What is green and sustainable chemistry and can it be the solution to marine chemical pollution? What role can the private sector play? How can the circular economy accelerate the transition to safer and less hazardous chemicals?Charles Goddard, editorial director at Economist Impact discusses the responses to chemical pollution with Joel Tickner, professor of public health at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell. Professor Tickner is also the founder and executive director at the Green Chemistry and Commerce Council.&nbsp;Follow the <a href="https://backtoblueinitiative.com/back-to-blue-podcasts/">Back to Blue series</a> for more podcast episodes, or visit <a href="backtoblueinitiative.com">backtoblueinitiative.com</a> for more content.&nbsp;Back to Blue is an initiative of Economist Impact and The Nippon Foundation.

Back to Blue at the UN Ocean Conference

Back to Blue is an initiative by Economist Impact and The Nippon Foundation that aims to improve evidence-based approaches and solutions to the pressing issues faced by the ocean, and to restoring ocean health and promoting sustainability. The initiative will focus initially on aspects of the vexing challenge of pollution. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.