{"id":64309,"date":"2020-10-06T08:00:20","date_gmt":"2020-10-06T12:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/?p=64309"},"modified":"2020-10-05T19:30:20","modified_gmt":"2020-10-05T23:30:20","slug":"beyond-benign-partners-with-dow-to-expand-green-chemistry-in-higher-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/beyond-benign-partners-with-dow-to-expand-green-chemistry-in-higher-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Beyond Benign Partners with Dow to Expand Green Chemistry in Higher Education"},"content":{"rendered":"

WILMINGTON, Mass., Oct. 6, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Green chemistry education nonprofit Beyond Benign partnered with Dow (NYSE: DOW) at the start of 2020 to encourage academic institutions to engage in the adoption of green chemistry in higher education. Green chemistry is the design of chemical products and processes that generate the least amount of harm and waste possible while maintaining excellent quality. Since 2007, Beyond Benign has integrated green chemistry into K-12 and higher education institutions through teacher training, lesson plans, community networks, webinars, and events.<\/p>\n

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PHOTO CAPTION: Over the past 13 years, Beyond Benign has an extensive history of service, having trained over 6,000 K-12 teachers in sustainable science and green chemistry.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThe team at Beyond Benign is very excited to partner with Dow,\u201d says Amy Cannon, Beyond Benign\u2019s Director and Co-Founder. \u201cChemistry and materials science companies design the building blocks of all the products around us. By supporting Beyond Benign\u2019s Green Chemistry Commitment, Dow is demonstrating the importance of green chemistry skills and knowledge for their incoming workforce to enable the design of safer products and materials.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dow\u2019s contribution through volunteer time and corporate sustainability expertise to engage academic stakeholders in companywide goals, as well as financial support, is allowing Beyond Benign to increase partnerships with university programs through its Green Chemistry Commitment program. The Green Chemistry Commitment program fosters a community of practice among higher education institutions to share resources and best practices in implementing green chemistry in their courses and programs.<\/p>\n

Currently Beyond Benign’s GCC program, includes signers from 70 institutions reaching over 1,300 faculty members who are united around a shared vision to:<\/p>\n