International Centre for Chemical Safety and Security (ICCSS)

What International Centre for Chemical Safety and Security (ICCSS) does

ICCSS is a non-profit, independent international foundation founded in 2014 and headquartered in Warsaw, Poland, with a regional office in Amman, Jordan. It pioneers integrated chemical-environmental safety and security and industry cybersecurity solutions, delivering capacity building, training programs, civil protection exercises, and policy advisory services to governments, international organisations, academia, and local communities. Core offerings include standardized training curricula and trainer certifications (delivered through the ChemReg regional centre in Amman), multi-stakeholder programs (EU-CHEM-REACT, NET-CBRN-REACT, EURO-MED-REACT, MUNIMAP), the Regulatory Framework and Global Governance initiatives, and the Industry Cybersecurity and Reliability Program with three market specialties for technicians, management, and policy makers. Recent additions include the READY citizen-resilience mobile application and the International Manual on Cybersecurity, Reliability and Resilience Assurance, produced under Polish-Ukrainian-US trilateral cooperation.

The organisation operates a philanthropic revenue model funded by EU grants (multiple multi-year projects), G7 Global Partnership contributions (notably from US DTRA and France), bilateral government support, and donations, with no commercial product pricing. Its go-to-market is event-driven, sales-led, and community-driven, anchored by the annual Warsaw-Kyiv Resilience Forum (the flagship event with 120+ participants) and engagement with OPCW, NATO, OSCE, INTERPOL, WHO, and Green Cross International. ICCSS maintains a Global Team of independent advisors representing governmental agencies, NGOs, industry, international organisations, research institutions, and defence, which functions as a coordination layer rather than a workforce. Leadership is provided by Ambassador Krzysztof Paturej (President), supported by a small team of seven and a broader directorate covering business, communications, programs, training, and project management.

Name

International Centre for Chemical Safety and Security (ICCSS)

Legal name

International Centre for Chemical Safety and Security

Website

https://iccss.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ICCSS is a non-profit international foundation delivering integrated chemical safety, cybersecurity, and civil protection programs, training, and exercises to governments, international organizations, academia, and communities across 30+ countries, funded primarily through EU grants and government partnerships.

Ownership category

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Product category

Chemical Safety and Security Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312), Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities (922)

SIC

International Affairs (9721), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Conformity Assessment, Testing, Inspection & Certification Cooperation (BPADANAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

International Standards Development & Standardization Bodies (BPADANAA), Environmental, Climate & Sustainability Standards & Reporting Cooperation (BPADANAI)

Keywords

• Chemical safety and security
• Civil protection services
• Industrial cybersecurity training
• CBRN capacity building
• Chemical weapons nonproliferation

Headquarters

HQ city

Warsaw

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Grants and Project Funding: ICCSS is a non-profit, independent international foundation. The organization operates primarily through grants and project funding from governments, the European Union, and international organisations. Funding sources include EU grants (EU-CHEM-REACT, NET-CBRN-REACT, EURO-MED-REACT, MUNIMAP), G7 Global Partnership support, bilateral government funding from the US (DTRA), France, Germany, Japan, and other international donors. ICCSS does not sell commercial products or services.
2. Donations and Sponsorships: ICCSS receives donations from international partners and civil society organisations. The organization also benefits from in-kind contributions such as generators from international donors (e.g., Japanese Christian community donation for Ukraine). Revenue model is philanthropic rather than commercial.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ICCSS is a non-profit international foundation that delivers integrated chemical-environmental safety and security and industry cybersecurity solutions through certified training programs, civil protection exercises, professional qualification frameworks, and capacity building initiatives. It serves as a global multi-stakeholder platform connecting governments, international organizations, industry, academia, civil society, and local communities to reduce chemical threats, enhance public security, and promote sustainable chemistry.

Product overview

ICCSS operates as a non-profit international foundation offering a portfolio of programs, training initiatives, and institutional development services rather than a unified software product. The core offerings include: CHEMSS global summit for chemical safety stakeholders; EU-funded civil protection projects (EU-CHEM-REACT, NET-CBRN-REACT, EURO-MED-REACT) providing exercises and capacity building; ChemReg Regional Centre in Amman delivering certified training; Industry Cybersecurity and Reliability Program with professional qualifications; Local Awareness and ChemFriendly community programs; and resilience initiatives including POL-UKR Resilient Communities, Societal Resilience Centre in Złotokłos, and Regional Hub for Nuclear Safety. ICCSS also developed a READY mobile application for citizen preparedness and published the International Manual on Cybersecurity for critical infrastructure. Programs are delivered through in-person training, exercises, certification, and capacity building rather than software-as-a-service.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CHEMSS (Chemical Safety and Security Summit) Global summit and fair bringing together leaders and multi-stakeholder audiences from governments, regulatory bodies, industry, academia, and NGOs to discuss chemical safety and security.
• EU-CHEM-REACT / NET-CBRN-REACT / EURO-MED-REACT EU-funded civil protection projects enhancing national and regional capacity building through series of exercises and trainings on CBRN threats, emergency response, and alignment with Union Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM).
• ChemReg (Regional Centre for Chemical Safety and Security) Regional centre in Amman, Jordan providing standardized and certified training courses in chem-bio and environmental safety, security and civil protection, serving as training hub in Train the Trainers format for Middle East and Africa.
• Local Awareness and ChemFriendly Program Nationwide program developing culture of chemical and environmental safety and security through local community involvement, training programs, and stakeholder cooperation at local level.
• Industry Cybersecurity and Reliability Program Comprehensive program offering cybersecurity and reliability training, development of professional qualifications, and manual for best practices in cybersecurity and reliability for chemical and energy industries.
• POL-UKR Resilient Communities Initiative Initiative to establish Warsaw and Kyiv as model resilient capitals while developing smaller municipalities as examples of resilient communities.
• Societal Resilience Centre in Złotokłos Model training hub in Piaseczno Municipality providing comprehensive emergency and disaster preparedness through hands-on training and practical exercises for local administration, emergency services, businesses, and citizens.
• Regional Hub for Nuclear Safety and Security Resilience Platform coordinating expertise development, training programs, and emergency response capabilities among regional partners, with emphasis on integrating cyber defense, operational safety, and emergency response protocols.
• READY Mobile Application Innovative mobile application for citizen resilience enabling systematic household emergency preparedness, tracking of essential supplies, and integration of real-time government alerts.
• International Manual on Cybersecurity, Reliability and Resilience Assurance Landmark achievement of Polish-Ukrainian-U.S. cooperation introducing new standards for critical infrastructure protection, presenting resilience measures as cost-saving investments that reduce insurance premiums and operational costs.
• MUNIMAP Project EU-funded project (2024-2027) addressing sea-dumped chemical and conventional munitions in the Baltic Sea, developing roadmap, policy recommendations, and IT solutions for site prioritization and munitions remediation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 120 participants from government, academia, industry and civil society at Warsaw-Kyiv Resilience Forum 2024
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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AI maturity

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AI capability2 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and supporting.

• OPCW (Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerICCSS maintains a long-standing mutual cooperation with OPCW to strengthen the global norm against chemical weapons. ICCSS President met with OPCW Director-General on 29 November 2023 during the 28th Conference of States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention. ICCSS supports OPCW's mission to eliminate chemical weapons and address emerging chemical threats, including through publications, side events, and capacity building programs. OPCW Director-General acknowledged ICCSS as a vital partner in adapting and ensuring the effectiveness of the chemical weapons prohibition.
• Vistula University (Poland)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVistula University served as co-organiser and venue host for the Warsaw-Kyiv Resilience Forum 2024. The university cooperates with ICCSS on academic leadership in societal resilience, cybersecurity and AI education and competence development with Ukrainian partners. Prof. Wawrzyniec Konarski, Rector of Vistula University, participated in the opening session alongside ICCSS President.
• G7 Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass DestructioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerICCSS is a member of the G7 Global Partnership Working Group against the spread of materials and weapons of mass destruction and actively participates in Plenary Sessions and in the Chemical Security Working Group (CSWG), Biosecurity Working Group (BSWG), and CBRN Working Group. ICCSS leads within G7 GP regional chemical safety and security and has participated actively for over 10 years (commemorated at Tokyo meeting in March 2023).
• European UnioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerICCSS serves as EU contractor and has led multiple EU-funded projects including EU-CHEM-REACT (2017-2018), NET-CBRN-REACT, EU-CHEM-REACT 2 (2019-2021), EURO-MED-REACT (2022-2023), and MUNIMAP (2024-2027). EU provides significant grant funding for civil protection exercises and capacity building across Eastern Europe and the Middle East.
• Poland Ministry of Interior and AdministrationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMinister Wieslaw Lesniakiewicz, Undersecretary of State at Poland's Ministry of Interior and Administration, participates in Warsaw-Kyiv Resilience Forum and represents the Ministry in civil protection cooperation with ICCSS. The Ministry supports ICCSS's whole-government approach to societal resilience.
• Jordan Armed Forces / Jordan Ministry of InteriorcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJordan partners (Armed Forces and Ministry of Interior) cooperate with ICCSS on the Middle East Chemical Safety and Security Program, development of ChemReg in Amman, and chemical safety and security confidence building measures. HE Mazin Al Farrayeh, Minister of Interior of Jordan, received ICCSS President on 7 November 2022 and expressed high support for cooperation.
• Polish Volunteer Fire Service Association (ZGOSP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPolish Volunteer Fire Service Association cooperates with ICCSS through MoU to assist Ukraine on civil protection and CBRN security. ICCSS and ZGOSP were the first international partners to join government and civil society in assisting Ukraine to develop volunteer fire service and align with UCPM. Leaders signed MoU on 10 February 2023 alongside German and Ukrainian partners.
• Ukraine (Government, Academia, Civil Society)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerICCSS has developed extensive multi-year partnerships with Ukrainian government agencies (State Service of Special Communications, Energoatom), academic institutions (Lviv State University of Life Safety, National Aerospace University KhAI), and civil society (NGO Poruch). ICCSS has maintained and expanded cooperation programs with Ukraine throughout Russia's military aggression since 2022.
• OSCE (Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOSCE provides overall program support for ICCSS initiatives including the Integrated Chemical Safety and Security Program (ICSSP) in Ukraine. ICCSS President addressed the OSCE-wide Cyber/Information Communication Technologies Security Conference in 2022 on the role of private sector in enhancing industrial cybersecurity and reliability.
• INTERPOLmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerICCSS cooperates with INTERPOL as part of its international network and G7 Global Partnership activities. ICCSS Global Team members and President conduct bilateral meetings with INTERPOL representatives at G7 GP meetings.
• NATOmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerICCSS cooperates with NATO as part of its international network. ICCSS participated in EU-NATO hybrid threats exercises (PACE 22) and engages with NATO through G7 GP and bilateral meetings. ChemReg invites NATO to use its premises and trainers for activities in the Middle East and North Africa.
• WHO (World Health Organisation)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWHO participated in ChemReg inauguration in Amman on 7 November 2022. ICCSS engages WHO in its chem-bio safety and cybersecurity programs and aligns with WHO International Health Regulations in civil protection exercises.
• Green Cross InternationalmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerICCSS was welcomed at Green Cross International offices in Washington DC in April 2015. Dr. Paul Walker, Director of Environmental Security and Sustainability at GCI, moderated the session. Both organisations share goals in global environmental and chemical security.
• MUNIMAP Consortium PartnersmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerICCSS leads policy dialogue in the EU-funded MUNIMAP project (2024-2027) addressing sea-dumped munitions in the Baltic Sea. Consortium includes experts from Denmark, Germany, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Norway, Council of Baltic Sea States, and HELCOM.
• Germany THW (Bundesamt für Technisches Hilfswerk)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlbrecht Broemme, Honorary President of THW (Federal Agency for Technical Relief), Germany, participated in Warsaw-Kyiv Resilience Forum 2024 and emphasised the critical importance of European resilience. Germany, through ZOES (Future Forum for Public Safety), signed MoU with ICCSS on 10 February 2023 for cooperation in Ukraine reconstruction.
• ASEZA (Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority, Jordan)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerASEZA plays a crucial role in ICCSS's Middle East Chemical Safety and Security Program, with emphasis on the Aqaba region. ASEZA participated in EURO-MED-REACT project and is engaged in chemical safety and security confidence building measures.
• Global Energy Safety Institute (US)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal Energy Safety Institute is a partner in Warsaw-Kyiv Resilience Forum 2024 and contributed to the International Manual on Cybersecurity, Reliability and Resilience Assurance. Executive Director Emil Peña (former US Deputy Energy Secretary) presented key initiatives at the Forum.
• Kharkiv IT-Cluster (Ukraine)supportingTechnology or IntegrationKharkiv IT-Cluster is a Forum partner contributing to digital cooperation and resilience solutions between Poland and Ukraine. CEO Olga Shapoval participated in the high-level policy segment of Warsaw-Kyiv Resilience Forum 2024.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Stimson Center: A well-established Washington DC think tank with programs on WMD, chemical/biological security, and CBRN policy. Overlaps with ICCSS in chemical and biological security research and policy convening, but operates at significantly broader scale across multiple issue areas.
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC): The world's largest humanitarian civil-protection network, active in disaster preparedness, response, and community resilience. Comparable to ICCSS on the civil-protection and community-resilience workstreams, but vastly larger and more established.
• Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI): An independent international research institute on security and armaments. Overlaps with ICCSS in chemical/biological weapons research and policy, but operates as a much larger, established research institution rather than a program-implementing non-profit.

Direct peers

• VERTIC (Verification Research, Training and Information Centre): An independent, non-profit NGO based in London that works on verification, training, and information sharing for the Biological Weapons Convention and Chemical Weapons Convention. Directly comparable to ICCSS as a non-profit capacity builder supporting treaty implementation in chemical/biological safety and security.
• James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS): The largest non-profit center dedicated to research and training on nonproliferation, based at the Middlebury Institute. Comparable to ICCSS in its focus on WMD-related chemical/biological nonproliferation training, research, and policy support.
• Green Cross International: An environmental security and sustainable development non-profit founded by Mikhail Gorbachev. ICCSS is already a partner of Green Cross International; the two share goals in global environmental and chemical security advocacy and convening.
• Crisis Management Initiative (CMI): A non-profit foundation established by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Martti Ahtisaari that works on conflict resolution, peace mediation, and crisis management. Comparable to ICCSS as an independent, founder-led international non-profit foundation with strong governmental networks.
• Industrial Cybersecurity Center (CCI): A Spanish non-profit center dedicated to industrial cybersecurity training, professional certifications, and best-practice dissemination. Directly comparable to ICCSS's Industry Cybersecurity and Reliability Program and its standardized professional qualifications in OT/IT cybersecurity.
• BioWeapons Prevention Project (BWPP): An international network of civil society organizations working to prevent the development and use of biological weapons. Highly comparable to ICCSS in its non-profit, multi-stakeholder approach to chemical/biological arms control and security capacity building.

Emerging players

• Open Nuclear Network (ONN): A non-profit project of the One Earth Future Foundation focused on reducing nuclear and other WMD-related risks through expert engagement. Comparable to ICCSS as a smaller non-profit working on CBRN risk reduction with multilateral partners.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

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Profiles6 records

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