Sustainability vision/roadmap

The final section of this chapter has been dedicated to a concise discussion of a vision and roadmap for sustainability through chemistry, taken from the implementation action plan prepared by the European Technology Platform on Sustainable Chemistry. This plan evidences the pervasive role of chemistry for our society and thus how a next step is necessary in R D to really realize a sustainable world through chemistry innovation. 

This book originates from these considerations, which are shared by the great effort made in the last 3-4 years by the chemical industry in Europe to define a new vision and roadmap for industrial chemistry through the discussion made vfithin the European Technology Platform for Sustainable Chemistry (www.suschem.org) sponsored by CEEIC (European Eederation of Chemical Industry) and EuropaBio (European Association of Biotechnology). 

Education is a key factor to achieving this new vision, and therefore, together with the definition of roadmaps, it is necessary to spread the concepts of sustainable industrial chemistry to students, scientists and managers in the sector. Even though many books have been published on green chemistry, process intensification and other key elements to implement a sustainable industrial chemistry, we believe that a more global vision of this topic is necessary. 

ASCE s Vision 2025 (ASCE 2007) provides another example of a vision. A companion document (ASCE 2009) illustrates a roadmap for implementing that vision. The ASCE - sponsored vision for civil engineering follows. Entrusted by society to create a sustainable world and enhance the quality of life, civil engineers serve competently, collaboratively, and ethically as master ... 

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