The Environment, Sustainability and Energy Community (ESEC) is an inter-connected community advancing knowledge and application of chemistry relating to the environment, sustainability and energy.
ESEC's strategy focuses on three strategic priorities:
ESEC encourages and promotes advances in the fields of:
Recent Environment, Sustainability and Energy Community activities include:
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Below you can view recent policy positions, responses, evidence and campaigns related to the work of the Environment, Sustainability and Energy Community, which includes work related to Environmental Sustainability, and Chemicals, Waste and Pollution.
Interest groups associated with the Environment, Sustainability and Energy Community:
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.
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Find out about the funding available for ESEC members.
A range of awards and prizes to showcase the value of Environment, Sustainability and Energy and reward excellence at all levels.
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The Environment, Sustainability and Energy Community send biannual newsletters to members of the Subject Community to provide updates on the latest community news, events and RSC work. Our archive of previous newsletters can be browsed below:
ESEC Newsletter Summer 2026
Learn about the community's history and access additional resources.
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:
Contact Dr Clare Dyer-Smith, Programme Manager, with your queries about the Environment, Sustainability and Energy Community.
As an RSC member you can join as many subject communities as you wish. RSC Members (of any level) can become part of a subject community either by:
Members can select or remove subject communities and interest groups within their membership profile.
As a member of a subject community, 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.