The need to incorporate sustainable practices in industry is clearly understood, and professionals in industry, academia and governments are tackling challenges to this end. Chemical Engineering’s new Sustainability Direct e-letter brings the latest news related to the progress that the chemical process industries (CPI) are making toward a circular economy. Welcome to this first issue.

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Dorothy Lozowski, Editorial Director

Sustainability Snapshot: Making Practical Progress
     

In their own words, sustainability leaders from the chemical process industries provide insight about their practical success and ongoing goals in improving environmental performance.

Considerations about environmental sustainability are permeating all levels of the global economy, as companies realize that change is necessary for the resilience of their businesses, as well as society as a whole. Indeed, the activities of the chemical process industries (CPI) have traditionally involved the consumption of non-renewable resources and in many cases, the generation of large amounts of atmospheric emissions, but the materials produced by the CPI are also essential to countless products across global supply chains. This article outlines some of the practical progress and ongoing work of the CPI toward advancing sustainable manufacturing practices. . .