WHY PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP?
• Every company, up and down the supply chain, should be concerned about the impact of chemicals on human health and the environment, throughout their life cycle. • Each of us is confronted with a multitude of safety, health, and environmental issues regarding our products. These may be voiced by our customers, environmental groups, and regulatory authorities. They may arise from special expectations and public concern or from the industry’s own internal assessment. • Implementing Product Stewardship helps us to manage these issues more effectively, taking into account health, safety and environmental as well as technical and economic aspects to ensure best customer value. • Chemical products must be managed and used safely along the supply chain, through manufacture, packaging, distribution, use and ultimate disposal.
