICCA recommends development of an international navigator on chemicals
safety information
Next Steps: SAICM Mandate Expires in 2020
SAICM Stakeholders are discussing a future SAICM 2.0.
Key industry issues under consideration include:
• Objectives and targets: What are the SAICM 2.0 goals, and
how will stakeholders (including industry) show progress?
• Financing: Who will pay for SAICM 2.0? Many stakeholders
want increased industry contributions.
• Waste: Is all waste included under SAICM 2.0?
• Issues of Global Concern: How are issues (e.g.,
nanotechnology, fluorochemistry) identified? What actions
are taken through SAICM? Binding treaty(ies)?
Next Steps
Negotiations on SAICM 2.0 and discussions about a
possible broader, “enabling framework” on chemicals
and waste will continue:
• October 2019: Meeting in Bangkok, Thailand
• Spring 2020: Meeting in Bucharest, Romania
Final Decision on Beyond 2020: ICCM5, October 2020 in
Bonn, Germany
• What are meaningful and measurable industry targets
and indicators for SAICM post-2020? What commitments
can we make that are both achievable and show
progress? In particular, what commitments can we make
regarding Responsible Care?
• What actions undertaken by governments, UN bodies,
etc., should be included in the targets and indicators?
• What indicators and targets would we NOT like to see
(e.g., regarding issues of concern, taxes on industry)
ICCA Advocacy Task Force Seeking Guidance
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ICCA Advocacy Task Force also encourages you/your national
associations to get involved, by reaching out to your
government representatives to share information on:
• Specific tools and activities your companies and associations
are applying to contribute to the sound management of
chemicals and waste through Responsible Care and the Global
Product Strategy.
• What you need them to understand about the importance of
a multi-stakeholder framework in achieving these goals.
How You Can Get Involved
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