China Crop Protection Industry Association (CCPIA) attaches great importance to the HSE work of the pesticide industry and is one of the earliest associations in the Chinese petrochemical industry to introduce the product stewardship concept.

In 2013, with the support and joint efforts of governments at all levels, associations, member enterprises and multinational corporations, CCPIA carried out the following work:

In April and October 2013, CCPIA and Syngenta jointly held two sessions of the HSE High-level Seminar of the Pesticide Industry of China, to transmit the product stewardship and HSE idea to the senior management of the industry. In May 2013, based on the HSE Management Standard for the Pesticide Industry issued in 2012, CCPIA, with the help of some multinational corporations, formulated and issued the HSE assessment standard applicable to the Chinese pesticide industry - Provisions on the Audit of the HSE Management System of the China Pesticide Industry.

In May and November 2013, CCPIA held two HSE trainings themed by technological process risk assessment and management in Nantong, Jiangsu and Shangyu, Zhejiang respectively. Over 500 representatives from nearly 200 enterprises participated in the trainings.

In July and August 2013, CCPIA, with the support of multinational corporations including Bayer, Syngenta and Dow AgroSciences, adopted the Provisions on the Audit of the HSE Management System of the China Pesticide Industry, and audited some local pesticide enterprises that volunteered for the audit, of which, 12 enterprises meet the standards specified in the Provisions and are rated as basic HSE qualified enterprises.

In 2014, CCPIA will continue to make efforts in promoting the responsible care of pesticide enterprises and improving HSE management level. The specific plan includes: continuous training and assessment and the follow-up and improvement of previously qualified enterprises. Moreover, CCPIA will initiate and establish the “Product Stewardship Union of the Pesticide Industry” and set up a HSE engineering master class with Nanjing University of Technology in 2014.