Responsible Care is the international commitment of the chemical industry to strive towards continual improvements in the fields of health, safety and the environment. It is currently practiced in 52 countries, sharing a common commitment to advancing the safe and secure management of chemical products and processes.
Responsible Care was first introduced in North America in 1988. To gain the respect and confidence of society, the chemical industry intends to conform.
The work is pursued individually in every company that has joined the program by signing the Responsible Care commitment. The companies undertake to work continually on reducing the impact that production and use of their products has on health, safety and the environment. The Chemical Industries' Associations in Europe, America and Asia follow up and develop the program.
Responsible Care within Eka Chemicals
Eka Chemicals shall be a respected and caring member of local communities where it operates and shall fully implement responsible care worldwide.
The global chemical industry has launched a Responsible Care website - www.responsiblecare.org - which provides general information about Responsible Care (its history, coverage and objectives) as well as descriptions of member Responsible Care programmes and links to their status reports.