6th Green & Sustainable Chemistry Conference - online
The 6th Green & Sustainable Chemistry Conference will take place online – live and on-demand on 16-18 November 2021.
In its 6th edition, the conference addresses the role of chemistry in contributing to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. The conference is chaired by Prof. Klaus Kümmerer, Director of the ISC3 Research & Education Hub and Director of the Institute of Sustainable and Environmental Chemistry of the Leuphana University, and organised by Elsevier. The conference aims to provide a multi-disciplinary forum for participants from academia, industry, politics, NGOs, and other areas to address today's sustainability challenges.
Abstracts can be submitted until 28 May 2021 here.
Learn more and register here.
Global Start-up Service third workshop series
Within the level two support of the ISC3 Global Start-up Service (GSS) hand-picked start-ups get access to our extended services.
For our third workshop session within this format our innovators chose “Pricing Strategy” as a topic. The virtual workshop will be taking place on December 3rd, 2020, starting at 2:30 pm CET.
Mr. Kevin de Caluwé, Chemical Engineer, New Business Development Manager, will be joining us as our expert guest speaker on this topic.
He claims that “Price has the biggest impact on your profitability, and thus growth path. Therefore it deserves most of your attention. In this course, we introduce options for your pricing strategy, the essence of profit drivers and the importance of customer understanding for value based pricing. The participant is introduced to techniques for value based pricing, customer need understanding and TCO modeling.”
If you are interested in onboarding the GSS, please visit: ISC3 GSS
If you would like to join our next Workshop on Start-Up Business Development/ Pricing Strategy, please contact: thomas.homburg©isc3.org
Global Start-up Service second workshop series
Within the level two support of the ISC3 Global Start-up Service (GSS) hand-picked start-ups get access to our extended services.
For our second workshop session within this format our innovators chose “Pricing Strategy” as a topic. The virtual workshop will be taking place on December 2nd, 2020, starting at 2:30 pm CET.
Mr. Kevin de Caluwé, Chemical Engineer, New Business Development Manager, will be joining us as our expert guest speaker on this topic.
He claims that “Price has the biggest impact on your profitability, and thus growth path. Therefore it deserves most of your attention. In this course, we introduce options for your pricing strategy, the essence of profit drivers and the importance of customer understanding for value based pricing. The participant is introduced to techniques for value based pricing, customer need understanding and TCO modeling.”
If you are interested in onboarding the GSS, please visit: ISC3 GSS
If you would like to join our next Workshop on Start-Up Business Development/ Pricing Strategy, please contact: thomas.homburg©isc3.org
Global Start-up Service first workshop series
In the frame of our extended level 2 service for ISC3 GSS start-ups, Dr. Johannes Wehner LLM, European Patent Attorney, will give a short overview on the topic of intellectual property rights followed by an extensive Q&A session on 25 November 2020.
Among others, the following topics will be discussed: In which cases should I choose a trade secret as an IP strategy? Is it feasible to have a patent for only one part of the composition and keep another part as a trade secret? How can I protect myself against false infringement claims?...
We hope that this workshop will give you valuable insights to the above mentioned questions at hand and additional ones that you might have come up with in the mean time, and we are very much looking forward to be welcoming you as our esteemed workshop participants.
If you are interested in onboarding the GSS, please visit: ISC3 GSS
If you would like to join our next Workshop on Start-Up Business Development/ Pricing Strategy, please contact: thomas.homburg©isc3.org
Professional Master M.Sc. Sustainable Chemistry - Advisory Sessions
The Leuphana University has - in cooperation with the ISC3 - established the world's first professional master's programme "M.Sc. Sustainable Chemistry". This innovative study programme provides professionals with a chemical background with a profound knowledge of the relevance and opportunities of sustainable chemistry. The curriculum ranges from the molecular level to global product flows, sustainability assessment and alternative business models for chemical products.
Advisory sessions for prospective students
For students who are interested in this M.Sc. Programme, Leuphana University offers the following advisory sessions:
9 September 2020, 16.00 – 18.00 (UTC+2)
Taster course: Introduction to the concept of Benign by Design with Prof. Dr. Klaus Kümmerer (Head of the Study Program)
20 November 2020, 14.00 – 15.00 (UTC+1) and
4 December 2020, 14.00 – 15.00 (UTC+1)
Online-Info-Session: Registration & Admission with Dr. Myriam Elschami (Program Developer and Coordinator ISC3 Education Hub) and Lisa Keßler (Program Coordinator).
For the last two sessions, the university offers individual consulting appointments of 15 minutes each for a "Quick Check Application" - the registration can be done via the link below.
Please register here for all advisory sessions at Leuphana University
2nd ISC3 Stakeholder Forum 23-24 November 2020 – online
The International Sustainable Chemistry Collaborative Centre (ISC3) will host its second Stakeholder Forum on 23-24 November 2020. Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting travel restrictions, the Stakeholder Forum will be held virtually.
The event will give an overview on the ISC3’s achieved milestones, an outline of upcoming topics and will continue to further the dialogue on sustainable chemistry.
To learn more about Stakeholder Forum, take a look at our Stakeholder Forum’s report, which gives an insightful overview of our first Stakeholder Forum and the dialogue on sustainable chemistry.
Preliminary Agenda
The Stakeholder Forum will start both days at 1pm (UTC+1) to enable international participation across time zones.
Day 1 – Review and Outlook on ISC3 milestones, Open Forum
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How to put the ISC3’s Common Understanding into practice?
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Results 1st ISC3 Workstream on Sustainable Building and Living, Focus on Plastics
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Results 1st ISC3 Workshop on Artificial Intelligence in Sustainable Chemistry
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Open Forum for Stakeholders’ Projects
Day 2 – Deep dive into topics – parallel Online-Workshops
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Global Sustainable Chemistry Week 2021: concept and participation
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Artificial Intelligence an and Digitalisation: the impact of Artificial Intelligence in Sustainable Chemistry
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ISC3 Focus topic: discussion on impact and insights
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ISC3 Global Start up Service and Innovation Challenge: way forward
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Gender and Sustainable Chemistry
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Circular Economy: the impact of Sustainable Chemistry for a circular economy
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Capacity Building for Sustainable Chemistry
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Youth engagement and dialouge on Sustainable Chemistry
Organisational Information:
Further information, including a detailed agenda, will be available by mid October.
If you are interested in participating or have any questions, please send an e-mail to event©isc3.org.
Data protection
In accordance with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) please note the following:
By participating in the Stakeholder Forum you agree to have your data stored and processed by the ISC3. Please note, that during the Stakeholder Forum photos and videos might be taken for documentation purposes and social media communication. We kindly request you to reach out to us if you want your data to be deleted after the event.
Promoting Sustainable Chemistry Innovation across Egyptian Small & Medium Enterprises
Together with pur partners from Egypt National Cleaner Production Center - ENCPC - مركز الانتاج الانظف and Youthinkgreen Egypt we are hosting a virtual event to promote sustainable innovation in small and medium sized entreprises across Egypt.
The event takes place virtually on Tuesday 22nd September 2020 from 10:00 – 11:30, is live-streamed on youtube and followed by a focused Roundtable discussion on Thursday 24th September 2020 at 10:00 – 12:00 am. Register now to participate!
The chemical industry plays a dual role in sustainable development. On the one hand, it consumes vast quantities of raw materials and energy and releases pollutants and hazardous substances. That is why the sound management of chemicals and waste is crucial. On the other hand, by using and developing innovative materials and processes for alternative products, the chemical sector plays an essential role in solving key societal problems. That offers broad opportunities for economic progress, especially in emerging economies like Egypt, where sustainable growth is urgently needed while protecting human health and the environment. Therefore, a sustainability-oriented chemical industry, with flourishing market opportunities for SMEs and start-ups, can make a major contribution to achieving the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN.
Sustainable Chemistry is based on the application of socio-ecological principles in the entire life-cycle of chemical substances and materials while looking at waste as a valuable resource to be safely re-used. From shaping product design, manufacturing, and disposal, to addressing health and safety work/user conditions and sustainable consumption of resources, economic success, and technical innovation: Sustainable Chemistry is an emerging approach useful for promoting responsible business across industries and sectors.
Developing a common understanding of sustainable chemistry is crucial: The opportunities of the emerging concept also show that expectations towards sustainable chemistry differ among stakeholder groups. To address the different perspectives, expectations and criteria discussed in the context of Sustainable Chemistry, the ISC3 initiated a global stakeholder dialogue process towards finding a mutual understanding of Sustainable Chemistry. But rather than outlining a fixed conceptual definition, the underlying question is the extent to which the approach can be contextualized and translated into transformation strategies adapted to regional and local realities. Best practice examples reach from entrepreneurship education to new innovation policies, promotion programs for start-ups, corporate challenge and new investment vehicles.
About youthinkgreen Egypt
Youthinkgreen Egypt is a social enterprise aiming at empowering communities to lead sustainable transformations locally and globally by the promotion of catalyzing innovation ecosystems. youthinkgreen aims at scaling up youth-led Sustainability innovations with support and guidance from private and public key players. Youthinkgreen approach offers impact based holistic experience for our partners and beneficiaries, adding value to their sustainability commitments and performances.
Ca'Foscari University of Venice: Green Chemistry Postgraduate Summer School, 4-10 July 2020 – online
External Event
As a result of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and the limitations on travellers mobility, the Ca'Foscari University of Venice (Italy) will hold the Green Chemistry Postgraduate Summer School online from 4-10 July 2020.
The summer school consists of five lecture days and will follow-up on the outcomes of the Symposium "Chemistry addressing UN-17 sustainable development goals" (Paris, IUPAC General Assembly and Congress, 8th July 2019).
Main topics are:
- Exploitation of renewable resources
- New Reaction pathways
- Energy saving
- Food safety
- Green Chemistry for cultural heritage
- Climate Change damages mitigation
Students will have the opportunity to expose their research during the virtual Summer School Poster Session; the best posters will be rewarded at the online awarding ceremony. The students' abstracts will be published on the Summer School final proceedings.
More information: https://www.unive.it/pag/29448/
Metals: A Prerequisite for Digital Transformation, 8-10 November 2019, Tutzing, Germany
Metals are a key component of digitalization. They are essential for Industry 4.0, Driver Assistance Systems, Smart Grids, and the Internet of Things, as well as for the function of smart phones and tablets. This is true of base metals, such as copper, as well as technology metals, such as neodymium and lithium. The functionalization of many metals is a prerequisite for the effectiveness of digital technologies.
The workshop addresses this increasing amount of metals needed for digital transformation and seeks solutions for their use in wise and sustainable manner. It is jointly organized by the ISC3 Research and Education Hub, the Evangelische Akademie, the Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, the German Federal Environmental Foundation, the Entwicklungsfonds Seltene Metalle (ESM Foundation), the Materials Resource Management (Institute of Materials Resource Management University Augsburg), and the Die Transformateure – Akteure der Großen Transformation. The workshop aims for a better understanding of interrelationships and different perspectives in order to contribute to a sustainable and future-proof securing of metals to achieve digitization, as well as energy transition and mobility turnaround. It is aimed at both digital experts and experts in the metal sector.
The conference language is German.
More information and registration: https://www.ev-akademie-tutzing.de/veranstaltung/metalle-voraussetzung-der-digitalen-transformation/
ISC3 Workshop on Green & Sustainable Chemistry-based Entrepreneurship at the IGCW, 18 October 2019, Mumbai, India
In our efforts to provide holistic support to Sustainable Chemistry innovators globally, and to accelerate the industrial sustainability and profitability through Green & Chemistry Solutions, the ISC3 and its Indian partner, the Green ChemisTree Foundation, are organizing an entrepreneurial session at the Industrial Green Chemistry World 2019 (IGCW) in Mumbai in India.
The “Workshop on Green & Sustainable Chemistry-based Entrepreneurship” on 18 October addresses young Indian chemistry or chemical engineering students, who are interested in exploring entrepreneurship. The workshop provides them with best practice examples of how to be a successful entrepreneur and encourages them to seize the opportunity to become an entrepreneur within the Indian and global ecosystem.
The IGCW is India’s first and only dedicated platform for the Chemical Industry to explore Green Chemistry & Green Engineering trends, technologies and opportunities. To support innovation, entrepreneurs and start-ups in India, the ISC3 and the Green ChemisTree Foundation agreed to work together within the Spiderweb Network.
ISC3 workshop “Striving towards a common understanding of sustainable chemistry”, 29 September 2019, Bangkok, Thailand
Can chemistry be sustainable? In the lead-up to the third meeting of the Intersessional Process considering the Strategic Approach and Sound Management of Chemicals and Waste beyond 2020 (SAICM), the ISC3 has prepared a workshop to introduce and discuss the concept of sustainable chemistry with all interested parties.
ISC3 strongly believes that a common understanding of sustainable chemistry can play a positive role within the new SAICM framework beyond 2020 and the transformation of the chemicals sector. During the workshop, ISC3 will briefly present its paper ”Reaping the full potential of sustainable chemistry for SAICM”, submitted ion April 2019 at the OEWG III in Montevideo as an initial thought-starter. The main point of the agenda is an open and transparent dialogue process with all stakeholder groups, including NGOs, IGOs, academia, and industry.
The Intersessional Process is part of the SAICM process, a global policy framework to foster the sound management of chemicals. The SAICM Secretariat is hosted by the United Nations Environment Programme. The third meeting of the Intersessional Process will support stakeholders in their efforts to elaborate the future arrangements of the Strategic Approach and the sound management of chemicals and waste beyond 2020, for consideration and adoption at the next session of the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM5) to be held in Bonn, Germany, from 5 - 9 October 2020.
Conference on Green Chemistry, 5-6 November, Vienna, Austria
As a final event of the programme “Smart and Sustainable Europe” a conference on Green Chemistry will be held on November 5th – 6th, 2018. This conference brings together experts in chemical science and technology, industry and policy to present the current status of Green Chemistry worldwide and in the European Union. It also provides an opportunity for the participants to consider and discuss options for aligning two approaches: chemicals control and sustainable chemical evolution (Green Chemistry), in order to make our society fit for sustainable living with chemicals in a less toxic world. Detailed information on the Green Chemistry Conference and registration is available here.
Part of the conference will be dedicated to a presentation of Green Chemistry Start-ups.
The conference is prepared by the EU Trio Presidency (EE-BG-AT) as their contribution to the achievement of the Global Sustainable Development Goals within Europe. It will be a follow-up to the joined efforts of the three EU Presidencies to further integrate sustainability in the regulatory framework of European environment policy.
The fourth UNIDO - Global Chemical Leasing Award Ceremony will be held at the conference’s closing event on November 6th, 2018.
Pitch Presentation at ACHEMA Trade Fair in Frankfurt: Global Innovation Showcases
12 June 2018, ACHEMA, Exhibition Hall 9.2 Discussion Corner
Chemistry is facing the biggest challenge in its history: Meeting the needs of a sustainable future. In cooperation with the US-based accelerator platform Think Beyond PlasticTM the ISC3 presents five start-ups at its booth in exhibition hall 9.2 to showcase Sustainable Chemistry innovation.
In a Pitch Presentation, hold on June 12th at ACHEMA Discussion Corner, the accelerator platform Think Beyond PlasticTM and four of the young entrepreneurs presented their innovative solutions for the new plastics economy.
Presentations and short portraits of the start-ups are available at Service > Documentations now!
Media Lunch at ACHEMA: Sustainable Chemistry – Reinventing a 150 year old industry
11 June 2018, 1 p.m., ACHEMA, Exhibition Hall 9.2 Room Dialog
Chemistry is facing the biggest challenge in its history: Meeting the needs of a sustainable future. What are the challenges for the chemical industry on the way to sustainable development? What needs to change? What are the prospects of sustainable chemistry? And how do we shape the transformation of a 150 year old industry – for the greater good? The International Sustainable Chemistry Collaborative Centre (ISC3) addresses these questions on a global scale. Learn more about the ISC3 and its groundbreaking work during the press-lunch on Monday, June 11th at 1pm.
Debate with
- Friedrich Barth, Managing Director of the ISC3
- Dr. Andreas Förster, Director of the ISC3 Innovation Hubs
- Tony Bova, CEO and Co-Founder of GrowBioplastics
Media representatives are invited for a counter lunch afterwards.
For further information and registration click here.
Media Information
Download Press Invitation: English (pdf) | German (pdf)
Download Short Portrait of GrowBioplastics: Englisch (pdf)
Press release: Sustainable Chemistry: Reinventing a 150-year-old industry for the greater good
Chemistry is facing the biggest challenge in its history: To meet the needs of a growing population in a world of scarce resources and growing environmental problems chemistry has to reinvent itself to become a key solution provider for a sustainable future. The emerging concept of Sustainable Chemistry offers a new system thinking based approach to transform the more than 150-year-old chemical industry. To promote Sustainable Chemistry innovation worldwide the International Sustainable Chemistry Collaborative Centre (ISC3) was established in 2017 as a new international institution.
Download Press release: English (pdf) | German (pdf)
Press release: A successful start into a new era of Sustainable Chemistry – the International Sustainable Chemistry Collaborative Centre (ISC3)
The International Sustainable Chemistry Collaborative Centre (ISC3) is a new international institution promoting and developing sustainable chemistry solutions worldwide. As a globally acting institution, multi-stakeholder platform and think tank the ISC3 is committed to supporting the global breakthrough of Sustainable Chemistry. With its transformative agenda the ISC3 contributes to achieving the Global Sustainable Development Goals by fostering innovation and enabling new sustainable business models in the chemicals sector.
Download Press release: English (pdf)
Media contact: Agnes Dittmar | Director Policy & Communications | T +49 228 90241-124 | E agnes.dittmar©giz.de