CHED 29

Sustainability in the practice of chemistry is increasingly a priority for many areas, including industry. Chemistry, chemical engineering and other students will be prepared for work in industry when they understanding that they must master not only the technical content of their respective disciplines but also the contexts in which these disciplines will be applied. They will benefit by knowing how to:

•Expand the idea of corporate responsibility beyond human and environmental health and safety (HEHS) to include sustainability •Engage stakeholders •Engage the supply chain •Deal with chemical and material flow issues (waste and value recovery) •Deal with chemical lifecycle issues •Understand both hazard assessment and risk assessment and how and when to apply them •Understand and comply with international regulations •Understand and comply with global hazard labeling and classification initiatives •Understand the role and potential market opportunities and/or costs associated with ecolabels, environmental product standards and declarations •Operate with transparency •Engage in corporate reporting •Engage in green chemical design •Engage in green engineering design