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GPS Implementation:
Examples and Challenges
Dr. Ahmed Al-Hazmi
Manager, Environmental Affairs
25 September 2012
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Global Product Strategy
GPS is designed to improve the global chemical industry’s product stewardship
performance by recommending measures to be taken by companies, working
together with their chemical associations, and in cooperation with activities of
other companies and associations along the chemical value chain.
The centerpiece of GPS is the enhancement and expansion of product stewardship
best practices within the industry and throughout the value chain.
The ultimate purpose of GPS is to increase public and stakeholder awareness of, and
confidence in, the safe management of chemicals throughout their lifecycle by
demonstrably increasing chemical industry performance and transparency.
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Components of the Global Product Strategy
• Guidelines for product stewardship, including ways to make relevant product
stewardship information more transparent.
• 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.
• Exploration of a potential partnership with an intergovernmental organization to
enhance global product stewardship.
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APPROACHES TO CHEMICAL PRODUCTS COMPLIANCE
Other legislations
REACH
Industry standards
Chemicals
Management
Compliance
Global Product Strategy
REACH: Registration, Evaluation, and Authorization of Chemicals
SAICM: Strategic Approach to International Chemical Management
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FUNDAMENTALS
Highly
technical
Tox/Ecotox & Exposure
Data
Predict effects on people &
environment
Source: Stewardship Solutions
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Global Product Strategy – Contribution to SAICM
Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM)
Responsible Care Global Charter
5. Enhance the management of
chemical products worldwide
(Product Stewardship)
Global Product Strategy (GPS)
1. Develop global stewardship guidelines
2. Develop a system for implementation
3. Define risk-based assessment process
4. Improve flow of information
5. Partnership with inter-governmental
organizations and stakeholders
6. Share relevant information between
industry and with public
7. Research to close data gaps and
identify emerging issues
8. Communicate GPS (internal / external)
9. Develop global advocacy principles
Source: ICCA
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GPS – Leverage and Build Upon Existing Work
 Regulatory initiatives
• EU REACH
• US TSCA
• Canadian DSL
• Japan CSR
• GHS
• etc.
 Voluntary initiatives
• Responsible Care
• ICCA HPV
• Base Set of Information
• OECD / SIDS
• LRI
• etc.
 Cooperation
• UNEP
• UNIDO
• OECD
• NGOs
• ICCA internal
• etc.
Globally consistent approach that accommodates
national, historical, cultural and regulatory differences
Source: ICCA
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SAICM
 Discussed in 1992 during the U.N. Conference on Environment
and Development held in Rio de Janeiro
 It is an international framework on sound chemicals management
 Adopted at the International Conference on Chemical Management
in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in February 2006
 One of SAICM’s key goals is to ensure that existing chemical and
waste disposal-related treaties are all ratified and become subject
to implementing legislation in the various nations
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Goals of SAICM
 Expanding & accelerating international assessment of chemical risks
 Harmonization of classification & labeling of chemicals
 Information exchange on toxic chemicals & chemical risks
 Strengthening of national capabilities & capacities for management
of chemicals
 Prevention of illegal international traffic in toxic & dangerous products
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SABIC APPROACH
Committee
Marketing &
Sales
Customers
Technical
Service
Logistics
Chemical
Management
EHS /
Regulatory
Transportation
Suppliers
Manufacturing
Regulators
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