In addition to the interconnectedness of world trade, says German chemist Christ, globalization should be an acknowledgement that every action is taken within a closed and potentially vulnerable system generally called the environment. He and industry colleagues, most also compatriots, discuss production-integrated environmental protection in the chemical industry, several specific examples of implementing the approach, and waste management. They write for industrial chemists, chemical engineers, people with management responsibilities in environmental protection, and members of the research and academic professions who want to integrate the approach into their professional activities.