"How Do We Make Sustainability Meaningful in the Chemistry Classroom?"
Royal Society of Chemistry releases Part 3 of its Green Shoots report on integrating climate change and sustainability into chemistry education
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Canadian Schools Team Up to Host Symposium - "Minimizing Waste from Lab to Landfill"
May 19-20, 2026 - Small decisions in the lab that yield outsized sustainability benefits
Green Chemistry Commitment Releases 2025 Status Report
The program to stimulate green chemistry education & research now reaches more than 6,700 faculty and 1.6 million students at colleges and universities around the world
Yale Accepting Applications for 2026–2027 Green Chemistry for Climate & Sustainability Certificate
A program for public, private and nonprofit professionals -- and advanced students -- who want to help create a more sustainable industrial economy. Does not require an extensive chemistry background.
Beyond Benign Announces 2026 Green Chemistry Education Award Winners
Eleven institutions cited for "integrating green chemistry principles across their curricula and preparing students for more sustainable scientific practice."
Royal Society of Chemistry Honors Beyond Benign's Green Chemistry Commitment with a 2025 Horizon Prize for Education
"For fostering a green chemistry community of practice that empowers educators across the world to integrate green chemistry into the science curriculum"
Beyond Benign Receives $1.83M NSF Grant to Advance Undergrad Green Chem Education
The initiative will "expand opportunities for faculty to grow their expertise, strengthen departmental programs, and prepare students to design chemical products and processes that are safer for people and the planet."
"We are Going to Be Rebels Together" - Univ. of Toronto's Green Chemistry Initiative
Hear how the Univ. of Toronto's student-led Green Chemistry Initiative works to engage their peers in the science of sustainability.
Students Learn Green Chemistry by Taking on Real-world Sustainability Challenges
Hear how Professor Glenn Hurst gets his students out into the world to see first-hand how their training in chemistry & chemical engineering can help tackle sustainability challenges.
You're Invited to Access a Community of Green Chemistry Experts
Whether you're new to the world of green chemistry education and research, or a seasoned veteran, the Green Chemistry Teaching and Learning Community (GCTLC) offers a terrific chance to connect with others in the field. The mission of this online community portal is summed up by their four
An Innovation Studio Leans into the Power of Green Chemistry
Schoolab is an innovation studio that pairs student teams with corporate partners to solve real-world business & design challenges. In the US, they run a program at the University of California Berkeley called "Deplastify the Planet." Recently it became clear that the sustainable design solutions they were trying
The Student Who Inspired the Professor to Inspire the World
See how one student’s determination to include sustainability in her chemistry research paper inspired a once-skeptical professor to become a passionate advocate for green chemistry research and education. For resources related to Irv’s work in advancing green chemistry education, visit https://www.beyondbenign.org/ Thanks to Beyond Benign
"It's our future to decide" - Green Chem at Univ. of Colorado
See how - and why- a handful of people at CU Boulder worked to get green chemistry into the curriculum at their school. (Stay tuned for the full interview on our YouTube channel) Resources: Green Chemistry at CU Boulder The resources they relied on to make this happen: Beyond Benign