Supporting ACS’s core value of diversity, inclusion, and respect

Abstract

As American Chemical Society members, we are living through a time when acting on is critical to the current functioning and future direction of the society . These core values are the following: Passion for chemistry and the global chemistry enterprise Focus on members Professionalism, safety, and ethics Diversity, inclusion, and respect The more deeply we understand, embrace, and act on these core values, the stronger our highly regarded chemistry profession will become. ACS’s core value of focusing on members, for example, plays out in multiple ways as we expand our reach into the chemistry enterprise, advance key aspects of professionalism and best practices in chemistry and safety, and embrace chemists from all corners of the profession. Recent events in the US and around the world have focused our attention on the core value of diversity, inclusion, and respect, which states, “We believe in the strength of diversity in all