Chemical industry to build on "Responsible Care" programme
The chemical industry's environmental performance remained on a mostly improving trend in 1998, according to the latest statistics from the Chemical Industries Association (CIA). The sector's "Responsible Care" programme is being beefed up with an impending requirement on companies to carry out self-assessments of their performance against the scheme, and an external verification scheme is being developed. The CIA has also announced an initiative to identify ways in which the industry can contribute to sustainable development.