Responsible Care® Awards 2025 – Celebrating 40 Years of Responsible Care® and 20 Years of its European Awards
As we celebrate two significant milestones this year, the 2025 edition will be structured around the core principles of Responsible Care®, with a special category honouring the legacy of Jean Bélanger, the founder of Responsible Care®.
This year, we will highlight projects and initiatives that exemplify the principles of the Responsible Care® Global Charter, showcasing a commitment to a safer and more sustainable future. Within this, two dedicated categories will honour National Associations and SMEs, as well as individuals who embody Responsible Care values in all aspects of their lives.
The categories
The Responsible Care® Awards 2025 will celebrate outstanding achievements across five key categories:
- Rethink operational excellence: corporate leadership culture
- Above and beyond boundaries: spreading Responsible Care® ethic across chemicals value and supply chains
- Responsible Care® in the artificial intelligence era: leading the change for sustainable future; cyber security awareness
- Caring about the smaller: National Associations and SMEs
- Living up to Responsible Care® founding father Jean Bélanger’s vision and ethic: recognising chemical leaders of the future’s engagement to help their communities
Project eligibility: submit new and evolved RC® projects
RC practitioners are invited to submit both new, innovative initiatives as well as past projects – whether previously submitted or not (awarded or not) – to the RC® Awards. Projects that have since evolved, remain relevant today, or have demonstrated significant progress and impact, are also welcome.
Who can participate?
- All companies and /or sites, supply chain in Europe that are practicing Responsible Care®
- National associations and affiliate associations (provided they have signed up to Responsible Care® or have a Responsible Care®
Partnership Agreement with Cefic. Specifically, the category 5 honours individuals or teams whose submitted projects are recognised/supported by the Responsible Care® organisations they work for.
Deadline for submission
Submit your entries by 30 June 2025. Download the guidance and the application form.
We invite all Responsible Care® participants, including members of Cefic and National Federations, to join us and share your projects and initiatives. All relevant projects with be showcased in an online gallery and video.
Annex: