RT Journal Article
T1 Evaluating and managing the sustainability of investments in green and sustainable chemistry: 												An overview of sustainable finance approaches and tools
A1 Yilan, Gülşah
A1 Cordella, Mauro
A1 Morone, Piergiuseppe
AB Green chemistry (GC) was developed to maximise resource efficiency and minimise hazards in chemical processes and products. Over time, the approach evolved into green and sustainable chemistry (GSC), which aims at promoting the development of an ecologically friendly society. GSC encourages society's reliance on sustainable materials and technologies/processes and supports the ambitious sustainability targets set by international organisations. It also steers public attention to the provision of sustainable solutions for producers, consumers and investors. Since GSC implementation requires significant financial investment, this paper describes a broad range of approaches and tools to assess the sustainability of potential investments and shows, although with a primary focus on environmental sustainability, how life cycle approaches could be used to define enhanced key performance indicators. Thus, the paper may serve as a useful reference for: (i) chemical companies interested in evaluating the sustainability performance of activities requiring financial investment, and (ii) investors interested in evaluating the sustainability of potential financial investments.
SN 2452-2236
YR 2022
FD 2022-08
LA eng
NO Yilan , G , Cordella , M & Morone , P 2022 , ' Evaluating and managing the sustainability of investments in green and sustainable chemistry : An overview of sustainable finance approaches and tools ' , Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry , vol. 36 , 100635 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cogsc.2022.100635
NO Publisher Copyright: © 2022 Elsevier B.V.
NO The authors would like to thank Dr. Francesco Razza for his helpful advice and suggestions during the preparation of this paper. The authors, however, bear full responsibility for the paper.
DS TECNALIA Publications
RD 27 sept 2024