Green chemistry

Midwest Bioeconomy and Safer Products Summit

Minneapolis – Business, political, academic, and community leaders will convene in Pohlad Hall at the Minneapolis Central Library on Thursday, February 19th, 2015 to explore how the rapidly growing Bioeconomy and green chemistry sectors in the Midwest are providing clean, safe and economical solutions to many of the problems that face us here and around the world.

Hazard Assessment Tools

Topics Covered: GreenScreen for Safer Chemicals Outdoor Industry Assn. Chemical Management   Speakers: Lauren Heine, Clean Production Action Tommy Thompson, Hanes Brands

Navigating the Chemical Safety Landscape

Topics Covered: Regulation and Additionl Safer Chemistry Drivers Supply Chain Management Biz-NGO Framework Business Case Study - Staples Companies for Safer Chemicals campaign  

Chemical policy reform—Who speaks for industry?

The Minnesota Green Chemistry Forum hosted a happy hour event on May 15, entitled The Business Case for Chemical Policy Reform. The group of fifty, over half from the business community, heard presentations about how sound chemical policies can benefit businesses and why business voices are needed in chemical policy debates.  

Dr. Paul Anastas: "We’re all in the same boat, and we only have one boat"

“Any defenders of the status quo are not on my team.”

Minnesota set to lead on green chemistry through innovative partnerships

Business leaders will gather in Minnesota on Friday, January 25, to discuss how green chemistry—an approach to the design, manufacture and use of chemical products to intentionally reduce or eliminate chemical hazards—is becoming central to their success.

Where from here? Minnesota’s leading role in green chemistry

In its purest form, green chemistry is nothing short of fine art: creating chemicals for use in products and processes that are just as effective as their traditional—and often toxic or resource intensive—counterparts, but safer, cost neutral, environmentally benign and a source of economic boon for everyone involved.

Minnesota businesses plan for future in green chemistry

MINNEAPOLIS – Over 200 business owners, entrepreneurs and green chemistry advocates will come together for the second annual Minnesota Green Chemistry Conference tomorrow, co-hosted by the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) and the University of Minnesota’s Center for Science, Technology and Public Policy (CSTPP).

Georjean Adams, "Adding Value Through Green Chemistry"

Kathleen Schuler at "Adding Value Through Green Chemistry"

Kathleen Schuler, of the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, discusses the connection between green chemistry and public health