Responsible

Care®
Virendra Gupta
PGDCTM(16CTM0001)
ICT, Mumbai
 DISCUSSION POINTS
• WHAT IS RESPONSIBLE CARE®?

• HISTORY OF RESPONSIBLE CARE® AND INTRODUCTION IN INDIA

• FEATURES OF RESPONSIBLE CARE®

• HOW DOES RESPONSIBLE CARE® ADD VALUE?

• REMEMBER – RESPONSIBLE AND CARE!

 WHAT IS
RESPONSIBLE CARE®?

It is an initiative of the global chemical industry in which

companies, through their national associations (ICC in India),
commit to work together to continuously improve:

- the health and safety of their workers

- their environmental performance

- their communication with stakeholders

 WHAT IS
RESPONSIBLE CARE®?

• Voluntary programme
• Vision - no harm
• Demonstrate continual improvement
• Enables further policy development
• Gain trust of the public
• Operate safely
• Operate profitably
• Due care for future generations
 HISTORY & RESPONSIBLE
CARE® IN INDIA

• Started in Canada in 1984

• Was launched in India in 2003, after being a global

initiative taken by ICCA

• Has 125 signatory members plus 40 enlightened industry

holding the RC logo in India

• The initiative is essential in the reduction and elimination

of risk and to the implementation of sustainable
development
RESPONSIBLE CARE® ARCHITECHTURE
RESPONSIBLE CARE® CODES
IN INDIA

6 Codes by ICC to award RC logo

1. Product stewardship code;
2. Process safety code;
3. Employee health & safety code;
4. Pollution prevention code;
5. Emergency response and communication code; and
6. Distribution code.
ICC is scheduled to include 'Security‘ as a 7th Code by the
end of 2018.
RESPONSIBLE CARE® CODES
IN INDIA

Each Code has certain attributes for compliance,

which are grouped in to 4 elements for the purpose
of clarity

• Management
• Technology
• Facilities
• People related attributes
 RESPONSIBLE CARE®
GUIDING PRINCIPLES

• THE COMPANY COMMITS TO THE RESPONSIBLE CARE® GUIDING PRINCIPLES

• THE PRINCIPLES ARE RELATED TO THE WORDS RESPONSIBLE AND CARE AND
MEAN THE FOLLOWING TO COMPANY EMPLOYEES:

Being concerned
Being part of a Sharing
about their
team information
community

Saving the earth

Co-operating with Cleaning up their
for future
each other environment
generations
RESPONSIBLE CARE®
GUIDING PRINCIPLES

I, together with the other business unit managers, regularly discuss our
company’s commitment to continuous performance improvement through
Responsible Care® with our employees.

Report openly on
Promoting
Striving to use performance,
sustainable
resources efficiently achievements and
development
shortcomings

Ensuring that Foster the

employees and Compliance with responsible
contractors work legal requirements management of
safely chemicals
RESPONSIBLE CARE®
IS ABOUT:
• Continual Improvement:
• Company level
• Industry level

• Meeting and going beyond legal and regulatory

compliance
RESPONSIBLE CARE®
UNIQUE FEATURES

• Logo

• Management Practice Standards

• Guideline Documents

• Third party verification & Audit Protocols

• Performance Report

• Workshops

• Committees

• RC Award
RESPONSIBLE CARE® UNIQUE
FEATURES LOGO
 RESPONSIBLE CARE®
MANAGEMENT PRACTICE
STANDARDS

Responsible Care® companies must implement management practice

standards applicable to:

• health and safety of the workforce and community

• safe storage and transportation of chemicals
• preparedness for emergency response to incidents
• the prevention of pollution and the efficient use of resources
• safety of the chemical manufacturing process
• communication and interaction with the community
• product stewardship
• management commitment

Companies must do self assessments and submit questionnaires dealing with

the Management Practice Standards to ICC
 RESPONSIBLE CARE®
PERFORMANCE

Quantitative Indicators of Performance are used to measure, monitor

and report on performance
 RESPONSIBLE CARE®
3RD PARTY

Responsible Care® signatories must undergo

a third party verification audit every three
years after signing the Responsible Care®
public Commitment.
 RESPONSIBLE CARE®
AUDIT PROTOCOLS

• Used by 3rd party auditors to verify RC implementation.

• Protocol for each of the Management Practice Standards

• Additional audit protocols available for:

• Drum Reprocessing

• Waste Management Facilities

• Energy Efficiency
 OTHER RESPONSIBLE
CARE® FEATURES
Responsible Care Awards

ICC introduced annual awards since 2013, for

recognition of excellence in implementation of
RC Codes, which include:
• Each Code-specific excellence in performance
certificate to an industry group/business
vertical; and
• The Aditya Birla Award for best RC complying
industry considering all the Codes together.
RESPONSIBLE CARE® VALUE CIRCLE

Management
system
approaches

Performance
goals and
BUSINESS Verification
processes
targets VALUE

Transparency –
Public Reporting
of Performance
 RESPONSIBLE CARE®
ADDING VALUE

• Improved Safety, Health & Environment performance

• Mutual support between RC companies

• Communication with the public and communities

 RESPONSIBLE CARE®
ADDING VALUE

Companies:
• Improve performances and processes
• Enhance reputation and license to operate
• Improve worker, customer and environmental protection
• Knowledge available from shared best practices
• Reduce risks and liabilities
• Save time and money
 REMEMBER RESPONSIBLE
AND CARE®

• The chemical industry strives to be a responsible industry.

• The industry to play an important role by benefiting

society.

“Responsible Care is an on-going way of life in which

chemical companies conduct all aspects of their business.”
SUPPORTING
RESPONSIBLE CARE®

INCORPORATE RC
ENCOURAGE SAFE
SET THE EXAMPLE INTO ALL BUSINESS
WORK PRACTICES
ACTIVITIES

INTEGRATE RC INTO
PROTECT THE CURRENT INVOLVE
ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES IN RC
SYSTEMS

ENSURE RC IS PART AS A MANAGER,

OF YOUR BU’S YOU CAN MAKE A
STRATEGY DIFFERENCE
Thank you