Sustainability is fundamental for the successful future of chemistry - Verband der Chemischen Industrie e.V. (VCI)

The German Federal Environment Ministry and the Environment Agency have newly set up the International Sustainable Chemistry Collaborative Centre (ISC3). Kurt Bock, President of the German chemical industry association Verband der Chemischen Industrie (VCI), welcomed this step at a conference in Berlin on the launch of ISC3. He called for a global and holistic approach, holding that sustainable chemistry comprised more than purely the environmental aspect.

Bock emphasized: “We need a concept that gives equal consideration to the ecological, economic and social dimensions of sustainability. This is the only way to successfully implement in daily practice the 17 sustainable development goals that the United Nations adopted in 2015.” Bock is a member of the steering committee of the sustainability initiative Chemie, the joint initiative of the VCI, the Mining, Chemical and Energy Industrial Union (IG BCE) and the German Federation of Chemical Employers’ Associations (BAVC).