Environment, Sustainability and Energy Community

ESEC's strategy focuses on three strategic priorities:

• Linking people - to foster and strengthen links between those working in the fields of environment, sustainability, and energy
• Advancing knowledge - to further the exchange of knowledge in the areas of environment, sustainability, and energy, for example through the development of events, workshops, and symposia
• Policy - to inform and influence policy in the areas of environment, sustainability, and energy

ESEC encourages and promotes advances in the fields of:

• Health and safety
• Environmental chemistry
• Toxicology
• Hazard management
• Green chemical technology
• Energy and sustainability

Interest groups associated with the Environment, Sustainability and Energy Community:

• Agricultural Sector
• Applied Catalysis
• Energy Sector
• Environmental Chemistry Group
• Food Group
• International Network of Environmental Forensics
• Toxicology Group
• Water Science Forum

As a member of a subject community or interest group you will receive communications so you can stay informed about major developments in your field such as funding, training, events and activities alongside calls to contribute to RSC programmes and policy work.

Members of associated interest groups will automatically become members of the relevant subject community. Members can manually select or remove interest groups and subject communities within their membership profile.

The Environment, Sustainability and Energy Division was formed in 2003 in order to support, manage and co-ordinate more effectively on behalf of the members, and in line with our Charter, the interests of its associated RSC Interest Groups. Prior to its status as a Division, the Environment, Sustainability and Energy Division was an RSC Forum Group.

In 2020, the RSC commissioned a review of the Divisions. One of the key recommendations of the Review was that the Divisions be reorganised into Subject Communities to better support the communities and members they represented, and to allow for better integration and collaboration with interest groups and other Communities. From July 2022 the Environment, Sustainability and Energy Division became the Environment, Sustainability and Energy Community.

A number of resources including careers support, managing professional development and mentoring is available to Royal Society of Chemistry Members. Visit the individual webpages for more information:

• Careers support for members
• Manage your professional development
• Mentoring
• Teaching and learning resources
• Outreach
• Inclusion and Diversity resources
• Policy and perspectives
• Science Culture
• Event resources
• Volunteering
• Expenses policy
• Expenses form