Understanding how mixtures are being evaluated in other aligned fields that are transferable to the evaluation and substitution decision context of product-level alternatives assessments.

Join us for Change Chemistry's virtual Innovation Expo on September 27, 2023 from 11 AM – 1 PM ET. This interactive event will provide forum for Change Chemistry members to promote and learn about recent innovations that advance the goals of green and sustainable chemistry.

The virtual format will be comprised of concurrent breakout rooms. Each presenting company will be assigned a room, and participants will be able to move from room to room throughout the event. Join current and prospective Change Chemistry members for this exciting event.

Understanding the current state of hazard assessment approaches being used in product-level alternatives assessments.

The SSbD framework serves as a guide for safer and more sustainable products but how the framework can be implemented and operationalized is still being determined. GC3 welcomes IVL to present an industrial perspective on the implementation of the SSbD framework. Join us as we present an overview of the framework, the challenges and opportunities for implementation, and available tools for informed substitutions.

While the chemical industry and its products have played a critical role in driving sustainable development and a high quality of life for people, they are also an important contributor to the climate change, toxic pollution, and plastic waste problems that threaten human and planetary health. This existential crisis undermines the industry’s contributions and creates a challenge that constrains the chemical enterprise’s ability to attract diverse new talent, investment, and trust. In 2022, the UMass Lowell Sustainable Chemistry Catalyst outlined five key conversion strategies and elements of a roadmap to transition the chemical industry towards sustainability. In February 2023, the European Commission published its Transition Pathway for the Chemical Industry aimed at guiding the industry in meeting the challenges of climate change, circularity, safety, and digitization. A parallel roadmap for the industry is embodied in the Louisville Charter for Safer Chemicals. This webinar will present various perspectives on transitioning the chemical industry and the types of research, collaborations, investment, and policy that will be needed for the industry to reinvent itself over the next 10-30 years.

A webinar presenting a consensus definition and criteria for Sustainable Chemistry to guide decision-makers in government, industry, and the investment community, and for use in education.

The definition and criteria were developed by a multi-sectoral, global committee, led by the Lowell Center for Sustainable Production at UMass Lowell and Beyond Benign.

To join this informative webinar on Wednesday, March 1st from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM ET please REGISTER today!

On Wednesday, December 14, 2022, we will be hosting the Collaborative Innovation Forum to advance identifying, testing and implementing substitutes to 6PPD in tires. This is in an invitation-only meeting. The Forum is being convened by the Sustainable Chemistry Catalyst at the University of Massachusetts Lowell with support from the Washington Department of Ecology.

Project rationale: Sustainable chemistry has been broadly defined to date, including its connection to other fields, such as green chemistry. With its incorporation into the European Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability (the concept of Safe and Sustainable by Design) and the US Sustainable Chemistry R&D Act, as well as increasing demands for sustainable chemistry from investors and the marketplace, there is a pressing need to develop a clear and concise definition and actionable criteria.

Project rationale: Sustainable chemistry has been broadly defined to date, including its connection to other fields, such as green chemistry. With its incorporation into the European Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability (the concept of Safe and Sustainable by Design) and the US Sustainable Chemistry R&D Act, as well as increasing demands for sustainable chemistry from investors and the marketplace, there is a pressing need to develop a clear and concise definition and actionable criteria.