This episode discusses the move toward sustainable practices and green chemistry in drug development and manufacturing. Dialogue on environmental initiatives, innovative chemistry approaches, and documented case studies is provided. There is much discussion on pollution, waste, resource depletion, and economics.

The episode also explores the 12 core principles and some of the most important, including waste prevention and atom economy. The conversation goes into detail about examples, like safer solvents and how to use them. There is much discussion about specific documents, such as the 20201 D paper.