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Towards Sustainability Through Education: The Green Chemistry Commitment Program at Beyond Benign

Juliana L. Vidal, Amy Cannon, Natalie O’Neil, and Monica Hensley

Quality education is central to creating long-lasting and impactful change in our society, thus playing a fundamental role in catalyzing the achievement of all other United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) and their associated targets. Therefore, the inclusion of green chemistry in educational systems allows the development of citizens and scientists with the required skills to assess, design, and choose more benign processes for human health and the environment.

To empower and support the chemistry community to practice sustainability at the molecular level throughout the education continuum, a non-profit organization known as Beyond Benign was founded in 2007. One of its initiatives, the Green Chemistry Commitment (GCC) program, was created to catalyze the incorporation of green chemistry into science courses at higher education institutions globally, with their needs at the center.

Over 200 institutions globally have committed to integrating green chemistry in their curricula on their own timelines and ways, thus building upon unique campus environments, strengths, cultures and resources. In this presentation, the adoption of green chemistry education around the world through the GCC program will be discussed, as well as the impactful and intrinsic benefits of integrating green chemistry principles and practices in chemistry education towards the achievement of a sustainable future.

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