Schneider Logistics, Green Bay, Wis., was recently approved as a Responsible Care Partner by the American Chemistry Council board of directors.


The Responsible Care Partnership Program is open to companies that have direct and substantial involvement in the manufacturing, use, formulation, distribution, transportation, storage, treatment-disposal and/or sales and marketing of chemicals. To date, only 70 companies have achieved a partner distinction with only a small number in the transportation logistics category. A Responsible Care partner status demonstrates Schneider Logistics' long-term commitment to the chemical industry and aligns the company with customers' Responsible Care initiatives.

The ACC reviewed Schneider Logistics' application detailing the organization's operations and processes for environmental protection, health, safety and security and approved the partner designation.

Schneider Logistics joins an impressive list of Responsible Care members such as BASF, DOW, Honeywell, DuPont, 3M, BP Lubricants, Procter & Gamble and Mitsubishi Chemical, USA, all of which have committed to the high standards required by the ACC to maintain Responsible Care standards.

The Responsible Care program is well-known and respected by chemical manufacturers, but is just beginning to move deeper into the supply chain. The program has demonstrated a 78 percent reduction in environmental releases and a worker safety record that is five times safer than manufacturing as a whole. Responsible Care partners have also achieved an over 30 percent reduction in greenhouse gases and have completed 100 percent of their security vulnerability assessments.