Sustainable consumption and production promotes resource and energy efficiency, sustainable infrastructure, and provides access to basic services, jobs, and a better quality of life for all. ICCA is committed to sustainable consumption and production, and aim to do more and better with less.

ICCA is committed to advancing safe, innovative, effective and economically viable chemical products and technologies that are key to unlocking sustainability solutions.

Through our two flagship initiatives, Responsible Care® and the Global Product Strategy (GPS), ICCA is committed to advancing safe handling and use of chemicals in our own operations and throughout the supply chain. By driving continuous improvement in environmental, health, safety and security performance, Responsible Care is the foundation behind the chemical industry’s commitment to sustainability and the SDGs.

CEOs from 96 percent of the world’s largest chemical companies have signed the Responsible Care® Global Charter, a sign of our industry’s unified commitment to safe chemicals management.

Global Product Strategy (GPS) helps countries maximize the social, economic and environmental benefits that come with a safe, strong and sustainable manufacturing industry.

Our industry is committed to enabling resource conservation and efficiency and innovations in product design that extend product lifespans, and unlocking the value of materials that have traditionally been viewed as waste.