Voluntary Commitments

Responsible Care^® is a global initiative, currently involving the participation of chemical industry companies and their employees in 52 countries. Going beyond legal stipulations, the initiative aims to continuously improve health and environmental performance and to ensure the safety of employees and stakeholders. Through Responsible Care^®, the chemical sector has assumed a pioneering role within industry as a whole.

In April 2006, WACKER’s Executive Board sent a letter to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan confirming the WACKER Group’s participation in the Global Compact. This worldwide initiative seeks to boost collaborations between the United Nations, business and social organizations. A key joint goal of Global Compact participants is to steer globalization toward improving the quality of peoples’ lives all around the world.