14 initiatives celebrated as the European Responsible Care Awards marks its 20th anniversary and 40 years of the global Responsible Care programme

Category: Rethink operational excellence – Corporate leadership culture

Winners

• Clariant International Ltd: “Greater Chemistry: Corporate Leadership Culture”(DE)
• BRENNTAG SE: “Operationalising Sustainability Across the Chemical Value Chain” (IT)

Category: Above and beyond boundaries – Spreading Responsible Care® ethic across chemicals value and supply chains

Winners

• BASF, BorsodChem, Covestro, Dow, Evonik, Huntsman, Shell Chemicals – under the umbrella of ISOPA and ALIPA: “Safe Use Diisocyanates®(BE)

Commendations:

• BRENNTAG SE: “CO2Xplorer suite & CO2e management” (IT)
• LyondellBasell Industries N.V. & Cabot Corporation: “Botlek Steam Project” (NL)
• Kao Corporation: “Kao’s Initiative Accelerated the Plastic Reduction Innovations and Circular Economy Implementation” (SP)

Category: Responsible Care® in the artificial intelligence era – Leading the change for sustainable future; cyber security awareness

Winner: Huntsman Corporation: “ECHA Radar Tool” (UK)

Category: Caring about the smaller – National Associations and SMEs

Winners

• FranceChimie: “Supporting Adaptation to climate change for chemical companies” (FR)
• Biopharmachem Ireland: “Biopharmachem Irelands Sustainability Strategy” (IRL)
• Techniques Chimiques Nouvelles: “TCN: A skillfully Company with a Clear Vision: Zero Waste, Full Responsibility” (FR)

Commendations

• FranceChimie: “France Chimie’s program for sustainable use of water : rolling out the use of the tools and sharing them with ICCA members” (FR)
• Thevinyl AB: “Thevinyl PVC Componouds”(SW)
• TT Gaskets: “Publication of the world’s first TTG sustainability report based on the VSME standard” (FI)

Category: Living up to Responsible Care® founding father Jean Bélanger’s vision and ethic – Recognising chemical leaders of the future’s engagement to help their communities

Winner: Dow Inc.: “Inspiring Future Innovators: Engaging the Next Generation in STEM” (NL)