RESPONSIBLE CARE®

The chemical industry is committed to the safe, responsible and sustainable management of chemicals through their entire life cycle, and for their intended end use. Responsible Care is the chemical industry’s world-class performance initiative. Its companies are industry leaders, bound together by a commitment to address challenges and continuously improve the performance of the chemical industry.
VALUE OF RESPONSIBLE CARE

A History of Excellence

For more than 20 years, the Responsible Care program has helped American Chemistry Council (ACC) member companies significantly enhance their performance, discover new business opportunities, and improve employee safety and the health of the communities in which they operate and the environment as a whole, moving us toward a safer, more sustainable future.

A Commitment to Health, Safety and Security

Participation in Responsible Care is a condition of membership for ACC members and Responsible Care Partner companies, all of which have made CEO-level commitments to uphold the program elements. The Responsible Care Guiding Principles are at the heart of the Responsible Care commitment – through these principles, members and Partners pledge to improve EHS&S performance for facilities, processes and products throughout the entire operating system. 

Companies also are committed to open and transparent reporting and submit annual data on their progress toward meeting performance measure goals. This information is made publicly available on this website.

Fast Facts:

  • Responsible Care is a global initiative that began in Canada in 1984 and is practiced today by 55 national and regional associations in 60 economies around the world.
  • In 2010, basic and specialty chemical companies spent about $10.8 billion on environmental, health and safety programs.
  • Since 1974, the U.S. chemical industry as a whole has improved its energy efficiency by 56 percent.
  • Responsible Care companies have invested more than $9.8 billion to further enhance security at their facilities in the past decade.
  • Responsible Care companies are committed to worker safety. They are more than four times safer than the average of the U.S. manufacturing sector as a whole, and more than twice as safe as the business of chemistry overall. 
  • Responsible Care companies have reduced process safety incidents by 48 percent over the past 16 years.
  • Since 1988, Responsible Care companies have reduced hazardous releases to the air, land and water by more than 75 percent.

» view all statistics from the Responsible Care fact sheet

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