Responsible Care
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| prisme˛ has been initiated by Cefic together with ECEG and EMCEF, the chemical industry partners in the European Social Dialogue, and the UK based Centre for Tomorrow’s Company in November 2008. The project is designed to better involve small and medium sized companies in Responsible Care® and to generate added value to their business through improved environmental, health and safety management. prisme˛ stands for Promoting Responsibility In SMEs, where the squared symbol implies the redoubled effort through the involvement of employers and workforce. |
The European Commission selected prisme˛ to be co-financed as a multi stakeholder project on Corporate Social Responsibility in the chemical sector. More info? Click here ►
prisme˛ objectives
prisme˛ aims at enhancing the competitiveness of small businesses in the chemical sector through Responsible Care.
prisme˛ sets out to:
• Better understand the needs of small businesses in Environment, Health and Safety management
• Support associations reaching out to small businesses
• Commit leading companies to share best practices and involve their EHS experts as prisme2 “mentors”
• Initiate regional Responsible Care networking programmes dedicated to SMEs
• Involve trade unions to engage with work councils and employees as key actors in Responsible Care
• Promote the added value Responsible Care through business relations
