Cefic’s Safety and Quality Assessment for Sustainability (SQAS) initiative welcomed its 1,000th audit in 2018, its upgraded tool having been launched at the beginning of this year.
SQAS is Cefic’s assessment system which evaluates the safety, quality, security, environmental performance and corporate social responsibility of Logistics Service Providers (LSP) and distributors. A new version, launched 1 January 2019, includes structural updates and new sections related to transportation issues such as management of greenhouse gas emissions, control of plastic/flakes/powder loss, as well as programmes to reduce fuel, energy and water consumption and increase security in information technology.
Key benefits:
- Promotes continuous improvement towardssustainable transport
- Cost effective for chemical companies andlogistics service providers as fewer audits are necessary
- Evaluation system is adapted to the needsof the individual chemical company
- A systematic approach focusing on issuesthat need attention and improvement.
Over the last decade, SQAS has witnessed a33% growth in assessments, showing that it remains a trusted, credible andindispensable tool for improving transport sustainability and distributorsacross Europe.
Read more about SQAS at www.sqas.org. For further enquiries, please contact Victor Trapani, SQAS and Transport Regulations Manager at vtr@cefic.be