In 1987, the United Nations (UN) released the report, Our Common Future, which defined the concept of sustainable development as "development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." 1 Sustainability consists of three aspects: economy, society, and environment. In turn, sustainable chemistry can be evaluated by three metrics: renewable percentage, optimum efficiency, and waste percentage. Catalysts are one of the tools that accommodate these parameters to achieve sustainability.