Responsible Care

The Responsible Care® Program of the Association of Danish Process Industries.

Declaration of commitment.

1. Company policy

The company shall develop and comply with a policy with prospective objectives of a continuous improvement within the areas of environment, safety and health. This policy shall form a constituent part of the overall policy and strategy of the Company. The Company policy on environment, safety, and health shall involve the entire organisation of the Company and be taken into account in the planning and implementation of all Company activities. The environment management system in the company can profitably be arranged so that there circularly will be undertaken a re-evaluation of the system.    

2. Employee commitment and responsibility

The Company shall keep their employees at all levels well informed on the Company policy on environment, safety and health.

The Company shall foster commitment and responsibility among its employees and ensure an active employee contribution to fulfil the objectives.

The Company shall promote individual alertness among employees to sources of pollution and issues relevant to safety and health. The Company shall establish well-defined responsibilities among its employees and offer regular and adequate training enabling of their employees to fulfil their responsibilities.

3. Effective resource utilization

The Company shall strive to achieve the lowest achievable impact on the surrounding as a whole by:

- Minimising the use of raw materials and energy

- Minimising the process emissions

- Minimising the risk of accidents and limiting the consequences of accidents

- Minimising the health risks for employees

4. Process- and product development

New processes are arranged and existing processes are adapted and improved with the aim of providing a sustainable development. An evaluation of the technical and economic possibilities and the social demands as a whole shall be taken into consideration. With new constructions and extension of existing facilities around the world, the possibilities of using clean and safe technology shall to be taken into consideration. 

In developing new products the Company shall take into account the total consumption of raw material and energy resources during production, use or disposal after use or of residual products formed during production or use.

5. Monitoring, registration and documentation

The Company shall at regular intervals monitor process emissions to the working environment and the surrounding environment, preferably by generally approved methods. The Company shall register all accidents and incidents and investigate the events and causes with a view to utilising the experience for future prevention.

The companies' measurements and registrations form the basis for regular documentation of the results about the environment, safety and health conditions. The Company shall regularly evaluate performance compared to objectives. Relevant and agreed upon data about emissions, resources and safety is yearly stated by the company that then report these to the Association of Danish Process Industries.

6. Supplier

The company shall encourage its suppliers to deliver environmentally, health and safety sound raw material and products.

By means of specific demands and instruction the Company shall ensure that suppliers of equipment and services  are chosen among those who fulfil the demands according to the policy on environment, safety and health.

7. Customers

The Company is responsible that customers receive all relevant information on correct processing and use of the Company’s products including information on disposal of residual products, and information of relevance for subsequent processing as far as available.

8. Transport and storage

The Company shall ensure safe and regulatory compliant transport to and from the Company ia by demanding transporters to provide relevant training and instruction to drivers and others involved in transport activities.

The company shall ensure safe storage of raw material and products in the company as well as urge the other parts in the supply chain to fulfil the guidelines therefore.

9. Communication

The company create increased dialog with suppliers, customers and other relevant parts in the supply chain.

The Company shall cooperate openly with the competent authorities on issues relevant to environment, safety and health. The Company shall provide adequate documentation on such issues to the authorities. On the basis of documentation provided by the Company to the authorities the Company may regularly inform the neighbours and other society stakeholders on issues of environment, safety and health.

10. Cooperation

The company contribute to the experience exchange between Responsible Care companies among other things about subjects as reducing emissions and accidents as well as handling of supplier relationships.