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Green & Sustainable Chemistry

1. Concept of Green & Sustainable Chemistry

Those who work in the area of chemistry and chemical technology shall recognize their responsibility to the society as members thereof, place the fundamental priority of their activity on Environment and Human Health and Safety in pursuit of the ultimate goal, and contribute to realize Sustainable Society, through Innovation of Chemical Technology.

2. Definition of Green & Sustainable Chemistry

Green & Sustainable Chemistry is defined as "Chemical Technologies to realize the Human and Environmental Health, minimization of energy and resource consumption and others, through innovations and improvements in product and process design, selection of feedstocks, formulations and applications and resource recycling". The whole life cycle of chemical product should be taken into account for every step of production.

3. Key-factors promoting Green & Sustainable Chemistry

1) Technologies for pollution prevention based on holstic environment impact assessment.

2) Innovative technologies with wide and practical applicability.

3) Global and international contribution.

4) Conditions surrounding Japanese society, such as environment, resources and demographic change.

5) Planning and actions with long term strategies and dynamic responses to changing society and global situations.

4. Guidelines for Practicing Green & Sustainable Chemistry

1) Pursuance of highly effective and economical product and process design and technologies in consideration of holistic life cycle assessment and the environment and human health and safety.

2) Development of products and technologies which contribute to minimize by-products, emmision chemicals, residues and wastes, recycling of materials to resources and cleaning remediation of environment.

3) Development of combined multiple technological and operational systems for reduction of energy and resources and cyclic ultilization of materials and chemicals.

4) Reduction in dependency on non-renewable feedstocks by promoting utilization of renewable feedstocks and renewing technologies.

5) Promotion of collaboration and joint works among industry. academia and national institutes, other industries and various disciplines, both in domestically and internationally.

6) Promotion of information exchange, dissemination and communication to enhance reliability of chemistry among the society.

7) Promotion of education and enlightening in regards to Green & Sustainable Chemistry to achieve its ultimate goal, i.e. realization of sustainable society.

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	1)	Technologies for pollution prevention based on holstic environment impact assessment.
	2)	Innovative technologies with wide and practical applicability.
	3)	Global and international contribution.
	4)	Conditions surrounding Japanese society, such as environment, resources and demographic change.
	5)	Planning and actions with long term strategies and dynamic responses to changing society and global situations.

	1)	Pursuance of highly effective and economical product and process design and technologies in consideration of holistic life cycle assessment and the environment and human health and safety.
	2)	Development of products and technologies which contribute to minimize by-products, emmision chemicals, residues and wastes, recycling of materials to resources and cleaning remediation of environment.
	3)	Development of combined multiple technological and operational systems for reduction of energy and resources and cyclic ultilization of materials and chemicals.
	4)	Reduction in dependency on non-renewable feedstocks by promoting utilization of renewable feedstocks and renewing technologies.
	5)	Promotion of collaboration and joint works among industry. academia and national institutes, other industries and various disciplines, both in domestically and internationally.
	6)	Promotion of information exchange, dissemination and communication to enhance reliability of chemistry among the society.
	7)	Promotion of education and enlightening in regards to Green & Sustainable Chemistry to achieve its ultimate goal, i.e. realization of sustainable society.