Gallou, Fabrice (2016) A Deeper Shade of Green: Inspiring Sustainable Pharmaceutical API Manufacturing via the Green Aspiration Level. Green chemistry, 19. pp. 281-285.

Abstract

Green API manufacturing goes hand in hand with forward-looking visions seeking to balance the long-term sustainability of business, society, and the environment. However, a lack of harmonization among available metrics has inhibited opportunities for green chemistry in industry. Moreover, inconsistent starting points for analysis and neglected complexities for diverse manufacturing processes have made developing objective goals a challenge. Herein we put forward a practical strategy to overcome these barriers using data from in-depth analysis of 37 API manufacturing processes from 8 large pharmaceutical firms, and propose the Green Aspiration Level as metric of choice to enable the critically needed consistency in smart green chemistry goals. In addition, we quantify the importance of green chemistry in the often overlooked, yet enormously impactful, outsourced portion of manufacturing, and introduce the Green Scorecard as a value-added sustainability communication tool.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	Green Chemistry Sustainability Metrics
Date Deposited:	04 Jul 2017 00:45
Last Modified:	04 Jul 2017 00:45
URI:	https://oak.novartis.com/id/eprint/30602