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The World Chlorine Council is committed to social responsibility.
Several key ways in which the global chlorine industry makes a significant
social contribution are through its products that help protect public
health, its promotion of safety, and its specific acts of corporate
social responsibility via the WCC member associations and their
companies.
Specific Examples of WCC Social Responsibility Efforts Include:
Water Relief Network®
 "2.2
million people in developing countries, most of them children, die
every year from diseases associated with a lack of safe drinking
water, inadequate sanitation, and poor hygiene," according to the
World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nation's Children
Fund. The chlorine industry plays a key role in trying to solve
this global challenge by providing safe drinking water and sanitation
to communities in need via the Water Relief Network (WRN). Launched
in 1996, the WRN is comprised of members of the World Chlorine Council
(WCC) and includes manufacturers and users of chlorine and chlorine-related
products from the United States, Canada, Europe and South America.
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"Potable
water projects are the single most important  intervention
that we do in communities. Teaching the value of chlorinated
water and good hygiene practices, and then seeing how the
infant mortality rate in a community decreases, is one of
the best feelings that a Red Cross Volunteer can have."
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Red Cross Volunteer
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At the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development
held in Johannesburg, the global community committed to halve by
2015 the proportion of people without access to safe drinking water
and basic sanitation. The WRN's scope of work contributes to meeting
this commitment by helping to build long-term, sustainable water
and sanitation infrastructure in lesser-developed countries. The
WRN currently grants funding to the three programs described below:
- Project
Reports: Building Sustainable Water Systems
Through partnerships with the American Red Cross (ARC) and other
relief organizations, approximately 60 WCC member companies partner
to provide financial resources for specific water projects in
developing countries.
- International
Network to Promote Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage
In order to help bring in home water treatment products to communities
without access to safe water supplies, the World Health Organization
and a growing group of other organizations, including the WCC,
have formed the International Network to Promote Household Water
Treatment and Safe Storage.
- WAWI
- West Africa Water Initiative
The West Africa Water Initiative (WAWI) is a multi-partner alliance
that focuses on improving public health, providing increased water
supply and sanitation services, and promoting sustainable, integrated
water resources management in poor communities.
Project
Profile: Yamaranguila, Honduras
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Water Relief Network® recently provided a grant to the relief organization
Save the Children of Honduras to provide a reliable, safe
drinking water supply for approximately 2,500 people. Completed
with labor provided by the local community, the new system is sufficient
to supply the town of Yamaranguila with safe, chlorinated water
for the next 20 years, with no need for ongoing outside financial
support. Click here
to read a full report...
For additional information, see the resources below:
Global Safety Program
The WCC Global Safety Program was established to promote safe practices
and to help producers, distributors, and users of chlorine continuously
improve their safety performance. The Program includes the following
elements:
- Safety Promotion - Promoting safety throughout the industry
by sharing and seeking best practices, outreach to chlorine handlers/users,
and coordinating safety recommendations among the various WCC
member associations.
- Identifying "Chlorine Safety Stewards" - To date over
70 Chlorine Safety Stewards have been identified at facilities
around the world - representing 21% of known companies.
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