Product Stewardship
FFC ensures that fertilizers and their raw materials, additives and intermediate products
are processed and manufactured, handled, stored,
distributed and used in a safe way
Product Stewardship
Product stewardship is an approach to managing the impacts of different products and materials. It acknowledges that those involved in producing, selling, using and disposing of products have a shared responsibility to ensure that those products or materials are managed in a way that reduces their impact, throughout their lifecycle, on the environment and on human health and safety.
Protect & Sustain
Product Stewardship for the fertilizer industry is ensuring that fertilizers and their raw materials, additives and intermediate products are processed and manufactured, handled, stored, distributed and used in a safe way with regard to health, occupational and public safety, environment, and security.
IFA tailored Stewardship program for Fertilizer Industry is named as Protect & Sustain. Protect & Sustain covers the quality, environmental, health and safety aspects of the ISO 9001 and ISO 14001, as well as the OHSAS 18001 certifications.
Key Objectives of Protect & Sustain
- Safety in the workplace and beyond, into our community and environment
- Security from product misuse
- Sustainability through maximizing efficiency and minimizing environmental impact
