A SYSTEMIC CHANGE FOR ACHIEVING THE UN SDGs: THE GREEN CHEMISTRY COMMITMENT

Juliana L. Vidal, Amy S. Cannon, Natalie J. O’Neil, Nimrat K. Obhi • Beyond Benign - Green Chemistry for a Sustainable Future, Wilmington, USA

Beyond Benign’s mission is to foster a community that empowers educators to transform chemistry education for a sustainable future through green chemistry. 

BEYOND BENIGN

Did you know? The name ‘Beyond Benign’ comes from the fact that green chemistry technologies must go BEYOND being environmentally BENIGN to be successful in the marketplace.

THE GREEN CHEMISTRY COMMITMENT (GCC)

Created with higher education faculty members to unite the global green chemistry community and serve as a collective voice for the infusion of green chemistry into higher education. Student Learning Objectives: Theory, Toxicology, Lab Skills, and Application.

BENEFITS OF THE GCC

A collective voice: GCC signers can inspire other institutions and faculty to get involved.

Tracking progress: The GCC will help to track green chemistry adoption inside institutions and around the globe.

Shaping the future: Faculty of GCC signing institutions can serve on the advisory board of the GCC.

Working groups: Professional development opportunities.

Resources and Grants: Ten awards of $5,000 (USD) are currently available for GCC signers.

HOW TO SIGN THE GCC COMMUNITY

Step 1: Share this information with your institution and colleagues! Just like you, they now can learn everything about the GCC!

Step 2: Download our Pledge Form! Have it signed by the Chemistry Program Chair (or equivalent), along with one administrator.

Step 3: Download our Contact Form! Fill it with the information of your institution's primary contact person (s) - this can be you!

Step 4: E-mail the forms back to us! We will create your institution's profile on our website and welcome you and your colleagues to the GCC program.

IMPACT OF THE GCC PROGRAM WORLDWIDE: *as of Sept. 28th, 2023

+ 2,900 faculty in the community, reaching +430,000 students annually

135 GCC signers - +27 since Jan. 2023, 27% international, 34% Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs) within the U.S., 73% in the U.S.

Did you know? Signing the GCC is associated with increased green chemistry teaching, practices, and broader sustainability adoption at institutions.

98% of our GCC signers incorporate green chemistry into lab courses.

Learn more about the GCC program, find resources to share with your institution, and submit your forms!