Global Greenchem Toolkit

Sustainability | Chemistry | Innovation | Business

Green Chemistry is essential for promoting sustainable practices in chemical research and industry. It focuses on designing products and processes that minimize hazardous substances and reduce environmental impact. Learning about Green Chemistry offers a unique opportunity to contribute to a healthier planet while also opening doors to innovative solutions in various fields. By embracing these principles, we can all help shape a more sustainable future and drive positive change in the world.

All resources were developed in the context of the full-size project 10353 - financed by GEF.

Special Module CSAA and its additional resources were developed with financing from the European UNION - IOMC Toolbox Phase 4.

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Module 1 - Sustainability

Envisioned Duration 120 mins.

Module 2 - Chemistry-Green & Sustainable

Envisioned Duration 90 mins.

Module 3 - Green Chemistry

Envisioned Duration 90 mins.

Module 4 - Catalysis, Solvents, Renewable Feedstocks, and Degradation

Envisioned Duration 120 mins.

Module 5 - Green Chemistry in the Real World I

Envisioned Duration 45 mins.

Module 6 - Green Chemistry in the Real World II

Envisioned Duration 45 mins.

Module 7 - Nature and Biomimicry as an Innovation Driver

Envisioned Duration 60 mins.

Module 8 - Regulations and International Conventions

Envisioned Duration 60 mins.

Module 9 - Sustainable Business & Green Chemistry

Envisioned Duration 60 mins.

Module 10 - From Idea to Business - Accelerators

Envisioned Duration 60 mins.

Module 11 - Green Chemistry Business Case Studies

Envisioned Duration 90- mins.

Module 12 -Setting up an Accelerator Program

Envisioned Duration 90 mins.

Module 13 -Importance of an Accelerator Curriculum

Envisioned Duration 90 mins.

Special Module CSAA - Chemical Substitution and Alternatives Assessment

Envisioned Duration 240 mins.

Additional Material for Special Module CSAA

Activity- Alternatives Identification.pd

Activity - Hazard Screening.pdf

Resources and Reading List.pdf

The Accelerator Guidebook:

Global Greenchem Acceletor Guidebook 2025.pdf

Resources Explained/Disclaimer

The Green Chemistry Toolkit https://greenchemistry-toolkit.org/ is a trusted education resource originally developed by The Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering at Yale and UNIDO, financed by the Global Environment Facility GEF in 2018. It was designed to serve everyone interested to learn about the basics of Green Chemistry and how to apply it, this is of course still relevant.
The thoroughly updated toolkit presented here, the Global Greenchem Toolkit has a more applied focus towards innovation and is relevant if you want to put your Green Chemistry Knowledge and Inspiration into action. It has been developed together with Green Chemistry specialists from around the world, and we extremely grateful to Prof. Audrey Moores, Prof. Philip G. Jessop, Prof. Peter Licence, Dr. Hanno C. Erythropel, Prof. Eduardo Garcia-Verdugo Cepeda, and Saskia van Bergen, for the development of different parts of the modules presented here.