Since 2003, Forum for the Future has supported the Chemistry Leadership Council in developing a Vision For The Sustainable Production and Use of Chemicals.

The Vision addresses the challenges facing the industry in UK - the globalisation of markets and production; the increasing shift in developed countries from bulk to specialty chemicals; increasing societal mistrust of chemicals; and a growing awareness of the resource limitations of our planet - and outlines how a proactive approach to sustainability can help secure its ongoing prosperity.

The Vision is not, however, targeted purely at the UK chemical industry; it is also geared towards the myriad downstream enterprises that use chemicals and chemistry in their products and processes. Recognizing the wider role of chemistry in society, the report argues that; "the chemicals industry is central to the wider pursuit of a sustainable society; without it, the prospects of sustainably meeting the needs of nine billion people by the second half of this century are zero."

For more information please contact business@forumforthefuture.org.uk

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