Global competence

However, global competiveness and market should be considered. This is the real barrier for a more sustainable industrial chemistry. Therefore, the real step forward could derive only when the product value of chemical compounds also includes components related to the process of production, its impact on environment and safety of operations. We live in a global world, not only economically but also environmentally, where the impact of industrial production and human activities is no longer on a local scale. The value of products should thus not be related only to the local cost of production, which hides part of the effective costs (for the environment, for example, or for society, when risk is too high). It is thus necessary to adopt transparent procedures where cost is not only determined from the market but also includes the production procedures. This concept of traceability of chemical products is one of the concepts around which the new REACH legislation was built. The next section discusses in more detail this legislation, because it is an important component for the sustainability of chemistry and industrial chemical production not only inside Europe. 

This is a company internal objective that is also driven by external factors, between which social pressure and legislation from one side and market competiveness driven by innovation from the other side are the driving elements. Owing to global competiveness, the effectiveness of these driving forces to foster innovation is related to the capacity to introduce in the product value elements that account for how the product (and related chain of production) impact on the environment, as well risks, are minimized. Chapter 5 discusses these aspects and the modalities to quantify sustainability of chemical production. 

In order to discuss such hot topics in a timely manner and to highlight the various pharmaceutical implications of such impressive results, we have created the global competence network, which is presented as a web-based biotechnology hub. Here the most knowledgeable experts from academia and industry divulge their expertise and share with us their personal views the Global Pharma Speciahsts GPS. 

Hunter, B., White, G. P., Godbey, G. C. (2006). What does it mean to be globally competent Journal of Studies in International Education, 10(3, 267-285. 

Assessments focused on inclusive leadership practices, such as the Global Competencies Inventory (http //kozaigroup.com/ inventories/the-global-competencies-inventory-gci), the Intercultural Effectiveness Scale (http //kozaigroup.com/ inventories/the-intercultural-effectiveness-scale), and the Inclusion Measurement Survey (Davis, 2010) (see also Bird,... 

Downey, G. L., Lucena, J. C., Moskal, B. M., Parkhurst, R., Bigley, T., Hays, C., Jesiek, B. K., Kelly, L., Miller, J., Ruff, S., Lehr, J. L., Nichols-Belo, A. (2006). The globally competent engineer Working effectively with people who define problems differently. Journal of Engineering Education, 95(2), 1-17. 

This chapter similarly takes the view that sensitivity to cross-cultural and cross-national differences in engineering education and practice is essentially important for globally competent engineers. Those who ignore or disregard the historical-cultural contexts of engineering increase the likelihood that their lack of knowledge and/or misconceptions will lead to failed collaborations, projects, and... 

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