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Some companies such as Du Pont or Rohm and Haas have embraced environmentalism and sustainability, as we saw in [[Chem395:Unit 2|Unit 2]], but others such as Exxon remain quite hostile to the idea.  All of the great ideas we've learned about in this class are meaningless if they remain "all talk and no action."  It will require nothing less than a revolution in the way companies think about manufacturing, if we are to change the world from our present (unsustainable) trajectory.  How can it be done?  [[Chem395:Unit 2|Unit 12]] has some ideas.  What do you think?
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Some companies such as Du Pont or Rohm and Haas have embraced environmentalism and sustainability, as we saw in [[Chem395:Unit 2|Unit 2]], but others such as Exxon remain quite hostile to the idea.  All of the great ideas we've learned about in this class are meaningless if they remain "all talk and no action."  It will require nothing less than a revolution in the way companies think about manufacturing, if we are to change the world from our present (unsustainable) trajectory.  How can it be done?  [[Chem395:Unit 12|Unit 12]] has some ideas.  What do you think?
  
 
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Latest revision as of 15:37, 25 April 2008

Some companies such as Du Pont or Rohm and Haas have embraced environmentalism and sustainability, as we saw in Unit 2, but others such as Exxon remain quite hostile to the idea. All of the great ideas we've learned about in this class are meaningless if they remain "all talk and no action." It will require nothing less than a revolution in the way companies think about manufacturing, if we are to change the world from our present (unsustainable) trajectory. How can it be done? Unit 12 has some ideas. What do you think?