ICCA Responsible Care Status Report 1998 - Appendix 3

Appendix 3
Membership acceptance

Application for Responsible Care Leadership Group membership and endorsement of a national association for Responsible Care implementation

Philosophy

The Responsible Care Leadership Group’s intent is to spread the implementation of Responsible Care as broadly as possible within the chemical and allied industries and to be inclusive of new country participation.

The Responsible Care Leadership Group has an obligation to the global industry to ensure that the national associations that it endorses are representative, committed and capable.

Application for Responsible Care Leadership Group membership is not an audit or examination. Nor is it necessary to have substantial Responsible Care features in place at the time of application.

The Responsible Care Leadership Group is committed to assist an applicant to develop its most effective Responsible Care implementation plan by sharing the experiences of recent and longer established member associations.

The Responsible Care Leadership Group requests the information below to ensure that it protects the integrity of Responsible Care and best spreads its implementation.

Membership/endorsement criteria

The association is the nation’s primary chemical association.
The association represents significant chemical production and/or distribution in the country.
The association’s Board has taken action to formally ratify Responsible Care.
A significant number of the association’s members have committed to implement the initiative.
An ICCA mentor endorses the applicant’s acceptance based on detailed knowledge of the implementation program proposed by the association and the ICCA Guidelines for associations implementing Responsible Care.

Application information required

National association members list and their indicative coverage in aggregate of the total and allied industry supply in the country (including as appropriate, industrial, agricultural, specialty, pharmaceutical and other chemical products).
Details of the proportion of the above national association members that have signed a commitment to implement Responsible Care.
Details of how the National Association Board has ratified or confirmed its commitment to Responsible Care implementation and to compliance with the ICCA fundamental features of Responsible Care.
Details of actions completed, key plans for Responsible Care implementation over the next 6-12 months and the association resources available for these plans.
Indicative plans for implementation of the eight Responsible Care Fundamental Features.
Examples of any Responsible Care materials currently available for use in promotion of the ethic to companies and for their use in its implementation.
(These could include Guiding Principles, publicity materials, draft code(s), etc.)

15 May 1997 - Responsible Care Leadership Group

Appendix 3 Membership acceptance

Philosophy

Membership/endorsement criteria

Application information required

Appendix 3
Membership acceptance