RSC submission to the Defra consultation into Environmental Reporting Guidelines

This document represents the views of the RSC and has been put together by our Environment, Sustainability and Energy Forum (ESEF) in close collaboration with the Water Science Forum (WSF) and the Occupational and Environmental Toxicology Group (OETG). The RSC's Royal Charter obliges it to serve the public interest by acting in an independent advisory capacity, and we would therefore be very happy for this submission to be put into the public domain. 

The document has been written from the perspective of the Royal Society of Chemistry consequently our comments relate to only parts of the consultation document. However, the chemical sciences and chemical scientists are vital for both the measurement and abatement of environmental impacts.