Sustainability in the Chemical Industry

1. Foreword: Why this Book?
Eric Johnson

2. Summary: Sustainability Is Advancing, with More Changes to Come
Eric Johnson

3. Introduction: Sustainability’s Bandwagon Has Left the Station, But Where Is It Headed?
Eric Johnson

4. Why the Chemical Industry Turned to Sustainability
Eric Johnson

5. How Others Define Sustainability
Eric Johnson

6. How Chemical Companies Define Sustainability, in Practice
Eric Johnson

7. Sustainability ‘Brands’
Eric Johnson

8. The Thin Green Line: Between Sustainability and Greenwash
Eric Johnson

9. Evaluating Sustainability: Is It Necessary, and Does It Pay?
Eric Johnson

10. Is There a Non-Sustainable Option?
Eric Johnson

11. Get on Sustainability’s Bandwagon, But Not Blindly or Blithely
Eric Johnson

12. Appendix 1: Company Classification
Eric Johnson

13. Appendix 2: Quantity Versus Quality – How Experts and Laypeople Disagree About Technology Risks
Eric Johnson

Keywords: Environment, Environmental Chemistry, Communication Studies, Business Strategy/Leadership, Energy Systems, Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering