The Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA) Responsible Care® Awards are designed to honor companies and individuals that have demonstrated leadership and outstanding performance in the implementation and execution of the Responsible Care® program over a period of two years prior to the award submission. Through this award series, GPCA provides its member companies and other industry stakeholders with an opportunity to showcase their achievements in the field of Responsible Care®, while sharing best practice and adding value to their business.
Objective
To present and share practical, evidence-based initiatives supported by management system in which Responsible Care Management System is well-integrated as a key business value and the measurable excellence in EHS&S reported in Performance Metrics as proven exemplary. The Awards serves as the mechanism to collect, validate, recognize, and document such systems, initiatives, and sustainable management.
Awards categories
The 3rd Responsible Care Excellence Awards in its revised version covers new categories, which emphasizes different initiatives and projects highlighting the sustainability and transferability concept. The new Responsible Care Excellence Awards categories are:
Performance Metrics (Operational Excellence)
This category award promotes committed companies to Responsible Care in maintaining EHS&S continuous improvement with reference to the GPCA’s Responsible Care Performance Metrics…
Process Safety
The submission for this category award is for the best initiative towards improving process safety performance, culture and reducing the process safety risk to prevent major process safety event…
Sustainable Environmental Protection
The submission for this category award is to recognize companies that have made significant contributions to environmental protection and sustainability…
Rising Star Award
The submission for this category award is dedicated to GPCA full members only. The basis for this award is to encourage a young employee (less than 30 years of age at the time of award/nomination), who has demonstrated exceptional creative performance in EHS&S…
Community Awareness
To recognize and honour companies and individuals in the petrochemical industry that have demonstrated excellence in community outreach and engagement…
Responsible Partner
Recognizing industry contractors who have implemented the Responsible Care concept into their organization. The company may not be recognized as RC but has been continuously improving their EHS&S performance…
Awards Jury:
Dr. Ahmed Alhazmi
CEO
Al Madar Group
Daniel Roczniak
Senior Director, Responsible Care®
American Chemistry Council
Dr. Muna Faleh AlSulaiman
General Manager of Research and Policy Development
National Council of Occupational Safety and Health
Dr. Nick Wayth
Chief Executive
Energy Institute
Kashif Rasheed
Country Head
Procyon-Group
William Garcia
Executive Director HSSE, RC and Supply Chain
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