SUSTAINABILITY

RXN HUB is committed to building a sustainable future by ensuring and enabling outsized impact of the ventures we support.

At RXN HUB, we believe that by harnessing the power of chemistry for the greater good, we can solve the planet's most pressing problems.

RXN HUB's Sustainable Efforts

RXN HUB's YGK Scale-Up Centre is located in a near net-zero building and prioritizes decarbonization. The building has been updated to "foster discovery and experimentation" while increasing environmental responsibility and contributing to the region's climate goals.

The YGK Scale-Up Centre's building is expected to yield an ~85% reduction in carbon emissions by 2025. Beyond the emissions standard of the facilities, the YGK Scale-Up Centre will have an outsized impact through the chemistry-enabled cleantech ventures we support through commercialization.

RXN HUB acknowledges that sustainability goes beyond environmental factors and takes into account social and economic factors. We are committed to addressing the problems of today in collaboration with aligned stakeholders across our ecosystem.

If you have ideas on how we can work together to increase our impact, please don't hesitate to reach out.

Impact Evaluation

RXN HUB evaluates the potential environmental benefits that will accrue from the ventures supported through RXN HUB's ecosystem. We want to support ventures with technologies that will significantly reduce the carbon intensity, emission intensity and/or pollutant intensity of the planet. Before we admit a venture into our space, we assess the impact their technology or process will have on the following criteria:

Air

Will the commercialization and adoption of the ventures technology or process improve air quality through reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, other hazardous gasses and/or harmful particles and debris?

Water

Will the commercialization and adoption of the venture's technology or process reduce the amount of waste in our water systems, reduce the toxicity of our water systems or significantly reduce the water required to complete a process?

Soil & Species

Will the commercialization and adoption of the venture's technology or process reduce the amount of waste, reduce the toxicity and/or reduce the leaching potential of hazardous components?

Circularity

Will the commercialization and adoption of the venture's technology or process reduce the waste and pollution generated, improve resource efficiency and/or increase the lifetime of a commodity, material, or product?

"It's chemistry that got us into this climate mess, and now, it's chemistry that will get us out."

- From the Executive Director, Sebastian Alamillo-Falkenberg

Sustainable Chemistry Examples

Smart filter for the separation of oil from highly-stable industrial oil/water emulsions.

Removes oils from very difficult to separate industrial emulsions without the use of energy-intensive thermal processing or hazardous demulsifiers.