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AGRO ECO SERVICES is an organic fertilizer production company that has developed an innovative solution for the restoration of degraded lands. The company enriches nowadays its fertilizer with Biochar and natural phosphate to solve the major problems for farmers. These are the management of soil fertility and nutrients; the management of water retention capacity in the soil; and the management of soil pests.

By using mixtures of selected bacteria to degrade oil from industrial waste and wastewater, MicroCiclo Biotecnologia offers a product which aims to reprocess contaminated water and soil. Thereby lowering the pollution risk of the environment and enabling different industries to deal with contaminated resources.

Grovision Consult supports farmers and other stakeholders in maximizing the productivity and profitability of their agricultural operations while promoting sustainability and environmental stewardship;Focus:

• Soil testing and analysis, recommendation
• Pest and disease control
• Irrigation and water management
• Crop selection and breeding
• Agricultural marketing
• Agricultural education and training

Yunus Environment Hub (YEH) is the global social business network that creates solutions for the environmental crisis. Co-founded by Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Prof. Muhammad Yunus, YEH supports and develops social business solutions that solve environmental problems in a financially self-sustainable way and with high socio-economic impact.

Centre for EarthWorks (CFEW) is a youth-led non-governmental organisation that is passionate about protecting the earth and empowering communities to adopt sustainable strategies to solve environmental problems. This includes developing and promoting platforms through competent environmental programmes, environmental education and conducting relevant scientific research and implementing projects that promote sustainable development.

The Institute of Agricultural Research for Development (IRAD) has a mission to promote agricultural development, particularly in the fields of plant, animal, forestry, fishery and environmental production, as well as food and agro-industrial technologies. The Ekona Research Centre is in charge of agro-ecological zone IV of Cameroon.

IRISS – International ecosystem for accelerating the transition to Safe-and-Sustainable-by-Design materials, products and processes, is a EU-funded project that aims to connect, synergize and transform the Safe-and-Sustainable-by-Design community in Europe and globally towards a lifecycle approach, with a holistic integration of safety, climate neutrality, circularity and functionality already in an early stage of designing and manufacturing materials, products and processes.

Gadi Banda is the CEO of Quapro, a renewable energy company. Quapro carries out installations of an easy-to-build and install biogas system in private homes as well as in facilities such as schools, restaurants, hotels. It promotes the use of waste for biogas production as the main source of household fuel to provide the world with safe energy and preserve soil fertility.

Professor Mahjoub Borhane holds a PhD in Waste Sciences and Technologies and is a Ass. Prof. in Environmental Chemistry at the National Institute of Research and Physical-Chemical Analysis (INRAP), Tunisia. His areas of interest include solid waste valorisation, water quality and treatment as well as Green and Sustainable Chemistry. He is also EU Climate Pact Ambassador and PC National Delegate for Horizon Europe R&I Program in Climate & Environment.

Bioindustrial Innovation Canada provides critical strategic investment, advice and services to business developers of clean, green and sustainable technologies. Our expertise in commercialization builds a stronger Canada.We pursue our mission by investing in emerging companies that are commercializing technology which supports the transition towards a sustainable, net-zero carbon economy.

The Department of Science, Technology and Innovation Studies is a department under the Directorate of Research of the Apex institute in Nigeria - National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru Nigeria. It is saddled with the role of developing STI policy and strategies for meeting today and future generational needs of Nigeria and Africans. It is carrying out this responsibilities through conduct of research, training and advocacy, and Think Tank dialogue on STI related policies.

I am the Head of Department of Science, Technology and Innovation Studies at the apex institution in Nigeria - National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies Kuru. I hold a PhD in Water Science, Masters degree in Environmental Management. In getting these degrees, I did lots of Chemistry courses and all my research involves one chemical analysis or the other.

Dr. Wisudawati works as a lecturer in the Department of Chemistry Education at UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Her research focus is sustainable chemistry through systems thinking in chemistry education. Consequently, she conducted research with many colleagues in school and university on developing systems thinking in chemistry education to promote sustainable chemistry. According to her tasks, role and research focus, she takes actions to promote sustainable chemistry in the Indonesian context.

Bhavini Parikh is the CEO of Bunko Junko. Bunko Junko is a sustainable fashion brand which presents an eco-friendly initiative. The company uses textile waste generated in factories and gives them a new life by transforming them into new garments. Through this upcycling of textile waste, Bunko Junko contributes to environmental sustainability. The company also empowers women by training women from rural areas in sewing and tailoring, which then helps them find employment.

Our mission is to form an industrial network that sources industrial biomass waste to produce biodegradable and compostable paper and cardboard packaging solutions that contribute to the fight against single-use plastics and microplastics. ​​

www.epo.org.pk Executive Director

University of Tirana, Professor of Chemical Toxicology.Dritan Topi currently works at the Department of Chemistry, University of Tirana. Dritan does research in Organic Chemistry, and Food Sciences. Their current projects are: Food Authenticity, Olive oil Metabolomics, Olive oil Aroma compounds. Wine phenolics. Microencapsulation, Mycotoxins in food and feed. Antibiotics in food and environment.

Mavji Varsani is the CEO and Founder of Vintz Plastics Limited which is a plastic waste recycling company in Kenya that has been operating for 12 years. It started by recovering plastic polymers and converting them into reusable pellets. Within the last 4 years, the scope has expanded with the support of Saltech Recyclers in India. Since then, they have been working together to find solutions for composite pellets made from low value, multi-layered and hard to recycle plastics that are adulterated. The India-based R&D team is able to develop solutions from these waste and highly contaminated materials that are safe for the environment and reduce pollution and carbon footprint. The solutions produced in the process are converted into products that use waste from industry or minerals.

Andrew Amadi is the Chief Executive Officer of the Kenya Renewable Energy Association (KEREA), which is an umbrella organisation for the promotion of renewable energy in Kenya and beyond. KEREA is involved in organising the collection of electronic waste from off-grid solar applications. It has established a producer responsibility organisation to take care of the collection, processing, recycling and disposal of electronic waste.

The interdisciplinary research group sofia (Society for Institutional Analysis) is a leading research institute in the fields of environmental law and impact assessment of governance concepts, specialising in the topics of circular economy, chemicals management and supply chain communication. Research activities aim at societal transformations by overcoming motivational, technical and ecological challenges towards sustainable development.

Vienna Textile Lab is a biotech/fashion tech company that focuses on the research, development and production of textile dyes and pigments manufactured from microorganisms.Our goal is to successfully combine sustainability, safety and performance and to generate a commercially viable alternative to synthetic dyes and pigments.Vienna Textile Lab enables their customers to create more circular products that are less toxic, support biodiversity and zero waste as they shift towards improved production practices.

About PosterLabWe envision a world where every collaboration is as powerful as the one from BioNTech/Pfizer.But coordination of external partners is the most complex thing in business.PosterLab brings order to chaos by reducing complexity, for large manufacturing companies to be partnership ready.

My name is Christoph and i'm passionate about increasing the sustainability in the plastic economy. In 2022, we initialized the Recyclabs project with out team of four to establish novel chemical techniques for the recycling of PET waste, that is otherwise non-recyclable.

Adapting the concept of co-working spaces to the informal e-waste sector, Inclusive Recycling Foundation creates 'phygital' E[co]work spaces that offer legal, affordable, safe and healthy work spaces with appropriate tools, protective equipment, ventilation, lighting and machines, as well as access to additional support services and training including digital platforms, access to banking, healthcare, insurance, business administration etc that are currently not available to informal e-waste recyclers.

As a spin-off of the Technical University of Munich, Reverion manufactures highly efficient, reversible, carbon-negative power plants. The technology doubles electricity production through higher electrical efficiencies. Additionally, with its reversible mode (producing renewable gases), Reverion enables long-term energy storage. In the process, pure CO2, ready for storage, is separated, allowing negative CO2-emissions.

Quantum Copper is using a patented Halogen Free Fire retardant chemical polymer to mitigate the onset of fire inside lithium cells. The use of the polymer to build replacement products for three areas in use inside Lithium batteries currently:QC Current Collector replacing copper film,QC Separator by blending the FR with plastics,Battery housing & packaging.

American Chemical Society

The International Younger Chemists Network (IYCN) is an associated organization of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) with the vision to ‘connect and empower younger chemists globally’. Our vision is truly realized in the activities of the network, which include an annual experiment competition, a mentoring program, webinars addressing important topics to support and empower early-career chemists, and actions towards sustainability.

AppCyclers is an electronic waste management startup, which utilizes technology, data analysis, and community sensitization programs to educate, manage and ensure the proper, convenient, and environmentally friendly disposal of Electronic waste in Ghana.

GreenWorks is an international development focused organization which provides consulting, training, research, engineering and technology solutions to stakeholders from all parts of the world.

The objective of my enterprise is to work with the community that produces firewood and charcoal for sale and set up a new industry that exploits on the seeds of the very wood they used for making firewood and charcoal to save the ecosystem.

Recycle Build buys plastic waste from community members and uses modern technology to recycle the waste plastic into affordable construction materials and building affordable housing for low income citizens.

Science and Technology Park, Pune with an aim of socio-economic and ecological development of Panawadi village and convert it into a model replicable sustainable village with highest United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, has taken a mission of planting 50,000 fruit trees within three years as an effort to enhance ecology as well as economy and nutrition status of the Panawadi population.

We, the youth, are the future. But does society give us the right impulses for our journey through life? Where are our role models? The non-profit organisation youthinkgreen works with young people around the world who want to become active for social change! We – the youth – set our own project goals and content. The ambition to provoke positive impacts on the environment and society unites all of us.

Green ChemisTree Foundation is a not-for-profit organization, registered under Section 25 (now Section 8 of Companies Act); with the vision to expand awareness of, and the technical know-how on “Green Chemistry and Green Engineering (GC&E)” based applications, advantages, success-stories, tools and technologies; and thereby encourage chemical community stakeholders – both Industry & non-Industry groups towards GC&E implementation.The Foundation, through its various national and international deliberations facilitates the world-wide chemical community to explore, engage, exchange and expand their GC&E paradigms.

The Elsevier Foundation contributes over $1 million a year to non-profit organizations and it’s funded by Elsevier, a global information analytics company specializing in science and health. The Elsevier Foundation is part of Elsevier’s corporate responsibility program, which centers on our unique contributions to sustainable development in gender, health, climate and reducing inequalities.

Start-Up Chile (SUP) is a public startup accelerator created by the Chilean Government for high-potential entrepreneurs to bootstrap their startups and use Chile as a foundation. Today, Start-Up Chile is the leading accelerator in LATAM, among the TOP 10 globally, and one of the biggest and most diverse startup communities in the world. Start-Up Chile has been a global game changer. After it was created, 50 countries followed suit and created similar programs.

Think Beyond Plastic accelerates the circular economy for plastics by harnessing the forces of innovation and entrepreneurship. It leads a multidisciplinary effort to identify and commercialize innovations from each segment of the plastics value chain, and to connect industry and investors to the innovation ecosystem. Of particular focus are bio-benign materials, green chemistry, innovative product delivery systems and packaging design.

Since its inception in 1972, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has been the global authority that sets the environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment.UNEP’s mission is to provide leadership and encourage partnership in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing, and enabling nations and peoples to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations.

The Leuphana University Lüneburg emerged from the special legal mandate of the Lower Saxony state parliament to rethink university and create a model university for the Bologna Process. It is supported by a foundation under public law and sees itself as a place for free thirst for knowledge, imagination, personal development and social commitment. For its studies, it has developed a multi-award-winning study model with three schools, which is still unique in Germany today. Four faculties are the sponsors of transdisciplinary science initiatives, the Leuphana's research priorities in the fields of education, culture, sustainability, and management and entrepreneurship.

As a non-profit professional society we consolidate the know-how of more than 5,800 individual and sustaining members. The wealth of topics addressed in our scientific bodies, events and projects enables us to work and cooperate across disciplines. In our network, future trends in research and technology are identified, debated in-depth and promptly translated into recommendations for action. Our aim is to boost the competitiveness of Germany and Europe as a pre-eminent business location for chemistry and biotechnology, to position chemical engineering, process engineering and biotechnology in the public and political spheres as important key technologies and problem solvers, and also to increase awareness of the benefits of these disciplines for society.

The Research & Education Hub of ISC₃ is allocated at the Institute of Sustainable and Environmental Chemistry at the Faculty of Sustainability of the public Leuphana University of Lüneburg.The key features of all activities at the Research & Education Hub of ISC3 are interdisciplinarity and openness. This relates to stakeholders, research topics, ideas, concepts and an extensive understanding of sustainable chemistry going far beyond green chemistry, which in turn is an important building block of sustainable chemistry.

As a service provider in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development and international education work, we are dedicated to shaping a future worth living around the world. We have over 50 years of experience in a wide variety of areas, including economic development and employment promotion, energy and the environment, and peace and security. The diverse expertise of our federal enterprise is in demand around the globe – from the German Government, European Union institutions, the United Nations, the private sector, and governments of other countries. We work with businesses, civil society actors and research institutions, fostering successful interaction between development policy and other policy fields and areas of activity. Our main commissioning party is the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).

DECHEMA is the expert network for chemical engineering and biotechnology in Germany. As a non-profit professional society we represent these fields in science, industry, politics and the general public. DECHEMA promotes scientific and technical exchange among experts from different disciplines, organisations and generations. We consolidate the know-how of over 5,800 individual and sustaining members, bringing together experts from a wide range of disciplines, institutions and generations to stimulate scientific exchange in chemical engineering, process engineering and biotechnology. We identify and evaluate emerging technological trends and facilitate the transfer of research results into industrial applications.

The ISC₃ is an international centre promoting the transformation of chemical and related sectors towards sustainable chemistry. It is a multi-stakeholder and sector platform that engages with politics, public & private sector and civil society to contribute to international chemicals policies, conduct research, develop vocational and academic education, create innovations and support entrepreneurship. It forces his activities on international, European level and developing & emerging countries. The ISC₃ is operated by the German GIZ (Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit) in equal cooperation with Leuphana University, Lüneburg, and DECHEMA e.V., Frankfurt. The centre was founded in 2017 on the initiative of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) and the German Environment Agency (UBA).