Sustainability in the Chemical Industry

• Main Author: Johnson, Eric (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2012.
• Series: Green Energy and Technology,
• Subjects: Environment.; Energy systems.; Leadership.; Chemical engineering.; Environmental chemistry.; Communication.; Environmental Chemistry.; Communication Studies.; Business Strategy/Leadership.; Energy Systems.; Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering.

It’s the new rock and roll. It’s the new black. Sustainability is trendy, and not just among hipsters and pop stars. The uncool chemical sector helped pioneer it, and today, companies inside and outside the sector have embraced it. But what have they embraced? Surely not the Brundtland definition of...

Table of Contents:

• 1 Abstract
• 2 Foreword: Why This Book?- 3 Summary: Sustainability Is Advancing, With More Changes To Come
• 4 Introduction: Sustainability’s Bandwagon Has Left The Station, But Where Is It Headed?- 5 Why The Chemical Industry Turned To Sustainability
• 6 How Others Define Sustainability
• 7 How Chemical Companies Define Sustainability, In Practice
• 8 Sustainability ‘Brands’
• 9 The Thin Green Line: Between Sustainability And Greenwash
• 10 Evaluating Sustainability: Is It Necessary, And Does It Pay?- 11 Is There A Non-Sustainable Option?- 12 Get On Sustainability’s Bandwagon, But Not Blindly Or Blithely
• 13 Appendix 1: Company Classification
• 14 Appendix 2: Quantity Versus Quality – How Experts And Laypeople Disagree About Technology Risks
• 15 References.