The definition of Pharmaceutical Green Chemistry should include “The quest for benign synthetic processes that reduce the enVironmental burden”...but it must also include...“within the context of enabling the deliVery of our current standard of liVing.” Pharmaceutical Green Chemistry seeks to eliminate unnecessary environmental impact, but we must enable delivery of life saving medicines and also show value for our stakeholders. Green Chemistry principles do not condemn this but rather encourage that these goals be met through our absolute best performance.