Actions for key stakeholders
We must all take responsibility for sustainability, so in addition to the priorities to deliver our missions by 2030, we have identified a range of actions for stakeholders across the whole value chain to support the transition to sustainable PLFs by 2040. Actions for the RSC: The RSC has an important role to play. We convene and mobilise key actors in the innovation ecosystem to drive solutions to cross-sector industry challenges; we are a trusted and authoritative voice working with governments and policymakers on matters impacting chemical sciences businesses and chemical innovation; and we are a leading chemical science publisher.
At the RSC, we will:
Bring together stakeholders across industry, academia and the policy community to collaborate on a pre-competitive basis throughout the value chain on research and innovation to enable a shift towards sustainable PLFs.
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Provide a forum for the PLFs stakeholders and supply chains to track and discuss progress towards the delivery of the roadmap and completion of the missions.
Engage with a diverse range of funding bodies, from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to regulators, private finance and philanthropists, to inform innovation funding and form a portfolio of projects to catalyse the delivery of both missions. Promote research on PLFs, including supporting academic communities to publish research articles on this topic, starting with a PLFs-themed issue across several of our peer-reviewed journals. Assist in the development of appropriate regulation, governance, standards and metrics for the sustainable production, use and recycling of PLFs with UK and European partners, starting by integrating our work on PLFs into that of the European Chemical Industry Council. Host a series of topic-specific workshops and networking events to enable knowledge-sharing and collaboration focused on sustainable PLFs. This will also include a large-scale annual PLFs conference. Convene collaborative consortia for system-wide and game-changing research and innovation project proposals that will deliver biodegradable PLFs and advance circular infrastructure.
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