Responsible Care: Verification
To help companies assure themselves and their publics that the ethic and practices of Responsible Care® are indeed in place and driving continuous improvement, the Responsible Care verification process was developed with the involvement and continuing oversight of outside stakeholders.
This process has three purposes:
- To help the companies improve
- To help the industry improve
- To improve credibility
The Verification Process
Every three years teams of industry experts, public advocates and local citizens verify companies by writing a consensus report that:
- Summarizes the verification process and players
- Identifies Opportunities for improvement
- Uncovers findings requiring corrective action and successful practices
Once the team has successfully completed their work (with repeat visits as necessary) the company is presented a verification certificate. MEGlobal was most recently verified in 2007, successfully completing the six codes of practice that contain 151 individual requirements that member companies must meet for Responsible Care to be in place.