I think it is fantastic that the ACS has created the 12 Principles of Green Chemistry as a gold standard for manufacturing, industrial, and all chemical process companies to follow in the United States. I spent some time on their website and found that they have formed collaborative round tables with companies from around the world to focus on the science of sustainable and green chemistry and its implementation. I specifically looked at the round table created with some of the larger natural gas and oil producers with hydraulic fracturing operations in North America. They are gaining ground in getting some of the companies to declare the chemicals used in the process and stop hiding behind the "proprietary" claim for the likely most toxic chemicals they use. The round table members are working to find sustainable methods and green chemicals for the processes.
The problem I see is that all of this is voluntary and we are moving to slowly as a nation in requiring green chemistry practices.
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