Global Sustainable Chemistry Week 2021

1st Global Sustainable Chemistry Week 2021 - Virtual Event, November 8-12

The International Sustainable Chemistry Collaborative Centre (ISC₃) will host its 1^st Global Sustainable Chemistry Week on November 8-12, 2021 hosting various events, discussions, panels, lectures etc. by stakeholders and partners. With the Global Sustainable Chemistry Week, the ISC₃ strives to raise international awareness for the concept and the actors in this field. The Week takes place as an international, online event, with the goal to present the relevance and fascination of Sustainable Chemistry with a cross-sectoral approach. With the Global Sustainable Chemistry Week, the ISC₃ offers a platform for all stakeholders to present their projects, business models, and research activities.

The ISC₃ contributes to the Global Sustainable Chemistry Week with the Stakeholder Forum, the Investor Forum, and a panel on the EU Chemicals Strategy on Sustainability.

Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and the unpredictable travel restrictions, the Global Week will be held virtually.

Agenda Global Sustainable Chemistry Week

 all times CET

Day 1, Monday, 08 November 2021

• ISC₃ 3rd Stakeholder Forum
  find more information on the Stakeholder Forum, agenda and how to register here

Day 2, Tuesday, 09 November 2021

• Investor Forum 2021
  find more information on the Investor Forum, agenda and how to register here

Day 3, Wednesday, 10 November 2021

• Investor Forum 2021
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• EU Regions: Key players in the transition to the sustainable and circular chemical sector
  10:00am - 12:00pm
  register here
  European Chemical Regions Network (ECRN)
  
  10:00 - 10:10 AM
  Opening speech & Welcome
  Minister Jeannette Baljeu, Zuid-Holland, the Netherlands - the role of regions in facilitating the cooperation in the chemical industry

  10:10 - 10:15 AM
  European Chemical Regions Network - Video presentation

  10:15 - 10:45 AM
  Chemical Partnership on S3Platform for Industrial Modernisation - Testbed for Interregional Cooperation
  Mattia Adani – CEO of NowalChimica and Member of the General Council of Chemical Industry Assolombarda, Italy - Bi-Rex project
  Maria Dolors Núñez Sanchez, PhD, Coordinadora d’Anàlisi i Detecció d'Oportunitats Tecnològiques, Spain - Flow Chemistry Project

  10:45 - 11:10 AM
  The role of the European Commission in facilitating interregional cooperation
  Monika Zsigri – Deputy Head of Unit G1 (Smart and Sustainable Growth), DG REGIO, European Commission - Current and future support to S3 Platforms
  Ulla Engelmann, Director, DG GROW, European Commission - Future cluster policy

  11:10 - 11:35 AM
  New regional solutions for a sustainable and circular chemical industry
  Heleen van Wijk, Groningen Seaports - Clean North Project on Circular Economy and plastics, the Netherlands
  Lia Voermans, Brightlands Chemelot Circular Hub and SYCHEMIQ the Horizon Europe project, the Netherlands

• 11:35 - 11:50 AM
  Discussion

  11:50 - 12:00 AM
  Closing remarks
  Fabrizio Sala – ECRN President, Minister for Education, Research, Innovation, University and Simplification - Region Lombardy, Italy
   

• Towards a toxic-free future: Success Factors of Chemical Policymaking on the Example of Lead in Paint
  11:00am - 12:00pm
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  World Future Council
  Alexandra Wandel, Executive Director, World Future Council (Moderator)
  Dr Jutta Emig, Head of the Division International Chemical Safety, Sustainable Chemistry, German Federal Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU)
  Angela Bandemehr, International Program Manager, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
  Edwin R. Navaluna, Supervising Environmental Management Specialist, Environmental Management Bureau-Department of Environment and Natural Resources, The Philippines
  Dr. Tadesse Amera, Co-Chair of the International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN), and Executive Director of Pesticide Action Nexus Association (PAN-Ethiopia), Ethiopia

Day 4, Thursday, 11 November 2021

• Investor Forum 2021 confirmed
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• Workshop 1 “Theory of Change” workshop with a view to defining the path to a Non-Toxic Circular Economy
  10:00am - 12:30pm
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  University Darmstadt
• People, Plastic and Pollution - How Can Youth Engagement Solve the Global Challenges of Today?
  12:30pm - 2:00pm
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  UN Major Group for Children and Youth/UNEP
• Young Chemists Expectations of the Chemical Sector - A Multi-Stakeholder Discussion.
  2:00pm - 3:30pm
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  German Young Chemists Forum of the German Chemical Society (GDCh-JCF)
  Chemicals & Waste (C&W) Youth Platform of UNEP MGCY
  International Sustainable Chemistry Collaborative Centre (ISC₃)
  Dr. Rolf Albach (Chairman VCW at GDCh | Covestro
  Prof. Em. David Cole-Hamilton, Past-President EuChemS | University of St. Andrews, Schottland
  Prof. Carol Lin, School of Energy and Environment, Hongkong University, Hongkong
  Leselle Vincent, Master Public Administration, Columbia University, USA | Chemicals & Waste Youth Platform of UNEP MGCY
  Dr. Axel Vorwerk, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU), Germany
  Emiel Dobbelaar & Janine Richter, authors of the publication "An overview of young chemists expectations towards the sustainable development of the chemical sector. Opinions that matter", discussed in the panel

Day 5, Friday, 12 November 2021

• ISC₃ 3rd Stakeholder Forum Day 2
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• Workshop: How to increase your Natural Capital as chemical business?
  09:30am - 11:00am
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  MVO Nederland
  Elsbeth Roelofs, Senior program manager Sustainable Chemical Business at MVO Nederland (MVO Netherlands)
• Workshop 2 "Theory of Change” workshop with a view to defining the path to a Non-Toxic Circular Economy
  11:00am - 1:00pm
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  University Darmstadt
• Gender and chemistry – from inequalities to sustainability
  11:00am - 12:00pm
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  MSP Institute e.V.
  Dr. Minu Hemmati, MSP Institute
  Anna Holthaus, MSP Institute

Organisational Information

Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the Global Sustainable Chemistry Week will be an online event. The log-in data will be distributed to confirmed participants in the week leading up to the event by the respective organisations.

To participate, please send an email to event©isc3.org.