Introduction - Green Chemistry and Technology - page 9

Chemistry journal, Green Chemistry , which pro-
vides news on grants, initiatives, educational and in-
dustrial development and conferences, as well as a
who's-who on green chemistry research and regular
peer-reviewed articles from chemistry and chemical
engineering university departments and chemical
and pharmaceutical companies across the world.
The US Green Chemistry Institute (GCI) has
been promoting the principles and practice of green
chemistry for several years. The GCI, which now has
core funding from, and links with, the American
Chemical Society (ACS), is dedicated to encouraging
environmentally benign chemical synthesis and pro-
moting research and education. The US Presidential
Green Chemistry Awards Programme recognises and
publicises achievements by industry and academe,
encouraging industry to talk openly about its inno-
vative clean chemistry and providing scientists and
education with some excellent case studies. There
are now green-chemistry-related award schemes
in several other countries, including the UK, Italy,
Australia and Japan. Major green chemistry or sus-
tainable chemistry networks and related initiatives
have been set up across the globe with significant
developments, including a series of Gordon Green
Chemistry conferences (in the USA and UK) and the

first International Union of Pure and Applied Chem-
istry (IUPAC) International Symposium of Green
Chemistry (in India). The greening of chemistry is
truly underway!

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