PSP model
PSP model - Product Stewardship
| The PVC industry’s Product Stewardship Program (PSP or ‘the Program’), now in its seventh year, is a voluntary initiative setting out a series of Commitments to address environmental and health issues associated with the life cycle of polyvinyl chloride (PVC, or vinyl). This is an ongoing long term undertaking of the Australian PVC industry to recognise and progressively address all pertinent environmental issues within responsible and deliverable timeframes. Signatories commit to a range of actions in areas including manufacturing emissions, additives and end-of-life management. These Commitments bind the Signatories to deliver specific outcomes. |
| Technical Steering Group |
| A Technical Steering Group oversees the development of the Program and compliance by Signatories. The TSG is comprised of representatives from industry, government and other stakeholder groups. The TSG, meeting four times a year, refines and clarifies Commitments and discusses the development of new ones. Compliance reports are provided to each Signatory annually identifying the Commitments relevant to their business and their compliance status to help improve their progress. |
| Stakeholder Engagement |
| In addition to stakeholder representation on the TSG, engagement with key stakeholders is undertaken annually, including through a series of fourms, and feedback is sought on the program. |
| Public Reporting & Verification |
| A report is produced annually outlining the progress made by Signatories in meeting the Commitments. The report is independently verified by an accredited third party. The objective of the verification process is to provide an independent opinion on the accuracy of the data and statements made in the Report. Verification of this complex program involves examining the data reported to the Vinyl Council by Signatories and its sources, as well as whether the Signatory is compliant with the intention of the Commitment. The verification process usually involves four Signatory site visits to examine data sources and to verify data/statements and four Signatory desktop data audits, verified by telephone. The methodology uses a specified set of principles and standards to assess the quality of a Signatory’s reported data and the organisation’s underlying systems, processes and competencies that underpin its performance. |
