Addressing these issues aligns closely with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly those that focus on ensuring access to clean energy (SDG 7), promoting good health and well-being (SDG 3), fostering industry innovation and infrastructure (SDG 9), ensuring responsible consumption and production (SDG 12), and taking action to combat climate change (SDG 13).

Existing, and more traditional, academic publishing outlets focus on specific aspects of material science, energy, or health - often segregating scientific, technological, and social research. To meet the challenges posed by the SDGs, the Cambridge Materials mission is to bridge these gaps and publish high-quality, interdisciplinary work that connects materials innovation with its real-world implications - environmental, societal, economic, and policy. We aim to bring discovery closer to deployment, and support a global community of researchers working at the forefront of sustainable materials science.