GreenSusChem 2017 - 2nd Green and Sustainable Chemistry Conference

As the world’s population edges towards 9 billion, the strain on the planet’s resources is steadily increasing. In both the developed and developing world there is a growing demand for food, manufactured goods and improved access to clean water and fuel.
Over the past 30 years it has become obvious that the products of human manufacture, even those produced to benefit society, can have negative effects on human health and the environment. The United Nations General Assembly has addressed these challenges in its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which have been adopted in 2015. A closer look shows that to meet these goals chemistry will play an important role. Also related to this is that the UN Environmental Assembly-2 (UNEA-2) has named sustainable chemistry as an important building block within and beyond sound chemicals management.
As the first edition of this conference (Berlin, Germany, 4-6 April 2016) was very well received by the participants, the second Green and Sustainable Chemistry Conference will again be a forum to address these challenges in a broad unique manner encompassing many diverse fields of Green and Sustainable Chemistry.
Other conferences in this field are focused mainly on the synthesis and technical aspects, however to contribute in a sustainable manner to the SDGs a much broader approach and exchange is necessary. The goal of the conference is therefore to bring together international researchers from academia and industry, from authorities and other institutions to communicate and share the latest developments across the broad and diverse fields of Green and Sustainable Chemistry.
Abstracts on green and sustainable chemistry that directly relate to the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals are particularly welcome.
Topics include:
Mineral resources and recycling
Resources for organic molecules
Synthesis and catalysis
Energy conversion
Green and sustainable pharmacy
Legislation and sustainable chemistry
The UN Sustainable Development Goals and sustainable chemistry
Developing countries and sustainable chemistry
Industry and sustainable chemistry
Education