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How valuable will it be?After all there were people in the room that in their own fields were already working very hard on these issues and had deep insight into it..

Forming new connections across a broad sweep of the whole ecosystems of solvent use in Pharmaceutical and Agrochemical manufacture seemed to create some new insights, clarity and catalyse future collaborations.. What is the solvent dilemma?.Solvents are used in large quantities in chemistry-based processing, their release to the atmosphere is climatically impactful, their waste streams are environmentally toxic, they represent a significant cost and risk in terms of treatment and regulation.There is a significant problem and no clear single path to addressing it.

Some progress can be made intra-company, other parts require innovation in the supply and waste chains.Technological solutions need regulatory change, and other parts will need cross-sector collaboration.. To address the problem requires significant investment in capital and resources.

In short, a complex problem and therefore there are dilemmas.

Feedback from the participants demonstrated that the problem is seen as a priority within their business/sector.Changes to market conditions, developer contributions, or the cost of land could impact the number, or location, of homes originally desired.

Digitising planning would keep things much more reliable and up to date..There would also be an opportunity to test more ideas before deciding which policy is the right one, and it’s hoped that by digitising the planning system we’ll also be able to do scenario testing.

A brownfield site map could give a developer a much better sense of what they’re likely to get approved, enabling them to tweak their plans before they approach.This would thin out a lot of the existing legwork and administrative work, speeding everything up.. Establishing rules to support digitisation.