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The unique topic of this conference is the development of chemistry within planetary boundaries. In 2009, a ‘planetary boundaries’ concept was suggested by Rockström et al. One of the nine planetary boundaries (chemical pollution) is directly related to the releases of human-made chemicals into the environment. Estimation of the limits of this technogenic impact is one of systemic technological challenges that is to be jointly solved by scientists with diverse specializations. The increase in the variety and the volumes of production and the wide application of chemicals has potential ramifications. The emergence of longer and more complex supply chains, including the extraction, transportation, and storage of raw materials, the systems of distribution of chemicals and the disposal of their waste, increase the risk of adverse effects on the human health and the environment. In Global Chemicals Outlook (2012), UNEP pointed out that the world level of safety in the handling of chemicals is inadequate. Research in the past two decades has shown that, in developed countries, the most important pollutants from chemical industries are not the untreated and unwanted waste water or emissions into the air, but the products of chemical industries themselves. The assessment of the hazards of chemicals and the minimization of the environmental impact were approved by the United Nations as one of Sustainable Development Goals. The Goal 12 ‘Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns’ in its’ target 12.4 proclaims: ‘By 2020, achieve the environmentally sound management of chemicals and all wastes throughout their life cycle, in accordance with agreed international frameworks, and significantly reduce their release to air, water and soil in order to minimize their adverse impacts on human health and the environment’. The broad exchange of opinions and experience in the fields of elaboration of specific technologies and production structures, which will be performed in the framework of the Conference, will help chemists worldwide to implement principles and approaches of green chemistry into practice.