Our higher education programs are centered around The Green Chemistry Commitment program, which supports college and university faculty and students in implementing and sharing best practices in green chemistry theory and practice through collaborative working groups, a webinar series, and green chemistry curriculum. Learn more about the program, how to implement green chemistry in your course, or visit our For Students page to learn how students are bringing green chemistry to their campuses.
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GCC 25×25: Preparing the Next Generation Workforce for Sustainable Action
"The goal of Green Chemistry is for the term to disappear and it simply becomes how we practice chemistry."
- John C. Warner, Co-Founder of Beyond Benign and the Warner Babcock Institute for Green Chemistry
upcoming events
LinkedIn Live: Green Chemistry Education for a More Sustainable Future
April 11, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pmLet’s reimagine our relationship to how chemicals are traditionally engineered and manufactured—...
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LinkedIn Live: Advancing Green Chemistry Education Globally for a More Sustainable Future
April 11, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pmLet’s reimagine our relationship to how chemicals are traditionally engineered and manufactured—...
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Info Session: Green Chemistry Commitment
April 13, 2023 @ 12:00 pmThe Green Chemistry Commitment (GCC) is a framework to unite the Green Chemistry higher educati...
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By Beyond Benign Co-Founder Dr. Amy Cannon Over the past year, we teamed up with the UMass Lowell Center for Sustainable Production to form an Expert Committee on Sustainable Chemistry [...]
An interview with Jane Wissinger In 2013, Beyond Benign created the Green Chemistry Commitment (GCC) program with guidance from higher education institutions as a framework to unite the global Green [...]
February 27, 2022 – Lowell, MA Toxic chemicals – which pop up in everything from household cleaners and appliances to medical devices, paints, packaging and more – are all around. […]
frequently asked questions
Why green chemistry in higher education?
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There are many benefits to implementing green chemistry in higher education courses and labs – including, reducing waste, reducing costs, peaking student interest, and better preparing students with 21st century skills.
Is it more expensive?
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No, costs associated with hazardous waste and purchasing costs often are reduced upon implementing greener chemistry experiments within higher education. See our Higher Education Case Studies (in the organic chem section of our higher ed curriculum) for quantitative evaluations of the costs associated with traditional versus greener laboratory experiments.
Is industry interested in green chemistry?
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Students with green chemistry skills are valued by industry and the greener chemicals market is projected to be a $100 billion market by 2020 (Pike Research). Green chemistry provides an added value for industry – helping to reduce costs associated with the use and generation of hazardous substances, providing a platform for innovation in creating chemical solutions, and also can be found to achieve a quicker time-to-market for products.
