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The International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA) has developed a Global
Product Strategy (GPS) to improve product stewardship within the chemical industry and with customers
throughout the chain of commerce. The development and launch of the ICCA's GPS at the International
Conference on Chemicals Management held in Dubai, U.A.E., in February 2006, demonstrated a proactive approach to
chemicals management and presented an integrated strategy for product stewardship throughout the chemical industry's value chain.
Key components of this program to improve product stewardship include:
- Guidelines for product stewardship, to share best practices within the chemical
industry and with customer industries.
- A tiered process for completing risk characterization and
risk management actions for chemicals in commerce.
- Product stewardship performance with a special focus on working directly with downstream
customers of the chemical industry (the value chain).
- Exploration of a potential partnership with an intergovernmental organization to enhance
global product stewardship.
- Greater transparency, including ways to make relevant product stewardship
information available to the public.
Through this initiative and others, members of the chemical industry have committed to provide product
information for stakeholders and the public. The ultimate goal of GPS is to increase public and stakeholder
awareness and confidence that chemicals in commerce are safely managed throughout their lifecycle.
Product Summaries - A component of GPS is to make relevant product stewardship information on chemicals in commerce publicly available.
ExxonMobil is committed to completing our work on these summaries.
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