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Living in an unsustainable box

Watch this video to find out how Professor Pete Licence thinks legislation and good practice are driving industry towards sustainability.

Pete Licence is Professor of Chemistry and Director of The GlaxoSmithKline Carbon Neutral Laboratory at Nottingham. He feels that both legislation and good practice are driving industry towards sustainability, both in terms of production processes and design. Satish Kumar would add that changes in consumer behaviour are doing this too.

Listen to Pete talking about his own profession, the next generation of chemists and their role in environmental stewardship before –

Those of you in China can also view this video on our Tudou channel.

Think about: What is going on in your own profession or occupation – is sustainability taking hold here too?

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