Issue 12, 2024

A promise to a sustainable future: 10 years of the Green Chemistry Commitment at Beyond Benign

Abstract

Green chemistry education is a fundamental tool for the achievement of a sustainable future at the molecular level. It allows the development of a scientific workforce and knowledgeable citizenry with the skills to choose, assess, and further design more benign processes for human health and the environment. In 2007, Dr Amy Cannon and Dr John Warner co-founded a non-profit organization known as Beyond Benign to empower educators dedicated to creating a systemic, long-lasting, and meaningful change in education through green chemistry. The Green Chemistry Commitment (GCC) was launched in 2013 with 13 participating institutions as Beyond Benign's higher education program to support universities, colleges, schools, and centers worldwide to incorporate green chemistry in their curricula. The Commitment is a signal of intent provided by higher institutions to begin, continue, or optimize their unique green chemistry journeys, thus preparing the future workforce to address our societal and environmental challenges. Over 150 institutions in more than 15 countries are now part of this growing program, with the ultimate goal of advocating for a diverse, accessible, inspiring, and empowered green chemistry community capable of providing the transformation needed for a sustainable future.

Graphical abstract: A promise to a sustainable future: 10 years of the Green Chemistry Commitment at Beyond Benign

Article information

Article type
Perspective
Submitted
31 1月 2024
Accepted
27 2月 2024
First published
04 3月 2024

Green Chem., 2024,26, 6983-6993

A promise to a sustainable future: 10 years of the Green Chemistry Commitment at Beyond Benign

A. S. Cannon, J. C. Warner, J. L. Vidal, N. J. O'Neil, M. M. S. Nyansa, N. K. Obhi and J. W. Moir, Green Chem., 2024, 26, 6983 DOI: 10.1039/D4GC00575A

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