Addressing challenges to advance sustainable chemistry

Because the Green Chemistry Institute (GCI) Advisory Board is changing chairs, former chair Kathryn Beers invited Adelina Voutchkova, ex officio member of the advisory board and director of sustainable development at the American Chemical Society, to write this Comment. In 2021, the passing of the Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act mandated the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) to develop a comprehensive strategy for advancing sustainable chemistry. In August, the Sustainable Chemistry strategy team of the NSTC released a state-of-science report titled Sustainable Chemistry Report: Framing the Federal Landscape that provides an analysis of gaps and opportunities for the federal government. After this report, the strategy team is expected to release a strategic plan outlining how the federal government can use these opportunities to address the identified gaps and the United Nations sustainable development goals (SDGs). Given that this year is the midway point of the SDGs' 2030