International Chemicals Management (ICM)

The International Chemicals Management (ICM) unit strategies is to strenghten and coordinate European input to International Chemicals Management accross Cefic relevant programme and its membership, and integrate it in Cefic's main activities:

1. Create good business environment globally by improving chemicals  management by:

• developing and implementing Responsible Care
• rolling out GPS in EU+ and Capacity building focussing on eastern Europe and Africa

 2. Promote mix of voluntary actions and regulation based  on common principles

• promoting SAICM as the process for chemicals management in Rio+20 and recognition of voluntary contributions to SAICM  in ICCM-3, strengthen SAICM in line with industry positions
• promoting common regulatory principles based on GPS via GER and by a regulatory toolbox piloted with UNEP

3. Increase visibility of chemical industry contributions

• Strong and well coordinated advocacy
  

ICCA Affairs

The International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA) is the world-wide voice of the chemical industry, representing chemical manufacturers and producers all over the world. ICCA operates by coordinating the work of member associations and their member companies, through the exchange of information and the development of common positions on policy issues of international significance.
Three main issues were identified to focus on which are: Chemicals Policy & Health - Climate Change & Energy and Responsible Care®. ICCA also serves as the main channel of communication between the industry and various international entities, such as inter-governmental organizations (IGOs) and NGOs, that are concerned with these global issues. For example, ICCA has developed strong relationships with UNEP, the UNITAR and OECD.

Responsible Care

Responsible Care is the chemical industry’s global voluntary initiative under which companies, through their national associations, work together to continuously improve their health, safety and environmental performance, and to communicate with stakeholders about their products and processes.

The Responsible Care ethic helps our industry to operate safely, profitably and with due care for future generations, and was commended by UNEP as making a significant contribution to sustainable development at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002.