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Raw Material Selection Companies will work to continually improve raw material selection, balanced across the three sustainability pillars (social, economic and environmental) by the following actions: 1. Setting and reviewing specifications for individual raw materials that seek to optimise sustainability in sourcing and by ensuring efficient and reliable processing and formulation into products. 2. Selecting raw materials in a way that looks to: a. Establish safety through Raw Material Risk Assessment, by i. carrying out a risk-based assessment ii. minimising as much as possible the use of substances with intrinsic hazardous properties, such as carcinogenic, mutagenic, and toxic for reproduction (CMR), endocrine disruptors (ED) and Substances of Very High Concern as defined in Article 57 and identified in accordance with Article 59(1), of the “REACH Regulation” (EC) No 1907/2006 and subsequent amendments. This includes substances subject to restriction according to REACH Annex XV and substances regulated or restricted under other jurisdictions and regulations. b. Manage risks to human health and the environment, by favouring ingredients: i. where the margins of safety are wide ii. which are readily biodegradable iii. which are less likely to bio-accumulate [...] The risk assessment shall be either conducted in the framework of the applicable legislation, mainly the REACH Regulation, or, in those cases where REACH does not apply, in a consistent manner to its principles. Companies shall also verify the formulations of products which intend to carry the Charter product ASP logo via the Charter ESC check. In addition to REACH, all relevant legislation shall be considered before assessing their formulations via the Charter Environmental Safety Check (ESC) approach. . Alternatively, companies shall obtain a documented safety evaluation from suppliers or through collaborative networks and confirm it as appropriate to the circumstances of their use.

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A) Raw material selection, including safety evaluation of raw materials (essential)

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Raw Material Selection Companies will work to continually improve raw material selection, balanced across the three sustainability pillars (social, economic and environmental) by the following actions: [...] 2. Selecting raw materials in a way that looks to: [...] b. Manage risks to human health and the environment, by favouring ingredients: i. where the margins of safety are wide ii. which are readily biodegradable iii. which are less likely to bio-accumulate Indicator 3) POORLY BIODEGRADABLE ORGANICS (PBO’s) USED (contributes to SDG 6) Introduction Poorly biodegradable organic compounds (PBOs) have been in the public’s attention as a potential long-term environmental issue. The Charter PBO Indicator is intended to call companies’ attention to reducing these substances whenever the reduction would bring environmental benefit and would be technically feasible. Measuring Unit All companies report: a) the total amount of chemical raw materials used, in tonnes; b) the purchased quantities of chemicals (according to the Charter PBO-list) in weight (tonnes) Reporting guidelines  Definition of the Poorly Biodegradable Organics: Substances/materials that are neither readily nor inherently biodegradable1 have been included in the Charter PBO List (see annex II) and the Charter reporting shall be based on this List. It is likely that the List will not contain all chemicals2 used by companies participating to the Charter. If a known PBO not covered by the Charter PBO List is used by a company this substance/material shall also be reported against the PBO key performance indicator.  All products produced and sold to the household and/or PC&H cleaning applications shall be considered when the PBOs are reported.  Reporting shall cover active substance without water included.

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A) Raw material selection, including safety evaluation of raw materials (essential) Indicator 3) POORLY BIODEGRADABLE ORGANICS (PBO’s) USED (contributes to SDG 6)

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Raw Material Selection Companies will work to continually improve raw material selection, balanced across the three sustainability pillars (social, economic and environmental) by the following actions: 1. Setting and reviewing specifications for individual raw materials that seek to optimise sustainability in sourcing and by ensuring efficient and reliable processing and formulation into products. 2. Selecting raw materials in a way that looks to: a. Establish safety through Raw Material Risk Assessment, by i. carrying out a risk-based assessment ii. minimising as much as possible the use of substances with intrinsic hazardous properties, such as carcinogenic, mutagenic, and toxic for reproduction (CMR), endocrine disruptors (ED) and Substances of Very High Concern as defined in Article 57 and identified in accordance with Article 59(1), of the “REACH Regulation” (EC) No 1907/2006 and subsequent amendments. This includes substances subject to restriction according to REACH Annex XV and substances regulated or restricted under other jurisdictions and regulations. b. Manage risks to human health and the environment, by favouring ingredients: i. where the margins of safety are wide ii. which are readily biodegradable iii. which are less likely to bio-accumulate

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A) Raw material selection, including safety evaluation of raw materials (essential)

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Introduction Poorly biodegradable organic compounds (PBOs) have been in the public’s attention as a potential long-term environmental issue. The Charter PBO Indicator is intended to call companies’ attention to reducing these substances whenever the reduction would bring environmental benefit and would be technically feasible. Measuring Unit All companies report: a) the total amount of chemical raw materials used, in tonnes; b) the purchased quantities of chemicals (according to the Charter PBO-list) in weight (tonnes) Reporting guidelines  Definition of the Poorly Biodegradable Organics: Substances/materials that are neither readily nor inherently biodegradable1 have been included in the Charter PBO List (see annex II) and the Charter reporting shall be based on this List. It is likely that the List will not contain all chemicals2 used by companies participating to the Charter. If a known PBO not covered by the Charter PBO List is used by a company this substance/material shall also be reported against the PBO key performance indicator.  All products produced and sold to the household and/or PC&H cleaning applications shall be considered when the PBOs are reported.  Reporting shall cover active substance without water included. ANNEX II Poorly Biodegradable Organics (PBO) in products subject to the A.I.S.E. Charter Below is a list of major chemical groups or chemicals representing product ingredients that are considered to fulfil the criteria for PBO, i.e. being neither readily nor inherently biodegradable*. A few of these chemical groups may also include biodegradable elements which can be exempted from PBO assignment provided it is justified by concrete data. It is inevitable this list will not contain all chemicals used by A.I.S.E. member companies or associations. If a known PBO not covered by the list below is in use this should also be reported against the PBO key performance indicator within the A.I.S.E. Charter for Sustainable Development. *Organic substances are considered PBO if their biodegradability is below 70% in an inherent biodegradability test system (SCAS or Zahn-Wellens test). This threshold is a priori exceeded by readily biodegradable substances. Another test method used to test for biodegradation is the OECD 303A test. This cannot be considered on its own as evidence of inherent biodegradation, however, if there is supporting evidence to demonstrate that the substance can be degraded (biotically or abiotically) to a level greater than 70% in the environment without a contribution of other mechanisms e.g. adsorption, the substance would not be considered a PBO. It is important to consider the data of the individual substance. Substances not appearing on the PBO list, but for which there is a structural indication that they are likely not inherently biodegradable, or for which data are available showing lack of inherent biodegradability, should be considered as PBOs. PBO Chemicals/Chemical Classes Examples include: Polymers: [...] Substance groups and individual substances: [...] Phthalocyanine based dyes Organic dyes and pigments (Except representatives shown to be outside PBO definition) [...]

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Indicator 3) POORLY BIODEGRADABLE ORGANICS (PBO’s) USED (contributes to SDG 6)

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To qualify their products as achieving Advanced Sustainability Profile (ASP) status for the relevant category, A.I.S.E. Charter member companies must, in addition to meeting all the other ASP criteria, be able to confirm environmental safety of their product in terms of each ingredient using the ESC Tool. A product is considered to meet this requirement of ASP status if all ingredients can be shown, by using the ESC spreadsheet Tool (Stage 1), to give projected environmental concentrations which are below the predicted no-effect concentration for aquatic toxicity. This concept is well established for performing environmental risk assessment. The ESC Tool contains relevant data on most of the ingredients used in the ASP product categories: • solid and liquid laundry detergents • fabric conditioners • automatic dishwash detergents • dilutable all-purpose cleaners (including floor cleaners), • trigger sprays (glass/window, bathroom, kitchen and hard surface all-purpose cleaners), • manual-dishwash detergents, • toilet cleaners and • professional building care products. This has been reviewed and refined where necessary for these product categories by the A.I.S.E. ESC experts but there are provisions for companies both to refine these data where necessary and to add other ingredients not already included in the ESC Tool. To pass the ESC check, no result should be coloured Red after evaluation in the Tool. If no results are red for your product formulation, it has passed the ESC check and has qualified as meeting that requirement of ASP status. If one or more results are red, or some ingredient(s) are not already in the Tool, you will need to conduct a Stage 2 ESC check if you wish to qualify for the ASP. This Manual is accompanied by the ESC Tool Version 8.0 Excel calculation workbook itself and by an overall flowchart document highlighting the main steps of the ESC process.

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1. Introduction

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D) Resource Use Policy (essential) Companies shall establish and maintain control arrangements that seek to continually improve sustainability, balanced across the three sustainability pillars by using more efficiently the four key resources used in their own or other production process and in the use of their products: • Energy • Water • Raw materials • Packaging A.I.S.E. CHARTER FOR SUSTAINABLE CLEANING KPI Detailed Explanation Version 1 January 2021 “CHARTER 2020+” Indicator 5) CONSUMED WATER (contributes to SDGs 6 and 12) Measuring unit All companies report: a) the amount of water (potable and non-potable) consumed per annum expressed in m3 of water. Reporting guidelines:  This information is generally available on the invoice from the water supplier. In the case of on site water sources e.g. wells, it should be measured using a meter.  Water added directly in the products is to be included in this indicator.

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A.I.S.E. CHARTER FOR SUSTAINABLE CLEANING CSP Detailed Explanation Version 15 June 2020 “CHARTER 2020+” D) Resource Use Policy (essential)

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Whilst packaging should clearly fulfil its essential functions, companies shall design packaging and select packaging materials for their products in a way that seeks to improve the sustainability of those products and their packaging across their life-cycles. The packaging system design and material selection shall seek to: • minimise packaging volume and weight, • minimise environmental impacts and improve sustainability of the complete packaging system (i.e. primary, secondary and tertiary packaging) across the whole life cycle of the system. To the extent that it can help achieve this, the packaging system shall be designed to be practically recyclable in the markets where the products will be placed on the market. To support all companies manufacturing and/or placing detergents, cleaners and maintenance products on the market, A.I.S.E. has developed high-level principles to design sustainable plastic packaging for products, with a focus on recyclability - download the guidelines here. In addition, companies shall o consider the use of recycled material where economically available, legally allowable and technically feasible o consider the use of reuse/refill packs and/or returnable containers • permit recovery after use as materials, as energy or by composting. Wherever practicable, the packaging components should be easily separable to facilitate recovery • encourage environmentally responsible use of the contents and disposal of the used packaging • minimise contamination that may arise as emissions or leach from the material when packaging waste is incinerated or landfilled • not inappropriately appeal to children (e.g. toy-shape products specifically intended to attract children). The optimisation with regard to resource use is expected to positively impact simultaneously both, the environmental footprint and the economics of a given packaged product. However, optimising resource use must not be done at the expense of the related social aspects (e.g. child-resistant closures, consumer convenience, etc.).

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C) Packaging design and selection (within 3 years)

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Whilst packaging should clearly fulfil its essential functions, companies shall design packaging and select packaging materials for their products in a way that seeks to improve the sustainability of those products and their packaging across their life-cycles. The packaging system design and material selection shall seek to: • minimise packaging volume and weight, • minimise environmental impacts and improve sustainability of the complete packaging system (i.e. primary, secondary and tertiary packaging) across the whole life cycle of the system. To the extent that it can help achieve this, the packaging system shall be designed to be practically recyclable in the markets where the products will be placed on the market. To support all companies manufacturing and/or placing detergents, cleaners and maintenance products on the market, A.I.S.E. has developed high-level principles to design sustainable plastic packaging for products, with a focus on recyclability - download the guidelines here. In addition, companies shall o consider the use of recycled material where economically available, legally allowable and technically feasible o consider the use of reuse/refill packs and/or returnable containers • permit recovery after use as materials, as energy or by composting. Wherever practicable, the packaging components should be easily separable to facilitate recovery • encourage environmentally responsible use of the contents and disposal of the used packaging • minimise contamination that may arise as emissions or leach from the material when packaging waste is incinerated or landfilled • not inappropriately appeal to children (e.g. toy-shape products specifically intended to attract children). The optimisation with regard to resource use is expected to positively impact simultaneously both, the environmental footprint and the economics of a given packaged product. However, optimising resource use must not be done at the expense of the related social aspects (e.g. child-resistant closures, consumer convenience, etc.).

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C) Packaging design and selection (within 3 years) Board packaging – recycled content"

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Companies shall establish and maintain control arrangements that seek to continually improve sustainability, balanced across the three sustainability pillars by using more efficiently the four key resources used in their own or other production process and in the use of their products: • Energy • Water • Raw materials • Packaging

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D) Resource Use Policy (essential)

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Measuring unit All companies report: a) the total amount of waste (hazardous and non-hazardous) sent off site per annum expressed in tonnes; b) of which the amount of hazardous waste sent off-site per annum in tonnes. Reporting guidelines:  Waste that is reused or recycled should not be included;  Waste that is stored on site should not be reported until it leaves the site;  The classification of waste as either hazardous or non-hazardous should be based on the local legislation for the reported country / countries.

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Indicator 6) WASTE – Off Site, For Disposal (Total Waste - Hazardous plus Non-Hazardous) (contributes to SDGs 3, 6 and 12)

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Safe use icons usage policy Companies shall establish a policy of providing direct access to information to guide consumers and users in the safe use and disposal of products and packaging. Specifically, this policy shall have as its aim that the safe use advice be used on household products as set out in the corresponding A.I.S.E. guidelines using pictograms and standard phrases are properly communicated to consumers (accessible via www.aise.eu/library/artwork.aspx) . For professional products, this policy shall be aimed to maximizing the usage of relevant pictograms developed by A.I.S.E. for the Professional Cleaning & Health (PC&H) sector (accessible via www.aise.eu/library/artwork.aspx). For products carrying or intended to carry the Charter ASP logo, this is a specific requirement specified in the product category ASP criteria. In a business-to-business situation, companies shall provide additional communication means such as personal contacts (account management), training (in-house or on-site), technical service and technical product information sheets. Best use information usage policy The company shall establish a policy of providing to the consumer and end-user adequate best use information in order to encourage sustainability in the use phase. This may be through on-pack or other reference to the www.cleanright.eu portal and/or through the use of relevant A.I.S.E. category best use information across relevant SKUs, subject to product appropriateness, suitability and label space. For products carrying or intended to carry the Charter ASP logo, there is a specific requirement for specified information according to category (best use cleanright tips). For the purpose of verification, the company shall provide evidence of the existence of such a policy and that it is included in compliance reviews. The details of specific requirements to be communicated by companies as per industry guidance is provided in each Advanced Sustainability profile, per product category.”

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J) Consumer and User Information (within 3 years)

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Best use information usage policy The company shall establish a policy of providing to the consumer and end-user adequate best use information in order to encourage sustainability in the use phase. This may be through on-pack or other reference to the www.cleanright.eu portal and/or through the use of relevant A.I.S.E. category best use information across relevant SKUs, subject to product appropriateness, suitability and label space. For products carrying or intended to carry the Charter ASP logo, there is a specific requirement for specified information according to category (best use cleanright tips).

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J) Consumer and User Information (within 3 years)

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a) Companies shall establish, document, implement, maintain and continually improve a corporate social responsibility policy. Global trends and changing stakeholder expectations make companies realize the value of incorporating social beside environmental sustainability into core operations. Companies with integrated social and environmental sustainability strategies, governance structure and implementation underpinned by mature management systems are better prepared to face financial and non-financial risks, challenges, and grab emerging opportunities to gain long-term competitive advantage. Building and maintaining such systems requires executive buy-in, involvement of staff and stakeholder engagement in order to: • Assess risks related to social sustainability areas • Define what social areas are important for, i.e. have relevant impact on, the business and its environment • Diligently and responsibly manage priority risk areas from commitment to supplier engagement • Be transparent about structure, processes, performance, success and challenges. Targeting those aspects, comprehensive Social Responsibility Guidance and a self-evaluation tool are provided by A.I.S.E. (see www.aise.eu/csr). b) Companies shall establish, document, implement, maintain and continually improve an occupational health and safety management system (OHSMS) in relation to their manufacturing activities. The OHSMS, which will be appropriate to the nature and scale and occupational health and safety impacts of their activities, products and services; will ensure that: • Hazards arising from and within their manufacturing activities that may have a significant impact on occupational health and safety are identified and risk assessments made • Significant occupational health and safety risks that are identified by these assessments are eliminated or controlled effectively • Emergency situations and potential accidents that may impact occupational health and safety have been identified, procedures to prevent or mitigate such impacts are in place, and these are periodically tested and reviewed • Senior management review takes place at planned intervals and assesses opportunities for improvements and changes to the system and to objectives and targets Specifically, where the manufacturing operations involve use or handling of enzymes, companies will follow the A.I.S.E. “Guidelines for the Safe Handling of Enzymes in Detergent Manufacturing” or other approaches which give an equivalent level of protection. In addition, it is also possible to make use of the material developed by A.I.S.E. and AMFEP (European Association of Enzymes Manufacturer) to train employees on safety procedures in this regard (available here).

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E) Social Responsibility (SR) policy and Occupational health and safety management (essential)

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II. Operational Framework For all operations under the company’s own control, CSPs shall be implemented within frameworks that contain two basic commitments: 1. Compliance with all applicable legal requirements as a fundamental minimum; 2. Continual improvement of sustainability balanced across the three pillars – social, economic and environmental – the latter being assessed across the life cycle of products.

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I. General conditions

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a) Companies shall establish, document, implement, maintain and continually improve a corporate social responsibility policy. Global trends and changing stakeholder expectations make companies realize the value of incorporating social beside environmental sustainability into core operations. Companies with integrated social and environmental sustainability strategies, governance structure and implementation underpinned by mature management systems are better prepared to face financial and non-financial risks, challenges, and grab emerging opportunities to gain long-term competitive advantage. Building and maintaining such systems requires executive buy-in, involvement of staff and stakeholder engagement in order to: • Assess risks related to social sustainability areas • Define what social areas are important for, i.e. have relevant impact on, the business and its environment • Diligently and responsibly manage priority risk areas from commitment to supplier engagement • Be transparent about structure, processes, performance, success and challenges. Targeting those aspects, comprehensive Social Responsibility Guidance and a self-evaluation tool are provided by A.I.S.E. (see www.aise.eu/csr).

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E) Social Responsibility (SR) policy and Occupational health and safety management (essential)