Keynote and invited talks from renowned speakers
Meet the esteemed committee members and speakers participating in the conference.
10th Green & Sustainable Chemistry Conference
18-20 May 2026 | Dresden, Germany
Join us in Dresden, Germany for the 10th Green and Sustainable Chemistry Conference
We look forward to welcoming you to back to Dresden for a high-level and inspiring program which will explore inter- and transdisciplinary aspects of green and sustainable chemistry. View the full topics list.
Invited speakers will be joined by the finalists of the Chemistry for Climate Action Challenge, contributed talks and posters for which abstracts are invited.
Deadlines
Abstract submission deadline : 28 November 2025
Author notification: 30 January 2026
Author registration and early booking deadline: 6 March 2026
The Green and Sustainable Chemistry Conference is focused on inter- and transdisciplinary aspects of green and sustainable chemistry. Contributions for talks and posters clearly demonstrating a link to green and/ or sustainable chemistry within the conference topics are invited.
Please see detailed guidelines for submission here.
Reasons to attend
Interact with high-level speakers: including government representatives and leading researchers from industry and academia.
Gain a global perspective: coverage includes experience from the developed world and insight from developing countries.
Understand industry viewpoints: experts and thought-leaders from top chemical companies and organisations explore how industry can better demonstrate the value of 'green' and 'sustainable' across its value chains and to end consumers.
Present your latest research: Share your research as a short talk or in our lively poster sessions
Grow your professional network
Find out about the most environmentally sustainable innovations: hear from the winners of the Elsevier Foundation Chemistry for Climate Action Challenge.
Spreading sustainable chemistry worldwide: Share your experiences in research, teaching and good practice.
Discover and participate
Abstracts are invited for talks and posters by 28 November 2025 to supplement the invited lectures .
Guidelines for authors
Before submitting abstracts, please make sure that your work is in scope of the conference. Only submissions clearly demonstrating a link to green and/ or sustainable chemistry will be considered.
Indicating which green chemistry principles, sustainable development goals or sustainable chemistry aspects are addressed (see Key Characteristic of Sustainable Chemistry) and how your research contributes to a more sustainable future increases the chance of submission acceptance.
Exhibitors
Choose from a variety of sponsorship and commercial options to raise your profile and position your company as a thought leader in the community.
Session topics
Sustainable Chemistry and Climate Mitigation, especially 1. CO2 Savings 2. Hydrogen Economy 3. Reduction of Greenhouse Gas and Air Pollutant Emissions
Sustainable Chemistry and the Environment, especially 1. Pollution Prevention and Remediation 2. Waste Recycling and Valorization 3. Waste Water Treatment 4. Legacy Chemicals, Microplastics, PFAS and Pharmaceuticals
Sustainable Chemistry and Biodiversity, especially 1. Chemical Burden on Ecosystems 2. Toxicology and Ecotoxicology of Chemicals and Products 3. Regenerative Systems, Biomass and Bioresources
Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD), especially 1. Circular Economy in General 2. End-of- life and Circularity of Chemicals, Materials and Products 3. Life Cycle Assessment of Chemicals, Materials and Products
Sustainability, Society, and Chemistry, especially 1. Education (all levels and formats) 2. Green Chemistry in Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage 3. Ethics and Climate Justice 4. Green and Sustainable Industrial Transition 5. Sustainable Chemistry in the Global South 6. UNEP Intergovernmental Science-Policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste and Pollution
Alternative Energy and Energy Conversion, especially 1. Energy Storage and New Battery Technologies 2. Photochemistry and Photocatalysis
Green Pharmacy and Sustainable Pharmacy, especially 1. Pharmaceuticals in the Environment 2. Greener Synthesis 3. Benign by Ddesign 4. Footprint and Handprint of Pharmaceuticals 5. Full Life Cycle Assessment
Greener Processes and Methods and Assessment, especially 1. Green Analytical Chemistry 2. Green Solvents 3. Greener Synthesis and Catalysis 4. Greener Technology 5. Metrics and AI
Elsevier Foundation Chemistry for Climate Action Challenge
A unique feature of the conference is the Elsevier Foundation Chemistry for Climate Action Challenge - previously the Elsevier Foundation Green & Sustainable Chemistry Challenge.
The five finalists of the 2026 edition of the challenge will give a short presentation to the judges at the Green & Sustainable Chemistry Conference where the winning project will be announced.
Supporting Publications
Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry
In Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, we help the reader by providing in a systematic manner:
1. The views of experts on current advances in Green and Sustainable Chemistry in a clear and readable form.
2. Evaluations of the most interesting papers, annotated by experts, from the great wealth of original publications.
The subject Green and Sustainable Chemistry includes all chemical aspects along the life cycle of chemicals as well chemical products and materials e.g. resources, synthesis, use and after life issues. It aims on better understanding where and how chemistry itself can be made more sustainable and whereby chemistry can contribute to sustainability in general.
Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy
Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy publishes research that is related to chemistry, pharmacy and sustainability science in a forward oriented manner. It provides a unique forum for the publication of innovative research on the intersection and overlap of chemistry and pharmacy on the one hand and sustainability on the other hand. This includes contributions related to increasing sustainability of chemistry and pharmaceutical science and industries itself as well as their products in relation to the contribution of these to sustainability itself. As an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary journal it addresses all sustainability related issues along the life cycle of chemical and pharmaceutical products form resource related topics until the end of life of products.
Sustainable Chemistry for Climate Action
Sustainable Chemistry for Climate Action will cover the issues affecting climate and the environment and the pivotal role that sustainable chemistry has to play in solving them.
All authors of accepted contributions to the Green and Sustainable Chemistry Conference in Pune are invited to submit a manuscript to a special issue of Sustainable Chemistry for Climate Action
Submit your manuscript here and select VSI: 9GSC when you reach the Article Type step in the submission process.
Previous events
9th Green & Sustainable Chemistry Conference 4-6 March 2025 | Pune, India
8th Green & Sustainable Chemistry Conference 13-15 May 2024 | Dresden, Germany
7th Green & Sustainable Chemistry Conference 22-24 May 2023 | Dresden, Germany
6th Green & Sustainable Chemistry Conference Online – Live and On-demand | 16-18 November 2021
5th Green & Sustainable Chemistry Conference 10-11 November 2020 | Online
4th Green & Sustainable Chemistry Conference 5-8 May 2019 | Dresden, Germany
3rd Green & Sustainable Chemistry Conference 13-16 May 2018 | Hotel Intercontinental Berlin, Germany
2nd Green and Sustainable Chemistry Conference 14 - 17 May 2017 | Hotel InterContinental Berlin, Germany
1st Green and Sustainable Chemistry Conference 3 - 6 April 2016 | Hotel InterContinental Berlin, Germany
What previous delegates thought about the conference:
“High level of scientific content (presentations, posters)” “High quality of keynote lectures” “The topic and scope of this conference is very relevant to today’s society and environment and the world.”