Priorities & initiatives

Increasing public concern about the health and safety of chemical products and their effect on the environment has galvanized our industry into providing more information about the substances we produce.  Industry’s commitment to health, safety and environmental performance, to improved chemicals management, and to increased transparency is clearly embodied in the following initiatives.

ECC

Energy & Climate Change

Given that chemical products and technologies are used in a wide array of energy-saving and renewable energy applications, the chemical industry offers significant potential to help society achieve greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions.

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Latest ECC publication

Turning the tide on climate change: The climate change challenge and the chemical industry

Turning the tide on climate change: The climate change challenge and the chemical industry  
Robert Kandel’s book challenges people who think they know everything about climate change.

PDF [6665KB]

GPS

Global Product Strategy

ICCA's innovative Global Product Strategy strengthens industry's focus on product stewardship within the chemical industry and among suppliers and customers throughout the chain of commerce.

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Latest GPS publication

Global Product Strategy Brochure, February 2008

Global Product Strategy Brochure, February 2008  
The Global chemical industry's development and implementation of the Global Product Strategy and the Responsible Care Global charter is a measure of its commitment to product stewardship and an important part of its contribution to the SAICM.

PDF [680KB]

RC

Responsible Care

Responsible Care is the chemical industry’s unique “ethic”, enabling the global chemical industry to continuously improve its health, safety and environmental performance.

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Latest RC publication

Responsible Care official brochure (Japanese version)

Responsible Care official brochure (Japanese version)  
This document gives general information on the global Responsible Care initiative.

PDF [3816KB]

HPV

High Production Volume

The major benefit of ICCA’s High Production Volume Chemicals program is that it delivers globally-harmonized, internationally-agreed data sets and initial hazard assessments that are recognized under national and regional programs.

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Latest HPV publication

ICCA HPV Working List

ICCA HPV Working List  

PDF [124KB]

LRI

Long-Range Research Initiative

The global goals of the chemical industry’s Long-range Research Initiative are to increase the knowledge of the potential impacts that chemicals may have on the health of humans, wildlife and the environment.

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Latest LRI publication

2009 ICCA-LRI Workshop Report - Connecting Innovations in Biological, Exposure and Risk Sciences: Better Information for Better Decisions

2009 ICCA-LRI Workshop Report - Connecting Innovations in Biological, Exposure and Risk Sciences: Better Information for Better Decisions  
Workshop Summary Report

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