Three Ukrainian companies became the Fourth Global Chemical Leasing Award winners

On 6 November 2018 the fourth Global Chemical Leasing Award Ceremony took place in Vienna, Austria as a part of the Green Chemistry Conference 2018.

Chemical Leasing is a service-orientated circular economy business model that can effectively address the different sustainability dimensions of chemical use. It aims to simultaneously create financial, environmental and human well-being. Chemical Leasing is also considered part of Green Chemistry and the basis of the model is the idea that economic success no longer depends on the volume of chemicals sold, but on the service that is linked with the chemicals. The business partners and the environment shall benefit from the co-creation of jointly developed resource-efficient and innovative solutions and fair profit-sharing as well as reducing the risks of chemicals and protecting human health.

Since 2004, UNIDO is promoting the Chemical Leasing concept with the direct support of the Austrian, German and Swiss Governments. The Global Chemical Leasing Award was created and organized by UNIDO and partners in 2010, 2012 and 2014 to acknowledge best practices in Chemical Leasing implementation, science and promotion activities, and to enhance the visibility of Chemical Leasing worldwide. In 2018 companies and individuals were invited to submit applications for the award in three categories: case study, special innovation, and research.

This year 10 applications from Ukraine were successfully developed and submitted in close cooperation with the Resourse Efficient and Cleaner Production Centre and then 3 finalists were invited to the Officical Global Chemical Leasing Award Ceremony. CJSC “Radomyshl Brewery” was awarded with BRONZE and Ecolab LLC was awarded with SILVER in the “Case Study” category for excellence in applying Chemical Leasing to a surface treatment process. Department of General Ecology and Ecotrophology of the Bila Tserkva National Agrarian University received the GOLD award in the “Research” category for excellence in developing the Chemical Leasing Curriculum.

Congratulations on victory!