Best Practices Awards

David Garner (second from left), Chairman of the Global HSE Team at Brenntag and Senior Vice President Operations Brenntag North America, was granted the NACD’s prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award in November 2017. In granting the award, the US National Association of Chemical Distributors rewarded his many years of exceptional work in the area of occupational safety. As a proven expert, mentor and trainer, David Garner has been involved in developing programs and systems during his career and played a significant part in improving the safety culture within the industry.

In March 2017, the “liquid pool cover” Heatsavr™ distributed by Brenntag UK & Ireland was awarded the Water Efficiency Product Award in the “Industrial & Business Use” category. With this award, the independent British organization Waterwise recognizes designers and businesses which are making intensive efforts in the development and marketing of water-saving products and services. Heatsavr™ is a biologically decomposable fluid which forms a protective layer on the surface of swimming pools and thus slows evaporation. This means that less water top-up is required and less energy for heating. It also brings down the costs for dealing with humidity and air heat in indoor pools. For instance, one swimming pool operator has been able to save more than 1,000 cubic metres of water per year by using Heatsavr™. Brenntag is now supplying this product to a large number of public swimming pools, schools, universities and hotels throughout the UK and is also exclusively distributing it in many other European countries.

In March 2017, three locations in North America were rewarded for their exemplary safety performance in the supply chain for chlor-alkali products. The Chlorine Institute, a national industry association, grants its Diamond Level award to sites which have recorded zero accidents or incidents and zero environmental releases over a period of five years.

For many years now, Brenntag has taken part in the Responsible Care/Responsible Distribution (RC/RD) programme of the International Chemical Trade Association (ICTA). Brenntag’s implementation of the contents of the RC/RD programme is reviewed by external experts. Our environmental performance and safe handling of chemicals are thus documented by independent third parties.

Our national organizations are regularly recognized for their achievements following such audits: Brenntag Mexico received the National Award for Excellence in Responsible Care. With this award, the national chemical association ANIQ recognized the excellent performance of Brenntag Mexico in the RC audit for distributors in 2016.

For many years now, Brenntag has taken part in the Responsible Care/Responsible Distribution (RC/RD) programme of the International Chemical Trade Association (ICTA). Brenntag’s implementation of the contents of the RC/RD programme is reviewed by external experts. Our environmental performance and safe handling of chemicals are thus documented by independent third parties.

Our national organizations are regularly recognized for their achievements following such audits: For its outstanding safety culture and exemplary implementation of the RC principles throughout 2016, Brenntag UK & Ireland received the renowned Responsible Care Award for chemical distributors from the national Chemical Business Association (CBA).

The performance of our Jordi Camp site in Spain with around 90 employees was also rewarded: In June 2016, the Brenntag Iberia site received an award from the Spanish chemical industry association FEIQUE for its particular efforts in the area of occupational safety and an accident rate of 0% in 2015.

In May 2016, the Mexican industry association ANIQ granted Brenntag Mexico the award for “Best Practices in Integral Responsibility” in the “Workplace Health and Safety” category for its exemplary occupational safety measures at the Querétaro facility. The site had been accident-free for 3,000 days at this time – a period during which approximately one million tons of chemicals were mobilized.

In 2015, Brenntag UK & Ireland launched “Brenntag Giving”, a distinguished program developed and managed entirely by its employees. As a reward for the charitable commitment of its already extremely active employees and a further incentive to engage in more community projects, every month under this initiative Brenntag provides a fixed amount as a further support for a site whose employees demonstrate a particularly strong level of commitment. This site is then free to decide which good cause or registered charity will benefit from this additional financial contribution.

In May 2016, Brenntag’s efforts in this arena were recognized by the chemical distribution industry peers, as the British Chemical Business Association honored the program with its “Community Interaction Award”.

Learn more about "Brenntag Giving".

Brenntag Caribe in the Dominican Republic was the winner of the National Cleaner Production Award at the end of 2015, thanks to its holistic approach to environmental protection. The company made impressive progress in the reduction of its water and energy consumption, and developed very positively in the area of waste management. For example, from 2013 to 2015 water consumption at the location in Santo Domingo was reduced by 46%.

For many years now, Brenntag has taken part in the Responsible Care/Responsible Distribution (RC/RD) program which aims at contributing to a safe handling of chemicals and better environmental performance. Brenntag’s implementation of the contents of the RC/RD program is reviewed by external experts.

In 2015, among others, the Indonesian subsidiary PT. Brenntag received a Gold Responsible Care Award for the processes implemented and measures taken in the areas of employee and distribution safety and involvement of the community in its emergency plans and exercises.

For many years now, Brenntag has taken part in the Responsible Care/Responsible Distribution (RC/RD) program which aims at contributing to a safe handling of chemicals and better environmental performance. Brenntag’s implementation of the contents of the RC/RD program is reviewed by external experts.

Brenntag GmbH has been awarded second prize at the Responsible Care 2015 competition at German regional level (NRW). Brenntag’s project “Safety 1st – Measures for Improving Safety in the Supply Chain” impressed the panel of judges by putting forward ways to encourage safer transport of chemicals, including in the planning and preparation stages. The main focus is on a new control system for unloading tanker trucks, which would affect some 7,500 Brenntag unloading points in Germany.