One of the major challenges for the twenty first century is sustainable development.
Chemists have an important role to
play in developing sustainable industries, renewable energy
sources, recycling and waste management amongst other issues
(Jenck et al., 2004; Foerstl et al., 2010). It is important that graduate
chemists have some appreciation of the role they may play in a
chemical industry that increasingly focusses on sustainable development
and in ensuring a sustainable futures society. This resource
was designed to give students this insight