4th Berlin Forum on Chemicals and Sustainability: Finance for a Planet Free of Harm from Chemicals and Waste
7 October 2026 - online
The Berlin Forum on Chemicals and Sustainability is a high-level event initiated by the German Environment Ministry. It aims to raise political awareness and create momentum for a global response to the pollution crisis through stronger chemicals and waste management. It is organised in collaboration with the Inter-Organization Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals, IOMC.
This year’s Berlin Forum contributed to preparing the first International Conference of the Global Framework on Chemicals, scheduled for November 2026. It was an excellent opportunity to discuss meaningful decisions on GFC implementation, to showcase progress made so far and to invite new actors to strengthen the global collaborative efforts to address the pollution crisis. The focus of this year’s Berlin Forum was on leveraging public and private finance to support the implementation of the GFC.
The event took place online from 13:00 to 17:00 pm CEST and consisted of selected high-level contributions, as well as two thematic sessions on the topic of finance for chemicals management worldwide. Sessions included contributions from senior representatives of multiple stakeholder groups in the form of keynote speeches, senior expert presentations, panel discussions, interactions with the audience, and closing reflections.
To watch the recording of the 4th Berlin Forum, please click here.