Abstract: This paper will establish a relationship between Sustainable Chemistry and the Triple Bottom Loop concept. This concept presents that the sustainability factors; Environment(Planet), Economic(Profit) and Equity(People) should operate in a symbiotic relationship with feedback effects. The paper recommends that organisations should see sustainability as a continuous process and not like a start to finish project. Examples of how sustainable chemistry has delivered a Triple Bottom Loop was included using the process of brewing beer. This process generates a waste called Brewery Spent Grain (BSG). This waste has been tested to be nutritious and of valuable characteristics and thus it is not disposed but rather put into several uses of economic and environmental benefits like animal feed, ingredient for bread and biscuit, brick and paper manufacture.
Furthermore, the sustainability factors should be integrated as in a Venn diagram and not as being of unequal contribution or importance as portrayed by nested dependencies This way, organisations, societies and individuals can achieve a 360 degree effectiveness.
Keywords: Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Chemistry, Triple Bottom Loop, Brewery Spent Grain.
Title: THE TRIPLE BOTTOM LOOP
Author: Oluwatosin Sorunke, Samuel Apanisile
International Journal of Engineering Research and Reviews
ISSN 2348-697X (Online)
Vol. 7, Issue 1, January 2019 - March 2019
Page No: 39-45
Research Publish Journals
Website: www.researchpublish.com
Published Date: 19-February-2019
Amendment Date: 20-September-2022
