Formulate commodity chemical purchasing policy

The supplier’s chemical purchasing policy should include a section on commodity chemicals. This should include gathering self-declarations and evaluating commodity chemical (CC) sellers.

Self-declarations

As a starting point to assess the CC seller for ZDHC MRSL risks, it is recommended to collect a self-declaration from the CC Seller that confirms if the CC seller is aware of the ZDHC MRSL; that they are competent to supply commodity chemicals with lower ZDHC MRSL risks and will provide the required documentation.

Self-declaration template (Suppliers are free to amend or modify this template to suit their specific needs.)
Self-declaration template (Suppliers are free to amend or modify this template to suit their specific needs.)

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Suppliers should complete the following actions on the self-declarations:

  1. CC sellers who can give the above self-declaration should be preferred when making purchasing decisions, wherever possible.
  2. In case a commodity chemical is purchased from multiple CC sellers, the CC sellers who can provide the self-declaration should be preferred over price considerations.
  3. In case a purchase from a new CC seller is contemplated, the self-declaration should be an important criteria to finalise the purchasing decision.