Foreword
In 1993 CEFIC published the first
Guidelines for Environmental Reporting for the European chemical industry. We have come a
long way since then. Most companies do report extensively at site and corporate level and
most federations publish their annual Indicators of Performance to wider audiences.
However this is just the start, and we need to build on these sound foundations to meet
our Responsible Care commitments.
We have been listening to what our
stakeholders want and we recognise the clear message that our sector should be reporting
health, safety and environmental performance at European level.
That is why CEFIC is delighted to
introduce this new guidance which creates a common reporting framework for chemical
companies and national chemical industry federations, and very importantly encompasses
health and safety for the first time. Furthermore now that there is this agreed framework,
the European chemical industry commits itself to reporting at CEFIC level on all the 16
core parameters it contains by the year 2002. These parameters will form the basis for our
reporting in the coming five years.
We are looking forward to monitor the
sectors HSE performance improvement in the coming years and to maintain the dialogue
with our stakeholders. |