Clariant receives Responsible Care logo from Indian Chemical Council

Clariant Chemicals (India) Limited was awarded the Responsible Care logo by the Indian Chemical Council (ICC) recently. Commenting on this, Dr Deepak Parikh, Vice-Chairman & Managing Director, Clariant Chemicals (India) Ltd, said, “We strongly believe that sustainability among the specialty chemical companies is an important qualifier for continued long term economic success. For us in Clariant, we are convinced that Responsible Care is a combination of safer products, people, processes and environment. It is a very vital programme that contributes to sustainable development. Incorporating responsible working attitude is a continuous journey for us. Environment, safety and occupational health are the pivots for any successful and responsible organisation. Our people and their commitment to ESHA is the key for us to keep the responsible care flag flying high going forward.”
 
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Yogesh Kothari, President, ICC, said, “We urge multinational companies like Clariant to share their best practices with the ICC member companies and be a leader in propagating the importance and relevance of this initiative for other companies.”
 
P A Murali, Head of Regional ESHA & PS, Clariant Chemicals (India) Ltd, stated, “Responsible Care® is an important tool for us, to attain our ultimate vision of ‘No Accident, No Injuries and No Harm to our environment’. We are glad to be among the top 25 companies in India, who have now been awarded the Responsible Care® logo. ICC has set-up a two stage process to award the logo to member companies. The first stage involves submission of ESHA data, compliance status updates of each code and the Responsible Care® commitment signed by our VC & MD. The second stage involves audit at each site, within the first year of award of the Responsible Care® Logo.”