THE GREEN CHEMISTRY ACADEMY
The Green Chemistry Academy: a nationwide initiative to attract, train, and support the development of green chemistry expertise.
The Green Chemistry Academy is a national initiative supported by France 2030 as part of the Skills and Professions of the Future (CMA) program. It brings together academic, socio-economic, and institutional stakeholders around a shared goal: to contribute to the development of a more sustainable, circular, and carbon-free chemical industry.
The Green Chemistry Academy receives government funding administered by the National Research Agency under the France2030 initiative, grant number ANR-24-CMAS-0012.
What is the Green Chemistry Academy?
The Green Chemistry Academy is a nationwide initiative designed to raise awareness of green chemistry, enhance the appeal of educational programs, advance teaching practices, and support lifelong skills development.
Through its initiatives, it helps bridge the gap between education, research, innovation, professional fields, and regional needs.
Why this initiative?
The transition to green chemistry requires new knowledge, new skills, and new approaches to training. The bioeconomy, the circular economy, the use of renewable resources, more resource-efficient processes, and the decarbonization of industry: these transformations call for upskilling at all levels.
The Green Chemistry Academy is part of this initiative by supporting the training of future professionals, the development of career paths, and the promotion of a shared culture centered on green chemistry.
Our goal:
To attract: Introduce green chemistry, its challenges, its training programs, and its career paths to a wide range of audiences, from high school students to teachers, as well as the general public and career counselors.
Educate: Develop and promote training programs in green chemistry, encourage innovative teaching methods, strengthen ties between institutions, and better prepare students for scientific, technical, and industrial challenges.
Support: Supporting lifelong skills development in line with the needs of professionals, businesses, and industry trends.
A unique national consortium:
The Green Chemistry Academy is supported by a consortium comprising five French universities, competitiveness clusters, Centers of Excellence for Vocational Training and Qualifications, industry associations, and the French Chemical Society. This ecosystem facilitates the sharing of expertise, the coordination of initiatives on a national scale, and the strengthening of ties between education and the socio-economic sector.
DISCOVER ALL MEMBERS OF THE GREEN CHEMISTRY ACADEMY
Universities
Competitiveness clusters
Vocational Training Campuses
Our other partners
Consortium members gathered for a steering committee meeting of the Green Chemistry Academy (Strasbourg, November 2025).
Concrete actions at the national level:
The Green Chemistry Academy is gradually rolling out a variety of initiatives to bring this vision to life:
– development and networking of training programs,
– creation of educational resources and outreach content,
– promotion of careers and career paths,
– support for work-study programs and professional integration,
– support for professionals and lifelong learning.
This set of initiatives aims to sustainably enhance the visibility, clarity, and impact of green chemistry in France.
Our industrial pool
Industrial partners at the heart of the initiative
The industry consortium brings together partners who help ensure that the Green Chemistry Academy’s initiatives are aligned with the industry’s challenges, sectors, and needs.
As part of the Green Chemistry Academy, the industry panel has been established in an advisory capacity to provide insight into the French chemical industry, where graduates of our programs will go on to work.
