Responsible Care® is a global chemical industry performance initiative that is implemented in the
Responsible Care helps
Responsible Care is more than a set of principles and declarations. It is implementing world-class management systems, verified through independent auditors; tracking performance through established environment, health, safety and security measures; and extending these best practices to business partners through the industry supply chain.
Most recent data demonstrate that Responsible Care companies have:
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Between 2007 and 2008, maintained a worker safety record that is more than four times safer than the average of the U.S. manufacturing sector and more than twice as safe as the business of chemistry overall;
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Improved their worker safety record an outstanding 72 percent since 1990.
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Maintained hazardous air pollutant (HAP) releases while U.S. chemical production increased from 2005-2006; and reduced releases to the environment by more than 73 percent, since 1988;
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Decreased reportable distribution incidents by 43 percent even while the volume of chemical shipments increased 16 percent since 1995;
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Reduced process safety incidents by 51 percent over the past decade.
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Improved energy efficiency by an outstanding 46 percent since 1974.
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Reduced their greenhouse gas intensity by more than 23 percent since 1992, a tremendous accomplishment for such an energy intensive industry.
Use this website to track our progress in these key areas:
