Green chemistry is being implemented in chemical manufacturing to advance sustainability. A scouting survey and recent industry-wide reports find that several green chemistry principles and related metrics are routinely being implemented in the chemical manufacturing sector. A cross-section of stakeholders surveyed agree that broader adoption of the principles of green chemistry can be promoted by collaboration among companies to identify best practices and define opportunities to increase green chemistry implementation in chemical manufacturing. Active collaborative efforts to improve implementation include identifying common attributes of effective process metrics, developing means of tracking sector-wide implementation, and defining industrial needs for translating promising green chemistry ideas into implementable, cost-effective, and low business risk technologies.
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