General messages

During the high level segment of the Conference, ICCA President and Solvay CEO Christian Jourquin summarised what progress on the Global Product Strategy and the Responsible Care Global Charter had already been achieved. He stressed that ICCA and its members throughout the world are committed to working with all stakeholders to make SAICM a success and to achieve the WSSD 2020 goal.

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During the conference, President Jourquin was presented with a special Award – the Bronze Award – for ICCA’s "in-kind" contributions to the Quick Start programme of SAICM.

 

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  • Chemicals and chemical products are not only essential today, they are essential to obtain the future envisioned by the WSSD.
  • Industry supports and the world benefits from ICCA voluntary programs, science-based, cost effective and transparent regulation of chemicals in commerce.
  • Industry seeks to increase the transparency and improve the understanding of chemical product information to governments and the public.
  • The global chemical industry is committed to ensuring the safe management and use of all products in the value chain.


Global Product Strategy (GPS) specific key messages

  • Advocate for a balanced combination of regulations and voluntary programs.
  • Enhance information exchange on chemicals at global level between co-producers, along the value chain, with governments and the public.
  • Provide capacity building for developing countries to build effective regulatory programs and SMEs to help them manage their products in a safe and environmentally sound manner.
  • Elevate the global standard of product safety assessment and reduce existing differences in the safety of chemicals between developing, emerging and industrialized countries.