A background to industry’s role and involvement in the

Global Partnership for Capacity Building to implement GHS

Johan Breukelaar

Director International Chemicals Policy

European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic)

Governments Industry NGOs

Development thatmeets the needs of the present

without compromisingthe ability of future generations to

meet their own needs

Making a Profit in an environmentally and socially responsible way

A better Quality of Life

for all

Nationalinitiatives

Actions

Partnerships

International Initiatives

Actions

Partnerships

Nationalinitiatives

GPP

Marrakech process

GPP

IPP

Life Cycle Initiative

SAICM

Company specific actions

International programs and initiatives:

GRC

GPS

LRI

SusChem

HPV program

PARTNERSHIPS

Sustainable Development

Governments Industry

Compliance with national

and internationalregulations, legislation,

and conventions

Industry wide Initiatives and

Programs:

GRC

GPS

LRI

SusChem

HPV program

Children’s Health

Nationalchemical control

regulations

Legislation

National and international agreements

Binding and non-binding conventions, e.g. Basel, Rotterdam, Montreal Protocol, GHS, etc.

PARTNERSHIPS

Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management

(SAICM)

SAICM - Global Responsible Care Charter

Knowledge and Information

Governance

Capacity Building andTechnical Cooperation

illegal InternationalTraffic

Risk Reduction

Provide appropriate resources for Implementation (9)

Actively support Responsible Care Governance Processes (7)

Enhance the management of chemicals worldwide (5)

Continuously improve and report performance (4)

Enhance the management of chemicals worldwide (5)

More info: http://www.icca-chem.org/section02a.html

Knowledge and Information

Governance

Capacity Building andTechnical Cooperation

illegal InternationalTraffic

Risk Reduction

SAICM - Global Product Strategy

Participate in scientific inquiry to address new and emerging health and environmental concerns (7)

Develop a management system approach (2)

Develop global guidelines for Product Stewardship (1)

Make relevant product stewardship information available to the public (6)

Define a tiered process for completing risk characterizations and risk management recommendations for chemicals in commerce (3)

More info: http://www.icca-chem.org/section02d.html

SAICM - How else does Industry contribute?

High Production Volume (HPV) Chemicals Initiative

The ICCA HPV Chemicals Initiative is a voluntary action by chemical companies, primarily in Europe, Japan and North America, to deliver globally harmonized data and initial hazard assessments for some 1,000 High Production Volume (HPV) chemicals.

Long-range Research Initiative (LRI)

Its mission is to identify and fill gaps in our understanding of the hazards posed by chemicals and to improve the methods available for assessing the associated risks.

SusChemThe technologies and activities covered by SusChem will be at the heart of future sustainable development initiatives and are critical to continuing and increasing competitiveness of European enterprises across all sectors.

More info: http://www.icca-chem.org/section02b.html and http://www.icca-chem.org/section02c.html and http://www.SusChem.org/

ICCA Capacity building activities

• Global Responsible Care Implementation

• Global Product Strategy Implementation

• GHS Implementation: GHS Guidance for SMEs

• Development of Retiree Program (SAICM implementation)

• Specific activities:- Project on prevention of illegal traffic (with UNEP)

• Collaboration with IOMC organisations:- UNITAR pilot project in Tanzania- Support UNEP Swedish workshop- Promoting SCP for poverty alleviation (emergency planning, waste management, chemicals trade)- UNEP APELL project on CSR