2022 GC3 Virtual Roundtable

Virtual GC3 Showcase

Step in (figuratively) to GC3’s version of a virtual exhibition!

Presenting companies and topics:

Dow: Dow Safe Materials for a Sustainable Planet 2025 Goal

Scivera: Tracking and Managing Chemical Transparency in Your Supply Chain

ICL (Two Topics):
1. Plastics, Fire Safety Additives, and Circularity Goals
2. Chemical Fire Safety Additives and Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability

GC3:  Member Networking and Updates

Turning US Sustainable Chemistry Policy into Action

Join a cross-agency conversation focused on how the federal government can more effectively drive research, investment, and growth of sustainable chemistry.  Explore opportunities that can accelerate innovation in and adoption of sustainable chemistry across the value chain, including the development and production of technologies to address climate change.   

Moderator:

Jim Jones, President at JJonesEnvironmental & former Assistant Administrator of the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention at EPA

Presenters:

Melanie Buser, Assistant Director of Environmental Health for the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Climate and Environment Team

David Berkowitz, Division Director, Division of Chemistry at National Science Foundation

Felicia Lucci, Technology Manager for Chemical Manufacturing at Advanced Manufacturing Office (AMO)

Robin Nissan, Program Manager, SERDP/ESTCP at Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense

Speaker Bios

Molecular Recycling for Circularity

Dive into a lively discussion with key industry players and others to examine what is needed to ensure molecular recycling technologies (also referred to as chemical recycling technologies) are integrated in ways that create safe, circular, and sustainable outcomes.  Using the recent Closed Loop Partners’ molecular recycling report, which examines the impacts and trade-offs of these technologies, we will engage various perspectives along the plastics and chemicals value chain to drive towards green and sustainable outcomes. 

Moderator:

Joel Tickner, Executive Director at GC3

Presenters:

James Ewell, Sr. Manager - Business Development at Scivera

Paula Luu, Project Director at Closed Loop Partners

Marty Mulvihill, Managing Partner and Co-founder at Safer Made

Shelley Porter, Director of Circular Technologies within Corporate Innovation at Eastman

Christian Haessler, Global Program Lead Circular Economy at Covestro

Speaker Bios  

Driving ESG through Sustainable Chemistry

Explore Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investing priorities and their relationship to commercializing sustainable chemistry solutions.  This session strives to more effectively engage the investment sector around the materiality of green chemistry to address ESG goals.  Through discussion with investors and industry colleagues, build a shared understanding of how to co-optimize ESG and green and sustainable innovation priorities.

Moderator:

Alexandra McPherson, Consulting Program Manager at IEHN

Presenters:

Constantina Bichta, Associate Director of ESG Research at Boston Common Asset Management

Eugenie Mathieu, Senior ESG Analyst & Earth Pillar Lead at Aviva Investors

Letitia Webster, Managing Director, Chief Sustainability Officer, Asset Management Division at Goldman Sachs

Discussant:

Adrian Horotan, General Partner, Safer Made

Speaker Bios