UNEP Informal Workshop on Stakeholders’ Information Needs on Chemicals in Articles/Products - Contribution by the International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA)

In early 2006 at the ICCM-1, ICCA introduced the Responsible Care Global Charter (RCGC) and an innovative Global Product Strategy (GPS) to enhance stewardship best practices within the industry and throughout the product chain as its global contribution to SAICM. Together, the GPS and the Responsible Care Global Charter are cornerstones of ICCA’s contribution to the United Nations’ (UN) Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM). SAICM is the framework for meeting the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development goal that by 2020 all chemicals will be produced and used in ways that minimize risk.