Media & Policy

Industry Statement – New Hand Sanitiser Industry Benchmark, 10 September 2020

COVID19 Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitiser Connect: meeting urgent product demand

Accord’s new COVID-19 Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitiser Connect is an efficient solution developed in collaboration with the federal Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources, Consumer Health Products Australia and the Australian Distillers Association to assist the considerable supply and demand needs relating to alcohol-based hand sanitiser products during this unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic.  This initiative endeavours to match suppliers of alcohol-based hand sanitiser product with hand sanitiser product requests received

For more information on the process please download the pdf below or contact shollands@accord.asn.au

Industry Statement – Accord survey reveals supply issues for some essential ingredients and materials needed for hand sanitiser production, 14 April 2020

Accord COVID-19 Industry Action Report #2, 9 April 2020

Industry Statement – Hygiene Product Supplies: Hand Sanitisers, 7 April 2020

Attached to this statement is an important Information Sheet co-authored by Accord on safe production and transport rules for alcohol-based hand sanitisers.

Letter to the national cabinet: Keeping essential hygiene, personal care and specialty product businesses operational, 27 March 2020

Australia’s hygiene products industry responding to the COVID-19 pandemic: Accord Industry Action Report #1, March 2020

Australia’s Hygiene, Personal Care and Specialty Products Industry: Study reveals the $26.3bn sector as a quiet and steady driver of value within the Australian economy

Inaugural release of the Accord/EY State of the Industry Economic Report.
View the report: Hygiene, Personal Care and Specialty Products industry: Economic State of the Industry report

Download the media release below.

Hygiene’s important role in preventing the spread of flu and food-borne illness just one of a plethora of informative and sometimes quirky topics covered in Accord’s new-look Hygiene for Health website

Strengthening industry-academic collaboration for a more innovative and sustainable industry future: Accord proud to enter Innovation Partnership with Monash University