The goal of this report is to identify barriers and enablers to the adoption of green and sustainable chemistry that can be effectively leveraged to accelerate commercialization and adoption actions in the future. The report focuses on identifying factors that have led to the successful substitution of plasticizers in some product categories and to understand what is holding substitution back in others.
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Acknowledgements This report was produced by the Sustainable Chemistry Catalyst for the Green Chemistry & Commerce Council (GC3), a multi-stakeholder business collaborative whose members include major brands, retailers, chemical suppliers, and innovative startups, across sectors. The GC3 drives large scale commercial adoption of safer, sustainable, high-performing chemical solutions by fostering value chain collaboration, cultivating first-movers, convening industry decision makers to secure major commitments, and creating a supportive policy environment.
Special thanks to the Lead Author, Amanda Cattermole of Cattermole Consulting; Joel Tickner, Rachel Simon, and Monika Roy of the Lowell Center for Sustainable Production at University of Massachusetts Lowell; and Monica Becker of Monica Becker Associates.