Round Table Feedback

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Round Table Feedback

• CEFIC Responsible Care Conference
• 2004

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What do we like about the Review?

• The Review itself
• outside input, structure of the new programme
• Pan European Programme ??
• Management System Framework ???
• Deming cycle /link to other MS
• Could increase SME participation and reduce
  differences in performance
• Keep good things in existing programs
• Need mutual recognition of National systems
• Mandatory Self Assessment ?
• Move towards third party assessment ?
• Must external assessment be third party
  assessment?

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What do we like about the Review?

• Improving Performance
• Goals - at company level ? not sure about
  National European.
• Award Scheme ? - need more details.
• Vision and Performance reporting not mentioned.
• Improving Communications ?
• But how are we going to do it? What are we going
  to say?
• Talk about what we will do rather than what we
  have done?
• Dialogue v. telling
• Stakeholder Engagement ?
• Welcomed at local level, not sure about National/
  European.

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What do we like about the Review?

• Focus on Product Stewardship ? ? ?
• Main factor of credibility
• But what does it really mean? Where are the
  details?
• Flagship needs to integrate and communicate, not
  submarine
• Depends on sharing between users and
  manufacturers
• Increasing Membership ? ? ?
• But how? What is the business case?
• Increasing Business Value ? ?
• But how to demonstrate it?
• In advance to justify resources!

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What needs clarification? Almost everything!

• Verification - company or site?
• Co-existence of RC with other Management Systems.
  Are they alternatives for new companies?
• What does Framework really mean? What are the
  minimum requirements to start?
• What about sustainability, social
  responsibility, workforce involvement and
  security?
• Need some objectives/requirements/targets so we
  can develop implementation plan.
• Clarification of indicators and their definitions
• How to implement RC. How to eliminate accidents.

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Difficulties

• Justifying workload without clear business case
  and/or evidence of influence on authorities.??
• How to get SME participation. ?
• RC will overwhelm many SMEs.
• Third-party verification will be onerous.
• How to get company top management commitment?
• Will the CEO Taskforce deliver it?
• We cannot succeed without it!
• Resourcing and Prioritising.

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Suggestions

• Arrange (a) workshop(s) to explain the details.
• Stay flexible - expectations have changed in last
  10 years and will change again in next 10.
• CEFIC database of accident reports.
• Extension of RC to other industries.
• Show community the balance of RC, not just focus
  on negative points. Be proactive.
• Provide tables and copies of the presentations.