influencing profiling communicating connecting

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Consumer, Cosmetic and PZ Cussons Associate Members

Personal Care Reckitt Benckiser Corporate Travel Services Advanced Skin Technology Revlon Australia Unique Group Travel Amway of Australia SC Johnson & Son Apisant Scental Pacific Graphic Design and Creative AVON Products Shiseido (Australia) Ident Beautiworx Australia Syndet Works Beautopia Hair & Beauty The Heat Group Legal and Business Beiersdorf Australia The Purist Company Management BrandPoint Three Six Five FCB Lawyers Chanel Australia Trimex K&L Gates Clorox Australia True Solutions International KPMG Colgate-Palmolive Ultraceuticals TressCox Lawyers Combe Asia-Pacific Unilever Australasia Conair Australia Vitafive accord is recognised as Regulatory and Technical Cosmax Prestige Brands Australia Weleda Australia Consultants Coty Australia Clare Martin & Associates De Lorenzo Hair & Cosmetic Research Hygiene and Specialty Products Competitive Advantage the peak representative Elizabeth Arden Australia Albright & Wilson (Aust) Engel, Hellyer & Partners Emeis Cosmetics Antaria Robert Forbes & Associates Energizer Australia Applied Australia Seren Consulting Estée Lauder Australia BP Castrol Australia Sue Akeroyd & Associates body by governments Evolve Hair Concepts Brenntag Australia Toxikos Frostbland Castle Chemicals GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Chemetall (Australasia) Specialist Laboratories Helios Health & Beauty Clariant (Australia) and the media for and Testing iNova Pharmaceuticals – Deb Australia ams Laboratories A Valeant Company Dominant (Australia) Dermatest Integria Healthcare (Aus) Ecolab formulated products International Beauty Supplies Huntsman Corporation Australia Life Members Johnson & Johnson Pacific Jalco Group W P Barry KAO Australia Jet Technologies Australia Bruce Brown KAO Brands Australia Lab 6 Ken Clark Keune Australia Novozymes Australia Graeme Howard Kimberly-Clark Australia Nowra Chemical Manufacturers Stuart Macdougall La Biosthetique Australia Peerless JAL W C Monteith La Prairie Group Recochem Inc D Phillips L’OCCITANE Australia Rohm and Haas Australia K Scampton L’Oréal Australia Solvay Interox LVMH Perfumes and Cosmetics Sopura Australia Mary Kay Cosmetics Tasman Chemicals contents Natural Australian Kulture Thor Specialties About Our Industry 4 Nutrimetics Australia True Blue Chemicals About Accord 6 NYX Univar Australia Chairman’s Message 8 Panamex Group Whiteley Corporation Procter & Gamble Australia Sustainability 10 Global connections 14 Snapshot of the Year 16 Executive Director’s Letter 18 Achievements 20 Directors and Secretariat 25 Thank You and Farewell 26 Dream Week and Dream Ball 27 Our industry’s products are used every day all across the nation to about our industry enhance quality of life

Our industry makes a significant contribution to national prosperity Product sales: Products for healthy living and a quality lifestyle • Approximately $10 billion at retail level • Close to 75% of members export product Our industry’s products are used every day across the nation 12% in homes, public places, commercial premises, institutions, 1-10 Employment: industry and agriculture. • More than 14,000 full-time equivalent positions • Small Australian-owned businesses to large multinational Cleaning agents, personal care products, disinfectants, companies hygiene products, cosmetics, sunscreens, perfumes & fragrances, oral hygiene products, adhesives, sealants, Operations: protectants – these products play vital roles in: • Over 180 offices in all Australian states and territories 37% • Close to 50 Australian manufacturing sites Safeguarding public health 11-50 • Approx. 60% of members have their head office Maintaining essential standards of hygiene and sanitation in Australia in institutions, hospitality, manufacturing and agriculture • Approx. 50% of members use local contract formulators • Supporting a range of other industries including beauty Promoting personal wellbeing & haircare, contract cleaning, catering & hospitality, Helping keep us clean and healthy, and helping shield manufacturing operations including food and agriculture, us from harmful effects of the environment restaurants, hospitals, clinics and other care institutions 20% Maintaining comfortable homes 51-100 Innovation: Enabling us to keep our everyday surroundings clean and • Approx. 57% of members invest in local research comfortable, making the home a relaxing place to unwind and development or to welcome and entertain guests

Highly regulated: Enhancing quality of life • Over 66% of members have dealings with at least Giving us greater personal freedom through innovative 3 of the 5 major national product/ingredient regulators time- and effort-saving technologies 22% APVMA, AQIS, FSANZ, NICNAS & TGA*, and over 101-500 30% have dealings with at least 4 Boosting confidence and emotional wellbeing • Over 97% of members have dealings with NICNAS Assisting us to look and feel our best, as well as providing opportunities for self-expression, individuality and pampering

*Respectively: Australian Pesticides & Veterinary Medicines Authority; Keeping the wheels of commerce and industry turning Australian Quarantine Inspection Service; Food Standards Australia & New Fulfilling specialised applications in households, institutions, Zealand; National Industrial Chemicals Notification & Assessment Scheme; industry, manufacturing and agriculture 9% Therapeutic Goods Administration >500

Results from Accord Industry Size & Scale Survey 2014 All these benefits are essential to safe,

healthy living and maintaining the quality Size of Accord member companies lifestyle we often take for granted. by number of employees

4 Accord Annual Report 2013-14 5 We are the national voice of the Australian hygiene, cosmetic and specialty products about accord industry

Indispensable Membership

Accord Australasia is the peak national industry association Profiling Priority: Member Services representing manufacturers and marketers of hygiene, Enhancing industry’s reputation as an innovative solutions cosmetic and specialty products, their raw material suppliers provider through our many proactive industry sustainability Outcome: Indispensable Membership through Provision of Essential Member Services and service providers. initiatives Promoting the positive social, economic and environmental We are the respected and influential voice of a dynamic contribution of our industry’s products Priority: Priority: Priority: and innovative industry, representing over 100 leading Regulation & Sustainability – Social & Public Affairs & businesses – ranging from large multinational firms to See page 24 for current achievements Regulatory Reform Environmental Contribution Communications smaller Australian-owned enterprises, as well as both local manufacturers and product importers – in the pursuit of Communicating common, uniting objectives that create a strong business Active issues management to address environment for our members. public concerns

Membership brings many benefits, including access to the Delivering information and expertise to keep your company expertise of Accord’s professional team, our leverage as the ahead of the pack respected national industry voice, and relationship-building Issuing critical member updates on Outcome: opportunities through our networks. • Regulatory changes • Government policy initiatives Respected, Credible & Influential Industry Voice Accord’s core activities can be summarised as: • Key commercial and industrial developments • Breaking media stories Enhanced Industry’s Reputation & Consumer Confidence as an Innovative Solutions Provider Influencing Advocacy to simplify the regulation of industry products See page 24 for current achievements and reduce red-tape costs Brilliant Multi-stakeholder, Multi-media Communicator Harnessing local industry partnerships to ensure Connecting industry is heard Ensuring current global awareness on key issues through active engagement with our industry’s global and regional Globally and Regionally Connected Maintaining relationships with key policy makers network Active involvement in Events to expand our Members’ networks, knowledge • Key regulatory decision-making and influence • Consultation • Informative seminars • National policy development • Strategy & policy briefings • International regulatory alignment • Technical training • Conferences See page 20 for current achievements • Social gatherings

See page 20 for current achievements

6 Accord Annual Report 2013-14 7 Thank you to members for your ongoing support and engagement, enabling accord to deliver a membership strong industry voice

Message from the Chairman

Continued strong member engagement As such, it is no surprise that Accord continues to be the ‘go to’ point for governments, government departments in Accord is essential if we are to seize and regulators on our industry matters. We should the opportunities ahead to reduce leverage this privilege to both encourage the elimination of unproductive over-regulation and promote the commitment regulatory burden and many benefits of our industry to society. As we enter a new phase in the national political cycle Look Good…Feel Better, our Hygiene for Health, Washwise that opens up fresh opportunities to rebalance Australia’s and Furphies websites, the What’s in it? initiative and the regulatory system, it is more important than ever that Accord Recognised® environmental labelling scheme all demonstrate Members leverage their engagement with our association to that our industry is forward-thinking, responsive and deliver the strongest industry voice possible to help reduce responsible. regulatory burden. I would like to thank all my fellow board directors, our hard As the period of inaction and missed opportunity to working secretariat, and especially those Members actively implement the streamlined chemical regulatory system engaged in our committees and working groups for your envisioned in the 2008 Productivity Commission report support throughout the year. I congratulate you all on another disappears rapidly behind us, a new period of action and successful year. captured opportunity to reduce the burden of over-regulation emerges in front of us, early in the ’s Our success is only made possible by the ongoing support first term. and engagement of our Member companies so I thank you again, and remind you that it is more important than ever that It is very encouraging that the Abbott Government has Members leverage their engagement with our association included a focus on chemicals regulation reform in its to deliver the strongest industry voice possible to help ambitious and essential deregulation and red tape policy achieve our goals. initiatives. With continued strong Member support we hope we can make good progress on our vision of an effective, streamlined regulatory system that appropriately controls the riskiest products, ingredients and operations while placing a lighter touch on low-risk, everyday products – all helping to boost national productivity. Chris Pedersen Chairman, Accord Australasia Our most recent member survey showed that Accord May 2014 members provide around 14,000 full-time equivalent positions in Australia and operate close to 50 local manufacturing operations. However our sector is not only a significant part of the Australian economy in terms of employment but also in our commitment to innovation and sustainability.

8 Accord Annual Report 2013-14 9 Our industry is committed to meaningful action on sustainability through our many sustainability proactive initiatives Environmental Stewardship Our industry’s commitment ‘Recognised® – Environmental Credentials Scheme’ to the future Recognised® is an ambitious and unique Accord initiative, identifying environmentally preferable commercial cleaning products. The hygiene, cosmetic and specialty products industry Principles is committed to playing its part in meeting the Environmental stewardship: Encouraging a voluntary, Recognised® is an evidence- and science-based scheme sustainability challenges – social, environmental and progressive reduction in environmental impact throughout the with two parts: the Recognised® scheme as evidence towards product economic – of importance to the overall wellbeing lifecycle of our products by innovative solutions and reduction • Rigorous technical criteria defining the characteristics listing on their respective procurement databases. of the Australian community. in the amount of resources consumed, waste generated and of environmentally preferable products emissions produced. • Independent third-party scientific assessment Since the first products entered the market in July 2012, Accord’s sustainability mission, vision and principles are to determine whether products meet the criteria close to 60 products have been accredited under the articulated in our Sustainability Charter, which aims to: Social responsibility: Committing to a policy of proactive, Recognised® Scheme. • actively foster sustainability in our industry and along voluntary and continual improvement over and above Sustainable procurement organisations EcoBuy and the supply chain for our industry products basic legal requirements so that our industry’s essential Sustainable Choice NSW accept accreditation under www.accord.asn.au/envirocreds • promote whole-of-business sustainability approaches contribution in promoting and improving the health and • be inclusive and aspirational for all business sizes – quality of life of Australians, the communities in which we from multinationals to SMEs operate, and our staff is recognised and encouraged by Phosphorus Standard The Phosphorus Standard has also served to drive • demonstrate meaningful achievements in sustainability society and government. Accord’s national Phosphorus Standard has formed part innovation towards lower phosphorus formulations to customers, suppliers, consumers and government of the laundry industry’s contribution to protecting Australian with increasing numbers of products licenced to bear with openness and transparency Economic progress: Contributing to economic growth waterways since 1994. the ‘NP’ logo – signifying negligible (less than 0.5%) through innovative delivery, based on sound science and phosphorus content. Accord Sustainability Charter ethical standards, of hygiene, cosmetic and specialty The Phosphorus Standard establishes sector-wide Mission: To promote and coordinate a range of sustainability products for use across consumer, commercial and industrial benchmarks for phosphorus content in household laundry initiatives on behalf of industry applications. detergents. The ‘P’ and ‘NP’ on-pack logos have become

well-known identifiers of products which meet NEGLIGIBLE Vision: As leaders in production and supply of hygiene, the requirements of the Standard. PHOSPHORUS <0.5% cosmetic and specialty products, our members are committed to: • progressive improvement in sustainability through washwise.org.au whole-of-business ethos and practices The WashWise website provides a wealth of information • generating tangible measures of improved environmental on sustainable laundry practices – whilst also assisting impacts, social benefits and economic progress consumers to use laundry products correctly. • effectively communicating our industry’s essential role in protecting and promoting the health and wellbeing WashWise provides tips and information about doing of Australians and our environment the laundry for Australians who value a great clean, the environment, and saving money.

10 Accord Annual Report 2013-14 11 Our community sustainability continued our commitment

Social Responsibility Look Good…Feel Better Each year, Accord’s cosmetic Member companies provide furphies.org.au Furphies covers issues relating to cleaning products, Look Good…Feel Better is a free community service program significant support for the Look Good…Feel Better program, The Furphies website aims to address unfounded public cosmetics and personal care products, specific chemical dedicated to improving the wellbeing and confidence of including: alarm arising from common myths and misconceptions ingredients, and chemical categories such as nanomaterials people undergoing cancer treatment. • More than $2.5 million worth of skin-care and make-up to do with the safety of our industry’s products. and preservatives. products – allowing each workshop participant to receive An initiative of the Australian cosmetic industry, the program a complimentary Confidence Kit “The Furphies website is an excellent resource. helps cancer patients manage the appearance-related • Funding for nearly 1,000 workshops Unfounded safety fears about chemicals can do a lot side-effects that can be caused by cancer treatment. • Funding for program support materials, such as videos, of harm by causing unnecessary community anxiety patient brochures and self-help booklets and can also misdirect important efforts to protect At Look Good…Feel Better workshops, trained volunteers and improve public health. Furphies helps put chemical from the cosmetic, hairdressing and beauty industries share The cosmetic industry also supports Dream Week, which risks into perspective in a balanced and evidence tips and techniques for minimising side-effects of treatment is held annually in September to raise awareness and funds based way.” such as skin changes and hair loss. Nearly 1,500 volunteers for Look Good…Feel Better. Dream Week culminates in Professor Chris Baggoley, Australia’s Chief Medical Officer enable workshops at more than 180 venues across every the cosmetic industry’s annual Dream Ball, a stunning gala state and territory. event that raises the majority of funds to enable Look Good…Feel Better to keep doing its wonderful work hygieneforhealth.org.au Look Good…Feel Better is operated by registered charity (see page 27). The Hygiene for Health website provides comprehensive, the Cancer Patients Foundation, and relies on the generosity evidence-based information on the vital role of the cleaning of the cosmetic industry and community support. Look Good…Feel Better reaches close to 10,000 cancer and hygiene products industry in preventing the spread patients each year, and over 110,000 patients have benefited of infection and illness throughout our community. Hygiene for health from the program since its foundation in 1990. www.hygieneforhealth.org.au Covering all key aspects of hygiene in personal care, www.lgfb.org.au households, public spaces, hospitality, healthcare and contributed to a markedly increased life expectancy industry, the site also details how better hygiene has and quality of life for most Australians.

‘What’s in it?’ household cleaning product ingredient ‘What’s in it?’ provides consumers with ingredient information disclosure to aid choice and enhance confidence in household products.

Leading companies have embraced ‘What’s in it?’. Approximately 82%* of all air care, automotive cleaners, household cleaners, household floor maintenance products and laundry products on the Australian market are covered by ‘What’s in it?’. www.accord.asn.au/whats_in_it

*Based on value figures from Retail World Annual Report 2013

Industry codes & guidelines - Industry Guideline for Labelling & Packaging of Liquid Delivering safe, effective products that enhance quality of life Laundry Capsules is core business for Accord members. The following Accord - Children and Safe Storage of Household Products industry Codes and Guidelines all help ensure industry-wide - Guideline for Cleaners and Sanitisers that may have best practice or assist in the safe use of products, to the Incidental Contact with Food benefit of society: - Code of Practice for Household & Commercial Cleaning “The generosity of the cosmetic industry has “It has given me a boost and has encouraged me Products Claiming Antibacterial Action made it possible for me and thousands of other to really take care of myself during this next four women to face cancer with greater confidence. months of treatment in a special way. Know you Without you the program would not exist, and have made a difference to me and I dare say all Responsible Economic Progress without Look Good…Feel Better the journey the ladies present!” Helen, WA Accord Industry Quality Commitment Responsible Supplier Checklist would be so much harder for us, and our families.” Accord’s Commercial members give their commitment to This valuable sustainable purchasing tool for members Heather, Qld doing the right thing for customers and the community in is based upon an ideal behaviour model and covers four key quality areas: Public and occupational health & potential purchasing impacts under six key “Checkpoints”. “It is amazing how much ‘putting on’ one’s face safety; Environmental values; Compliance and continuous Organisations can use the Checklist to ‘measure up’ potential and hair has given me the confidence to face improvement; and Business ethics/Commercial practices. suppliers, or themselves, according to their performance each day with courage, and a positive attitude.” across 11 key categories. Kathy, NSW

Accord Annual Report 2013-14 13 Active engagement with our industry’s global and regional networks advances Australian global connections industry priorities

Our global networks deliver outcomes for the Australian industry

Building active global connections is core business • Facilitating trade. INCPA promotes global stewardship of industry products. and helps enable timely and consistent responses on global for Accord. We place high priority on our international In addition to opportunities to facilitate trade through In addition to Accord, it comprises the major formulated cosmetics issues. relationships, engagement and collaboration, as advocacy for regulatory recognition, there are also current cleaning product industry associations of the USA, Canada, demonstrated through our active participation in various opportunities for our industry via significant regional the EU, Japan and Brazil. Oversighting this Network is the International Associations international networks and fora. activity seeking to progress free trade agreements (FTAs). Collaboration Initiative. The priorities of the Collaboration Australia is currently part of eight negotiations, covering ICPAIE is an information exchange between the major Initiative are to remove barriers to trade and global innovation, Global connections are a necessity in today’s highly countries that account for 45 per cent of Australia's trade. cleaning product associations on current global issues, enhance the industry’s science-based issues-management, globalised marketplace, where issues originating in Accord is engaged in this process to promote the explicit including regulatory matters such as the status of GHS and promote consistent global industry communication and one region can have major repercussions internationally. inclusion of formulated chemical products in FTAs. implementation. policy responses. This could be a UK media story ‘gone viral’, a unique • Enhancing industry profiling. Australian regulatory requirement with international trade Where appropriate for Australia, Accord has adapted AOSDAC is a useful biennial forum bringing together Accord has also stepped-up involvement in international impacts, or a growing consumer push to ban an ingredient successful overseas initiatives in development of local industry leaders from the greater Asian region. dialogue on cosmetics regulatory harmonisation. in Canada. Through global connections come opportunities consumer and sustainability initiatives. For example The Conference provides updates on current regional The key forum is the International Cooperation on for information-sharing, as well as industry collaboration Accord’s ‘What’s in it?’ household cleaning product issues and opportunities to renew contact with key industry Cosmetics Regulation (ICCR), an international group on issues of common interest. ingredient disclosure initiative was based on the members. Accord hosted this event in Melbourne in 2009. comprising cosmetics regulators from Canada, the EU, North American approach, and specific international Japan and the USA. Our constructive dialogue with ICCR Accord’s strong global affiliations assist in four key areas: collaboration on the issue of liquid laundry capsule safety In the cosmetics and personal care sector, Accord is industry participants is instrumental to achieving regulatory • Ongoing monitoring and management of media helped to shape Accord’s Industry Guideline for Labelling proud to be a founding member of a new International convergence. issues. & Packaging of Liquid Laundry Capsules, launched Communications Network for the global cosmetics Most chemical product-related stories in the Australian mid-2013. industry. Bringing together national and regional cosmetics Building fruitful global and regional connections is a key media originate overseas, usually in the UK or USA. associations, the Network fosters strong international strategy enabling Accord to deliver outcomes for the Advance notice from our international colleagues can Accord is an active participant in international fora significant collaboration through structured information exchange Australian hygiene, cosmetics and specialty products help put the Australian industry ahead of the game to the entire formulated products industry. These include industry. We continue to look for opportunities to further in developing an appropriate and informed the APEC Chemical Dialogue – high-level international enhance and strengthen collaboration with our international response before the story hits locally. meetings that address issues affecting chemical-based counterparts. • Our push for regulatory recognition and products such as trade facilitation and regulatory convergence. policies; standards development through the International A ‘regulatory equivalence’ recognition policy for low- Standards Organisation (ISO) – such as ‘Organic & Natural’ risk products and ingredients allowed on the market and sunscreens; and collaboration with relevant sister in other advanced economies is a key platform of associations in the USA and Asia-Pacific on matters arising Accord’s 7-point Action Agenda/Deregulation Plan, from the Trans Pacific Partnership trade agreement process the cornerstone of Accord’s advocacy to the Abbott and the Convention on Biodiversity. Government. Knowledge of overseas’ approaches via our international counterparts is crucial to achieving this Specific to the cleaning and hygiene sector, Accord is a goal. Regulatory recognition has important implications member of the International Network of Cleaning Products for all manufacturers and suppliers of formulated chemical Associations (INCPA), the International Cleaning Products products, as alignment of regulatory frameworks would Associations Information Exchange (ICPAIE), and the biennial Heads of International Cosmetic Associations Meeting, Personal Care Products Council Annual Meeting, help minimise red tape, compliance cost and barriers Asia Oceania Soap and Detergent Association Conference Brussels, June 2013 (Craig Brock third from right, second row) Florida, March 2014 (Bronwyn Capanna seated, third from left) to trade. (AOSDAC).

14 Accord Annual Report 2013-14 15 snapshot of the year

Accord Dangerous Accord Members heard presentations from Accord Cleaning & A fabulous Conference Dinner at the renowned No. 35, Melbourne Sofitel 03 Goods Seminar leading international dangerous goods experts 6-7 Hygiene Conference provided the curtain-raiser to the conference. Australia’s Chief Medical - Adina Hotel, Olivier Kervella, United Nations Economic - Hotel Windsor, Officer Prof. Chris Baggoley AO stole the show with a highly entertaining MAY Commission for Europe and Volker Krampe, NOV Melbourne dinner speech on the vital importance of hygiene in healthcare. Beiersdorf AG, as well as the National Transport 2013 Commission’s Ben Piper. Joining presenters 2013 Opening the Conference on behalf of Prime Minister was for a panel discussion were NSW EPA’s Senator the Hon Scott Ryan, who gave an address on the federal Andy Hawkins and NSW Workcover’s  government’s deregulation agenda. Dave Chamings. On the theme of ‘Delivering a healthy future, advancing community wellbeing’, a range of informative presentations covered: business and economic challenges ahead; the importance of hygiene for a healthier Accord / CAFFCI Accord hosted a business reception for Accord Australia; the need for a less bureaucratic regulatory system that promotes 08 Business Reception Members and members of the China Association innovation and safe new technologies; how industry engagement and - K&L Gates, Sydney of Fragrance Flavor and Cosmetic Industries openness has assisted our sector in Canada; collaboration opportunities; MAY (CAFFCI). This event provided an excellent and palm oil supply chain issues. opportunity for exchanging ideas, making 2013 connections and boosting goodwill. Following insightful perspectives from industry thought leaders ranging across the raw materials, industrial, institutional, commercial and FMCG sectors, the Conference wrapped up with a valuable open forum discussion on emerging issues for the cleaning products industry. 09 Accord Industry Attendees heard seminar presentations on Thank you to generous sponsors Colgate-Palmolive (Silver) and Albright Briefing & AGM issues of relevance to the industry from Dr Brian & Wilson, Ecolab, Huntsman, InClean and TressCox Lawyers (Bronze). - K&L Gates, Sydney Richards, Director NICNAS; Ms Megan Morris, MAY Dept. of Health; Ms Siobhan Purcell and Mr Richard Farleigh, Dept. of Foreign Affairs and 2013 Trade; and Dr Wendy Russell, Dept. of Industry, Innovation, Industry, Science and Research. Conference2013

Cosmetic Industry Accord hosted an informal interactive roundtable 4 March 2014 Accord’s free member-only training sessions on 21 Roundtable  discussion for Accord members on current 4,6 - Adina Hotel, Sydney GHS classification and on label and SDS writing - Estée Lauder, international cosmetic industry issues, led by were very well received. MAY Sydney Dr Chris Flower, Director General of the UK’s MAR 6 March 2014 2013 Cosmetic, Toiletry and Perfumery Association. 2014 - Ibis Hotel, Melbourne

Look Good...Feel The Cancer Patients Foundation and Look Look Good…Feel Sally Harrold’s many years of dedication 17 Better Industry Good…Feel Better hosted a successful morning 27 Better Celebration to Look Good…Feel Better were recognised  Breakfast  to update prime supporters about the future dinner for Sally by the cosmetic industry at a beautiful JUL - David Jones, Sydney direction of the charity and how to support MAR Harrold celebration dinner. Dream Week 2013. - IMAX Star Room, 2013 2014 Sydney

Jasmine Awards This annual breakfast celebration and awards Dream Week Dream Week continued its outstanding 30 - IMAX Star Room, ceremony recognised outstanding journalists 8 -14 including record of fundraising, raising over Sydney writing on the topic of fragrance. Dream Ball visits $500,000 for our industry’s national APR SEP Great Gatsby,  cancer patient charity,  13 September 2013 Look Good…Feel Better. 2014 2013 More on Page 27

16 Accord Annual Report 2013-14 17 Our persistent advocacy will pay dividends in achieving meaningful a new balance regulatory reform

Executive Director’s Letter

Re-balancing the nation’s regulatory Ambitious moves by the Abbott Government to turn back As an industry and a national association our aim is to be Additionally, our Recognised® eco-label continues to the tide of over-regulation, underpinned by a commitment forward thinking, responsible and responsive. Hence these showcase environmentally preferable cleaning products system – targeting burdensome to deliver savings of $1 billion per annum for Australian policy proposals are realistic, and targeted at rebalancing for commercial applications, and our Phosphorus Standard over-regulation business, should be the game changer our Member the regulatory system in light of the reality that chemical- sets industry best-practice for household laundry detergent businesses have long been waiting for. We applaud based products have varying levels of risk. phosphorus content and labelling. Everyday cosmetic and household cleaning products the Government’s policy goal of lifting national productivity are not industrial chemicals. Nor are they medicines. through such reforms. Accord supports independent, evidence-based regulation Our industry has historically been a solutions provider in So it becomes highly problematic when they are regulated to address legitimate public health and environmental risks. terms of countless useful products that directly enhance as such – especially as our industry’s success depends To pinpoint productivity-enhancing specific actions that As an industry that stands on its own two feet, we simply the lives of all Australians. This ethos is embraced by Accord on staying nimble, competitive and innovative. require urgent policy attention following the election of the ask that governments act to reign in unproductive over- as well – to drive our many policy and community initiatives. Abbott Government, Accord outlined our 7-point action plan. regulation. Over the coming year Accord looks forward to working with the Abbott Government and the Australian Parliament 1) Introduce flexibility in ‘unit measure’ placement on product Pleasingly, Accord’s persistent advocacy for an end to rebalance a regulatory system that has become labels for cosmetics and fast-moving consumer goods, of over-regulation is being heard and acted upon. increasingly heavy handed, bureaucratic and poorly targeted. consistent with EU approach. The recommendations of the National Commission of Bronwyn Capanna 2) Extend the Globally Harmonised System (GHS) Audit and Council of Australian Governments (COAG) are Executive Director More so than many of the other business challenges compliance deadline for commercial mixture products very welcome and signal that the Government has given Accord Australasia facing our sector, over-regulation has become a seemingly to 2020, thereby alleviating an untimely burden on the serious consideration to streamlining chemicals assessment. May 2014 unshakeable barrier to innovation, investment and timely many small-to-medium businesses within the downstream new product development. And, increasingly, has put chemical products industry. We look forward to working with member companies Australia out-of-step with other advanced nations, presenting 3) Extend certain existing dangerous goods label exemptions and relevant ministers, departments and policy makers significant obstacles to new product introduction and access to consumer products. on the refinement of these proposals to deliver the timely by Australian consumers. 4) Reform the chemical ingredient regulator, NICNAS, improvements envisaged (and indeed desperately in line with the 2008 Productivity Commission report required!) to promote greater innovation, productivity Not to mention that the goal of regulation – protection recommendations. and competitiveness for Australia. of public health and the environment – is enhanced when 5) Introduce ‘lighter touch’ regulation for lower risk product regulation is properly targeted and proportionate to the categories, such as hard-surface disinfectants, primary Responsible industries like ours also have a role to play actual risks. sunscreens, on-farm dairy sanitisers and polymer in anticipating and addressing potential health, consumer ingredients. and environmental concerns. Accord continues to lead A road map to streamline the nation’s complex maze 6) Develop and implement a ‘regulatory equivalence’ our industry in many significant stewardship initiatives such of regulation for chemical-based products was laid out recognition scheme for low-risk products/ingredients as the celebrated Look Good…Feel Better cancer patients in 2008 by the Productivity Commission. But sadly, rather which have already been subject to regulatory approval support program, our ‘What’s in it?’ household cleaning than implementing the full suite of recommended reforms, in other advanced economies such as the EU, Canada product ingredient disclosure program, and our educational the previous government engaged in policy ‘cherry picking’ and USA. websites WashWise, Furphies and Hygiene for Health. which instead only increased the regulatory cost and burden 7) Review and reform the current policy for 100% affecting our sector. cost recovery of regulatory agencies from industry (e.g. NICNAS fees and charges), implementing financial management changes to halt fiscally irresponsible increases in agency expenditure, staffing and the subsequent costs of these to the regulated industry. 18 Accord Annual Report 2013-14 19 achievements

Connecting – our networks deliver value • Held Cosmetic Roundtable chaired by UK Cosmetic, • Key incoming government Ministers, including Prime Chemical Scheduling and growth Toiletry and Perfumery Association (CTPA) Director Minister Tony Abbott, Health Minister , Bronwyn Capanna continued as Industry Expert on Advisory General Dr Chris Flower (May 13) Assistant Health Minister and Parliamentary Committee on Chemicals Scheduling (ACCS) • Hosted delegation of the China Association of Fragrance Secretary to the Prime Minister on Deregulation Josh Welcomed new Members: Beautopia Hair & Beauty, Evolve Submissions to: Flavor and Cosmetic Industries, (CAFFCI), including Frydenberg (Oct 13) Hair Concepts, Integria Healthcare (Aus), International Beauty • ACCS and Advisory Committee on Medicines Scheduling Parliament House Reception (May 13) • Senator re commitment to regulation Supplies, Jet Technologies, L’OCCITANE Aust, Panamex (ACMS) re November 2013 meeting Delegate’s Interim reforms – joint with AFGC (Oct 13) Group, Syndet Works, Vitafive Collaborated with other national associations on common- Decision (Mar 14) Held inaugural Accord Cleaning & Hygiene Conference interest regulatory and sustainability issues: Australian Food Meetings with: • ACCS re scheduling proposals for 14 chemical (Melbourne, 7 November 2013) & Grocery Council (AFGC), Australian Self-Medication • Key Federal Members of Parliament: substances (Feb 14) Industry (ASMI), CropLife, Plastics & Chemicals Industry (Feb 14), Kelly O’Dwyer (Feb 14), • ACCS and ACMS re sodium, ammonium and potassium Held Accord Industry Briefing (Sydney, 9 May 2013) Association (PACIA) (Feb 14), Parliamentary Secretary lauryl sulphate (Feb 14) Increased free Member-only training offers: Continued membership and strong voice within Australian (Dec 13), Assistant Health Minister Fiona • ACCS re further information request for lemongrass oil, • Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI): ACCI General Nash (Dec 13) citral, neral and geranial (Jan 14) Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) classification, labelling Council meeting, AGM and Annual Canberra Dinner (Mar 14, • SCOC Chair re annual industry liaison meeting (Oct 13) • ACCS and ACMS re the cosmetic use and personal care and Safety Data Sheets Nov 13), ACCI Work Health & Safety Leadership Workshop • Dept. of Industry re outcomes of APEC CD meetings use definition of 2-(dimethylamino)ethanol and salicylic • Dangerous goods (Oct 13), ACCI General Council Meeting and Dinner (Jul 13) (Aug 13) acid (Nov 13) • European & international cosmetic requirements • APEC CD Australian delegation re debrief (Aug 13) • ACCS re scheduling proposals for 16 chemical Provided cosmetic sector biannual sales survey Influencing – A to Z of regulatory reform Participation: substances (Nov 13) • APEC CD (China, Feb 14 – represented Australian industry • ACCS and ACMS re July 2013 meeting Delegate’s Interim Conducted cosmetic sector annual salary survey Decision on 3-iodo-2-propynyl butyl carbamate, cocoyl Broad chemical reform agenda and government; Indonesia, June 13) Conducted biennial Performance & Future Priorities survey glycinate, hydroquinone and monobenzone (Oct 13) Intensified advocacy for regulatory reforms through targeted • Industry Action Agendas briefing chaired by Parliamentary and Size & Scale survey to complement our many advocacy • ACCS re 1,2-benzenediol, 3-iodo-2-propynyl butyl political outreach to Federal Government and Federal Secretary Bob Baldwin, emphasising the need for action submissions carbamate, cocoyl glycinate and ethanol, 2-(hexyloxy)- Parliament to address costs and burden of over-regulation (Nov 13) (Jul 13) Played an active role in strengthening of global collaboration • COAG SCOC Stakeholder Forum (Aug 13) Presented Accord 7-point ‘Action Agenda’ on Formulated • ACCS and ACMS re hydroquinone and monobenzone networks in the cleaning and hygiene sector: • Cost Recovery Roundtable (Jul 13) Chemical Products Over-regulation to Federal Government (Jul 13) • Participation and presentation at American Cleaning • ACCI Joint Committee meeting (May 13) Institute (ACI) Annual Meeting (USA, Jan 14) Progressed options for Australian recognition of overseas • DesignGov (the Australian Centre for Excellence in Public Meetings with: • Active participation in the International Network regulatory decisions and alignment of regulatory frameworks, Sector Design) 18 month pilot • ASMI re salicylic acid scheduling proposal (Oct 13) of Cleaning Products Associations (INCPA): Led including via the the APEC Chemical Dialogue (CD) and • WA Health re Poisons Regulation update (Sep 13) International Cooperation on Cosmetics Regulation (ICCR) development of new INCPA logo and website banner; AgVet products Participation: Achieved progress towards a lighter regulatory touch participated in teleconferences on profiling and Advocated against any further reviews of chemicals over- • ACCS, including joint ACMS/ACCS meetings for low risk products stewardship promotion (Apr 14, Dec 13) and liquid laundry regulation, emphasising our support for the 2008 Productivity (Nov 13, Sep 13, Jul 13) capsule developments (Dec 13, Aug 13); attended INCPA Commission study recommendations Raised concerns with ‘new look’ APVMA draft regulatory meetings (USA, Jan 14; Spain, Jun 13); participated Participated in the Standing Committee on Chemicals guidelines Chemicals of Security Concern in INCPA trade display at CESIO 9th World Surfactant (SCOC) review process Submissions to: Attended media launch of National Code of Practice and Business Convention, (Spain, Jun 13) for Chemicals of Security Concern (Jul 13) • Participation and presentation at Asia Oceania Soap Built constructive relationships with new heads of regulatory • Senate Standing Committee on Rural and Regional Affairs & Detergents Conference (AOSDAC) (India, Sep 13) agencies the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), and Transport re inquiry into the Agricultural and Veterinary Participated in promotional video for awareness-raising National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Chemicals Legislation Amendment Bill 2014 (Apr 14) of Code Played a pivotal role in strengthening of global collaboration Scheme (NICNAS), Australian Pesticides and Veterinary • APVMA re Draft Regulatory Guidelines (Apr 14) networks in the cosmetic and personal care sector: Ongoing engagement with Attorney-General’s Dept. Medicines Authority (APVMA), and Australian Competition • Dept. of Agriculture re proposed AgVet chemicals • Participation at Personal Care Products Council (PCPC) on supply chains issues and Consumer Commission (ACCC) legislation amendments (Mar 14) Legal & Regulatory Conference, including the International • Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) Cost recovery Committee Meeting and Scientific Regulatory Forum Expanded suite of policy briefing ‘fact’ and position sheets re Proposal P1014 – Primary Production & Processing Committee Meeting (USA, Apr 14) Successfully achieved increased recognition of industry cost Hosted productive Accord Board discussion with Mr Craig Standard for Meat & Meat Products (Dec 13) recovery concerns through push for government acceptance • Participation at PCPC Annual Meeting, including Laundy MP resulting in Mr Laundy parliamentary speech on International Collaboration Session and International Meetings with: of stakeholder engagement ‘regulation gone mad’ focusing on cosmetic over-regulation • Dept. of Agriculture re proposed AgVet Chemicals Association Leaders’ meetings (USA, Feb 14) example Submissions to: • Active participation (as a founding member) in the legislation amendments (Feb 14) • Dept. of Agriculture re APVMA cost recovery (Feb 14) Cosmetics International Communication Network: Submissions to: • New APVMA CEO Nov 13, Oct 13) • National Commission of Audit re the need to address participated in teleconference on proposed common • National Commission of Audit (Nov 13) • Croplife re APVMA issues and reforms (Sep 13) productivity in cost-recovered regulatory agencies (Nov 13) program of key deliverables for the global industry (Jul 13) • Dept. of Industry, Parliamentary Secretary Bob Baldwin Participation: • Dept. of Finance re Agency cost recovery (Aug 13) ‘Action Agenda’ • Attended Cosmetics Europe meetings to progress and Minister Ian Macfarlane re 7-point • APVMA Seminar on implementation of new legislation meaningful international collaboration, including Heads for our sector (Nov 13) (Mar 14) Dangerous Goods (DG) of International Associations meeting and Collaboration • Productivity Commission (PC) re Regulator Engagement • APVMA Advisory Board (Feb 14, Dec 13, Jul 13) Raised concerns with ADG7 amendment package with Small Business Draft Research Report (Aug 13) in International Communications meeting (Jun 13) • APVMA Low Risk Working Group (Nov 13, Sep 13, Arranged National Transport Commission (NTC) visit Letters to: Jul 13, May 13) to Member site • Minister for Communications • Quaternary Ammonium Compounds teleconference re concerns with implementation of E-government with Dairy Australia (Jun 13) 20 by regulators (Apr 14) Accord Annual Report 2013-14 21 more achievements

Held member training (Dec 13) Submissions to: • AFGC re joint unit measure labelling reform project Therapeutic Goods (incl. sunscreens) Meetings with: • NICNAS re proposed changes to the Australian Inventory (Sep 13, Jul 13) Obtained agreement to exclude further round of low-risk • Dept. of Transport (Feb 14) of Chemical Substances (AICS) confidential listing process Participation: products from TGA/trans-Tasman joint medicine agency (Feb 14) • NTC (Nov 13) • NMI Consumer & Industry Liaison Committee Obtained excipients fee reversal • Direct Selling Association of Australia (Aug 13) • AAT re NICNAS adverse ingredient decisions (Sep 13), (Feb 14, Oct 13) Achieved sunscreen standard transition extension for 1998 • DGs Inspector at Civil Aviation Safety Authority (Jun 13) and further submissions (Apr 14, Feb 14) • Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) OHS • NICNAS re draft Regulatory Impact Statement (Aug 13) compliant products Participation: teleconference on domestic market labelling (Oct 13) • Dept. of Health (DOH) on draft Regulatory Impact Continued to press for sunscreen reforms as a priority • NTC Maintenance Committee (Nov 13, May 13) Statement for NICNAS Review (Aug 13) New Zealand reform activity Environment Letters to: Continued active engagement with New Zealand Raised Member concerns with unacceptable delays Prepared and revised draft report ‘Estimating the Relative • Deputy Opposition Leader Tanya Plibersek re animal Environmental Protection Authority (NZ EPA) in device approvals testing (Mar 14) Contribution of Major Categories of Formulated Household Meetings with: Achieved recognition of low-risk Member products & Personal Care Products to Tropospheric VOC Emissions’ • Assistant Health Minister Fiona Nash re NICNAS • NZ EPA re hazardous chemicals regulation (Nov 13, Achieved amendment of TGA Listing Notice for sodium with Member and NSW Environment Protection Authority statements on animal test data requirements for Aug 13, June 13) cosmetics (Mar 14) fluoride in toothpaste (EPA) Air Quality Unit input Participation: • Parliamentary Secretary Josh Frydenberg re repeal of Submissions to TGA re: Submission to: • NZ EPA Hazardous Substances Industry Liaison Group Cosmetic Standard as part of Repeal Day Omnibus Bill • Excluded Goods Order (Mar 14) • National Environment Protection Council re National (Nov 13) (Jan 14) • Proposal for Automatic Adoption of New Versions Framework for Chemicals Environmental Management • NICNAS Director re online publication of NICNAS of Pharmaceutical Inspection Convention (PIC) Guide (NChEM) Consultation Regulatory Impact Statement Precursor Chemicals Handbook (Oct 13) to Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) for Medicinal (Jul 13) Participation: Products (Aug 13) Meetings with: • Australian Federal Police Chemical Diversion workshop Meetings with: • Advertising Regulatory Impact Statement (Jul 13) • Parliamentary Secretary Josh Frydenberg re Accord (Nov 13) • Dept. of Environment (Feb 14) • International Harmonisation of Ingredient Names Paper proposal to disallow the confusing 2006 Cosmetic • Precursor Industry Reference Group (PIRG) (Aug 13) • NSW EPA re Draft VOCs Report (Dec 13) Standard legislation (Jan 14) (Jul 13) • Victorian Centre for Sustainable Chemical Manufacturing • DOH re industry concerns with draft Regulatory Impact • New-to-market schemes for therapeutic goods (Jun 13) (Aug 13) Product safety Statement reform options (Aug 13) Letters to: • Standards Australia (SA) Committee EV 003 Environmental Sponsor of International Consumer Product Health and • Assistant Health Minister Fiona Nash re no support Labelling (July 13) Participation: Safety Organisation Conference (Oct 13) for TGA fees increase (Mar 13) • Convened Accord Cosmetic Technical Working Group Letter to: • TGA Director re medical devices application backlog Globally Harmonised System of Classification (Dec 13) • ACCC requesting clarification on Product Safety Supplier (Oct 13) and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) • Australasian College of Toxicology and Risk Assessment Guide (Sep 13) Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals Workshop (Oct 13) • TGA Director re regulation of primary sunscreens (Jun 13) Progressed advocacy for a 3-year GHS compliance deadline Meetings with: • NICNAS Industry Engagement Group (IEG) Meetings with: extension for downstream, mixture products • ACCC Product Safety branch re cosmetic safety (Nov 13) (Oct 13, May 13) • TGA – annual bilateral meeting (Feb 14) Monitored and reported on international GHS implementation • ACCC Product Safety branch re laundry capsules (Sep 13) • NICNAS Industry Government Consultative Committee • Assistant Health Minister Fiona Nash re sunscreen reforms • ACCC Compliance General Manager on recent ACCC Held free Member GHS training in Sydney and Melbourne (IGCC) (Mar 14, Dec 13) (Dec 13) activities including teeth whiteners and microbiological (Mar 14) • DOH NICNAS Review meeting (Aug 13) • TGA re sunscreen reforms (Oct 13) • NICNAS Review Workshop (Jul 13) contamination (Aug 13) Letters to: • TGA re devices (Oct 13) • Senator , Minister and Participation: • TGA re unacceptable delays in device approvals (Oct 13) Labelling & measurement Parliamentary Secretary Josh Frydenberg (Jan 14) • International Consumer Product Health and Safety Collaborated on joint approach to unit measure placement Participation: and Parliamentary Secretary Bob Baldwin (Dec 13) Organisation International Conference (Oct 13) with EU and AFGC • Australian Therapeutic Goods Advertising Code Council re GHS compliance extension (TGACC) (Apr 14, Feb 14, Dec 13, Aug 13) Standards Continued to pursue ACCC action regarding cosmetic label • Industry stakeholder meeting with Assistant Health Meetings with: Dusanka Sabic continued as Chair of SA Committee CS-108 non-compliance Minister Fiona Nash on Therapeutic Goods Amendment • Parliamentary Secretaries Josh Frydenberg (Feb 14) ‘Organic & Natural’ and Bob Baldwin (Dec 13) re GHS compliance extension Submissions to: Bill (Dec 13) • ACCC re online cosmetics ingredient disclosure Letter to: • TGA Industry Consultative Committee (TICC) Participation: compliance (Mar 14) • Standards Australia CEO (Oct 13) (Dec 13, Oct 13) • Safe Work Australia GHS Workshops (Nov 13, May 13) • National Measurement Institute (NMI) re harmonisation of Representation: • Convened Accord Sunscreen Working Group re costs regulations and metrological controls (OIML R 79) (Jan 14) and barriers due to PICs GMP (Dec 13) Industrial Chemicals • ISO Cosmetics WG4 • SA FT-032 Organic & Biodynamic Appealed NICNAS adverse ingredient decisions via Letters to: • SA Nominating Organisations forum Trade Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) • ACCC re English ingredient labelling compliance for cosmetics (Mar 14) • SA EV-003 Environmental Labelling Collaboration with PCPC and other Asia-Pacific associations Led industry position on NICNAS reform proposals • ACCC re online ingredient disclosure (Sep 13) • SA CS-042 Sunscreens re Trans Pacific Partnership trade agreement process and Participated in NICNAS Review process • SA HE-016 Child Resistant Packaging the Convention on Biodiversity Meetings with: • SA PK-013 Aerosols Containers Referred significant concerns to federal Ombudsman Established regular meetings with the Canberra-based EU • Senior EU Embassy trade officials (Nov 13, Aug 13) • SA CH-009 Safe Handling of Chemicals regarding NICNAS’s industry ‘compliance’ survey • NMI (and AFGC) re flexibility in unit measure placement Commission re trade (Oct 13) Participation: • SA Industry Leaders Forum Luncheon (Apr 14) 22 Accord Annual Report 2013-14 23 more achievements directors

Immediate Promoted clamp-down on counterfeit and blatant in Australia publication (Mar 14); promoted in Inclean Chairman Vice-Chairman Vice-Chairman Finance Director Past Chairman non-compliance of regulations Magazine (Mar 14) Letter to: Published article in ACCI Commerce & Industry magazine • ACCC re concerns over comparative advertising (Apr 14) on ‘Re-balancing the nation’s regulatory system: Accord Meetings with: to target burdensome over-regulation of everyday, low risk • Austrade re improving dialogue and providing assistance products’ to Accord members who are ‘export ready’ (Mar 14) Gave presentations at relevant conferences, seminars and Chris Pedersen Terry Little1 Peter Keech2 Tony Girgis Clynton • Dept. of Foreign Affairs and Trade in support of Cosmetics trade shows: Vice-President Managing Director Managing Director Managing Director Bartholomeusz South Pacific Estée Lauder Tasman Chemicals & CEO Managing Director 1 Chairman of the CTFA Executive Committee Annex for Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement • RACI Health, Safety & Compliance Division Dangerous Region, Managing Companies Albright & Wilson Beiersdorf Australia 2 Chairman of the I&I Executive Committee (Jul 13) Goods Seminars on ‘Transport of DGs – Exemptions, Director Australia Colgate-Palmolive Participation: amendments & what’s to come’ (Sep 13) • ACCI Trade & International Affairs meeting (Feb 14) • CleanScene on ‘Compliance and Safety – a Key Focus’ (Jun 13) Profiling – our social & environmental Attended communications training: Australian Science contribution Communicators Conference (Feb 14), Science Held successful Look Good…Feel Better Dream Week and Communication Workshop (Nov 13) Resigned 9/5/2013 Resigned 9/5/2013 Appointed 9/5/2013 Resigned 9/5/2013 Appointed 9/5/2013 Paul Rowe Stephen Ford Chris Short Darrell Brown Nikki Coulthard Steve Toner Liz Tasdelen Dan Spira Dream Ball – see page 27 Issued Member media alerts and statements re: General Manager President & Managing Director Executive Director Business Manager Country Manager Managing Director Developed and published ACCC-approved Accord Industry • ‘Greens private member bill on animal testing and Applied Australia Managing Director Dominant (Australia) Vice President Asia Pacific Huntsman & Technical Director - ANZ iNova cosmetics: the need for any such laws remains highly (Aust & NZ) Asia Pacific Regulatory Affairs Corporation Australia Huntsman Pharmaceuticals - Guideline ‘Labelling & Packaging of Liquid Laundry Capsules’ Avon Products Ecolab Ecolab Corporation Australia A Valeant Company for child safety (Aug 13) questionable’ (Mar 14) • ‘Cruelty Free’ claims exposé in Sydney Morning Herald/ Continued growth of Recognised® environmental credentials The Age (Mar 14) scheme for commercial cleaning products: • Sydney Morning Herald investigative story on alleged child • close to 60 products accredited labour in Indian mica mines (Jan 14/Sep 13) – Accord • achieved acceptance of Recognised® accreditation provided background briefing as evidence towards product listing by sustainable • Local media coverage of US reports on Food & Drug Resigned 1/2/2014 Appointed 9/5/2013 Resigned 2/9/2013 Appointed 2/9/2013 Appointed 9/5/2013 procurement organisations EcoBuy and Sustainable Administration (FDA) anti-bacterial decision (Dec 13) Phil Lynch Johan Berg David Brown Mary Ann Azer Ampie Cabangon Con Gendis Janie Heywood David Boxall Choice NSW Managing Director Managing Director CEO / Managing Communications Senior Manager, Managing Director ANZ Regional Managing Director • UK media associated with allergy claims and the Johnson & Johnson (Aust & NZ) L’Oréal Director Director Procter & Regulatory Affairs PZ Cussons Regulatory & Australia & Asia • promotion via presentations and trade publications preservative methylisothiazolinone (MIT) (Sep 13, Jul 13) Pacific Australia Panamex Group Gamble (Aust & NZ) Procter & Gamble Australia Medical Affairs Pacific Recochem (InClean magazine, Mar 14; AusClean, Oct 13; RACI Australia Director • ACCC recall of unsafe (microbial contamination) Nude New Zealand Reckitt Benckiser Environment Symposium, Aug 13; CleanScene, Jun 13) by Nature and Australian Lavender Essentials cosmetic Finalised revision of Phosphorus Standard for household products (Aug 13) laundry detergents, including revised ‘NP’ logo • CHOICE magazine article on safety of household cleaning products (Aug 13) – including detailed response to Participated in Office of the Chief Scientist survey on science CHOICE workforce (Feb 14) • Labor party election policy announcement to ban animal Reconstituted Sustainability Working Group testing on cosmetics (Aug 13) Gillian Franklin Michel-Henri Brad Macdougall Greg Whiteley Bronwyn Capanna Actively promoted existing websites and initiatives • New Zealand television report coverage of San Francisco- Managing Director Carriol Director True Blue Managing Director Executive Director The Heat Group Managing Director Chemicals Whiteley Corporation Accord Australasia and monitored traffic statistics based activist group Proposition 65 legal action on Trimex cocamide DEA (Sep 13) Communicating – taking our message Monitored international developments on issues including: to key audiences animal testing, ingredients (fragrances, parabens, methylisothiazolinone, triclosan), sunscreens, antibacterial Provided information to Members via Regulatory Bulletins, products, liquid laundry capsules Accord Priorities e-Newsletter and Industry News & Events Commenced development of new Accord website Submission to Global GreenTag re concerns with the draft Celebrated excellence in fragrance journalism via annual Personal Product Standard and Expert Panel (Dec 13) Jasmine Awards (Apr 14) Accord Committee Meetings secretariat Contributed regular columns in industry trade magazines • Accord Board of Directors: 9 May 2013, 22 August 2013, Front row: Esprit Magazine and InClean Magazine 6 November 2013, 20 February 2014 Craig Brock Policy & Public Affairs Director Bronwyn Capanna Executive Director Promoted and enhanced Furphies website: added • Accord I&I Executive Committee: 8 August 2013, Dusanka Sabic Regulatory Reform Director Preservatives section; added social media connectivity; 6 November 2013, 12 March 2014 Back row: published first article (in series of four) in RACI Chemistry • Accord CTFA Executive Committee: 13 June 2013, Catherine Oh Science & Technical Manager 13 August 2013, 31 October 2013, 27 March 2014 Erly Mifsud Administration Manager Georgina Glover Events & Membership • Accord Regulatory Affairs Committee: 23 August 2013, Jennifer Semple Education & Sustainability Manager 8 November 2013, 28 March 2014 Atsushi Nakata Office Assistant 24 thank you & farewell

Always critical to our success is the great commitment Accord again gratefully acknowledges the generous support and effort shown by our Members and service partners. of our Associate Members: Ident, for designing the beautiful Of these, the following deserve special mention. Dream Ball collateral; and TressCox Lawyers, for donating their time and expertise on many legal matters. On behalf of all Members, thanks go to the executive members of our board of directors: Chris Pedersen We also acknowledge Look Good...Feel Better’s (Colgate-Palmolive and Accord Chairman), Terry Little Maya Zahran (PR & Communications Manager) (Estée-Lauder, Accord Vice-Chairman and CTFA Chair), and Marissa Tintowo (Accounts & Admin Officer). Peter Keech (Tasman Chemicals, Accord Vice-Chairman and I&I Chair), Tony Girgis (Albright & Wilson, Accord Finance Director), Clynton Bartholomeusz (Beiersdorf) farewell Raising funds for Look Good...Feel Better and Greg Whiteley (Whiteley Corporation). We said goodbye and best wishes to a number of valued association and industry colleagues during 2013-14. Accord is again indebted to the following for Look Good...Feel Better Dream Week & Dream Ball Kerri-Anne Kennerley, Look Good…Feel Better’s Patron, their dedicated contributions during 2013-14: With sadness we note the passing of Geoff Harris on Dream Week – 7 days of hope is a special week in presented the Volunteer of the Year award to Adele Peters 7 August 2013. Geoff was a Life Member of Accord since September devoted to raising awareness and funds for from Bunbury, and Workshop Venue of the Year to Princess David Blakeley (Chanel) as Chair of the Cancer Patients 2002 and former Technical Manager for our predecessor the cosmetic industry’s Look Good….Feel Better program – Alexandra Hospital in Queensland. Foundation, the administering body for Look Good...Feel organisation ACSPA during the 1990s. Better. to help Australia’s cancer patients. Guests were moved by the story of cancer survivor Heather Sincere thanks to resigning Board Directors Paul Rowe Dream Week continued its success in 2013, raising over Mercer, as she and her family told of her journey to recovery Uri Ferster (Frostbland) as Accord’s convener of the (Applied), Darrell Brown (Ecolab), Steve Toner (Huntsman), $500,000 for the charity for the fifth consecutive year, and the positive impact of attending Look Good…Feel Better Dream Ball. Phil Lynch (Johnson & Johnson) and Mary Ann Azer as well as invaluable publicity through many initiatives workshops. The cosmetic industry came together on the (Procter & Gamble). Garth Phillips (Wedding Looks and Event Hire), for again across the country. night to sponsor over 68 workshops – an unprecedented act of further generosity from an industry that already gives generously giving his time and expertise as Dream Ball We thank Jan Samuels (CEO, Cancer Patients Foundation) Dream Week 2013 culminated in Dream Ball…visits Great so much. Creative Director. His creative flair is also apparent in the for her efforts and wish her all the best in her future Gatsby on Friday 13 September. styling of the Jasmine Awards Breakfast ceremony. endeavours. Accord thanks all companies and guests that supported One amazing night of fun, Dream Ball was held at The Event Dream Week and Dream Ball in 2013. Fiona Keogh (Star PR & Events) for coordination of And finally a huge thank you to Sally Harrold, who has left Centre at The Star in Pyrmont, Sydney. The evening was the Jasmine Awards and her invaluable assistance with Look Good…Feel Better after over 20 years’ involvement highly successful with a gorgeously decorated and themed www.dreamweek.org.au Dream Week PR. with the program, and many years as its energetic driving venue, fantastic entertainment including David Campbell force in the role of National Program Manager. But we are and his band, and many great items for sale or raffle, all For specific expert or technical assistance: Ken Lee glad that this is not quite ‘farewell’ – we look forward to raising funds for Look Good…Feel Better. (Beiersdorf), Clare Martin (Clare Martin & Associates), Sally’s ongoing involvement with Look Good…Feel Better Mike Tichon (Competitive Advantage), Uma Adhar and as a Board Director of the Cancer Patients Foundation. “Guests dressed up, kicked back and dug Peter Rich (Ecolab), Dr Graeme Haley (Engel Hellyer & Partners), John Koppl (Estée Lauder), Ben Brander deep. We raised hundreds of thousands (Helios Health & Beauty), Phil Tudor (Huntsman), Margaret of dollars for Look Good...Feel Better.” Richards (Johnson & Johnson), Samantha Hass (L’Oréal), Uri Ferster, Dream Ball convenor Ampie Cabangon (Procter & Gamble), David Bergmann and Sarah Fregon (PZ Cussons), Kathy Nolan and Amanda Baker (Reckitt Benckiser), Paul Juricskay (Sopura), Kevin Roden (Thor Specialties), Jane Eakin (True Blue Chemicals), Julie Newlands and Rachel Linklater (Unilever).

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