A background to industry’s role and involvement in the

1. 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)

2. Sustainable Development Governments Industry NGOs Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs A better Quality of Life for all Making a Profit in an environmentally and socially responsible way Marrakech process GPP IPP Life Cycle Initiative SAICM International programs and initiatives: GRC GPS LRI SusChem HPV program International Initiatives Actions Partnerships Nationalinitiatives GPP Company specific actions Nationalinitiatives Actions Partnerships PARTNERSHIPS

3. Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) Governments Industry Nationalchemical control regulations Legislation National and international agreements Binding and non-binding conventions, e.g. Basel, Rotterdam, Montreal Protocol, GHS, etc. Compliance with national and internationalregulations, legislation, and conventions Industry wide Initiatives and Programs: GRC GPS LRI SusChem HPV program Children’s Health PARTNERSHIPS

4. SAICM - Global Responsible Care Charter Risk Reduction Enhance the management of chemicals worldwide (5) Knowledge and Information Continuously improve and report performance (4) Actively support Responsible Care Governance Processes (7) Governance Capacity Building and Technical Cooperation Provide appropriate resources for Implementation (9) illegal International Traffic Enhance the management of chemicals worldwide (5) More info: http://www.icca-chem.org/section02a.html

5. SAICM - Global Product Strategy Define a tiered process for completing risk characterizations and risk management recommendations for chemicals in commerce (3) Risk Reduction Make relevant product stewardship information available to the public (6) Knowledge and Information Governance Develop a management system approach (2) Participate in scientific inquiry to address new and emerging health and environmental concerns (7) Capacity Building and Technical Cooperation illegal International Traffic Develop global guidelines for Product Stewardship(1) More info: http://www.icca-chem.org/section02d.html

6. 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/

7. 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