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Appendix 4
Partnership agreements

INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF CHEMICAL ASSOCIATIONS - Statement of Principles

Responsible Care partnerships

The International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA) supports the extension of Responsible Care throughout the chemical manufacturing community and to sectors allied with the chemical industry (chemical transporters, distributors, traders, users, etc.).

To this end, the ICCA encourages all national chemical associations that have been approved to administer Responsible Care to expand participation in the initiative within their borders. This should be done either by encouraging associations whose members have an interest in chemicals to become partners in Responsible Care, or by recruiting companies with such interests to become involved directly in the Responsible Care initiative.

The national chemical association that has been approved by the ICCA to administer Responsible Care shall be responsible for approving the partnership arrangements with prospective partner associations and companies. At a minimum such prospective partner associations or companies must operate their Responsible Care programs under the same commitment and standards upheld by the member association. However, the application of Responsible Care can be tailored to their specific operations, and determined appropriate by the member association.

The national chemical association that has been approved by the ICCA to administer Responsible Care retains responsibility for the integrity of the Responsible Care process, logo and trademarks, and insures that the prospective partner association or company will use the Responsible Care logo and trademarks according to ICCA guidelines. Misuse of the Responsible Care logo or trademarks by partner associations or companies

will be addressed by the national chemical association that has been approved by the ICCA to administer Responsible Care.

Guidelines for Responsible Care partnerships

The national chemical association that has been approved by the ICCA to administer Responsible Care will apply the following guidelines in establishing partnerships with associations and companies within their borders:

• Ensure that the primary business of the prospective partner involves chemical manufacturing, transportation, distribution, trading, or use, (or is an association that represents companies involved in these businesses).
• Ensure that prospective partners maintain the integrity and public credibility of Responsible Care by following through on the commitments contained in the initiative.
• Ensure that the expectations of chemical industry stakeholders are being addressed by the partner association or company through its implementation of Responsible Care.
• Ensure that prospective partner associations or companies:
  • demonstrate senior level support for the Responsible Care ethic;
  • commits to carry out the Responsible Care process, thereby maintaining a consistent approach to advancing health, safety and environmental performance improvement in a fashion that is response to public input;
  • adhere to national guidelines for using the Responsible Care logos and trademarks.
• Ensure that partner associations or companies demonstrate their ability to adequately resource their support for implementing Responsible Care.
• Ensure that partner associations or companies report annually on the progress of implementing and maintaining Responsible Care.
• Ensure that partnerships must remain consistent with ICCA policies.
• Ensure that the ICCA secretariat is kept informed of all partnerships.
• Develop a partnership agreement which encapsulates these guidelines.

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