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Nanotechnology has appeared as a flexible technical solution to global sustainability challenges. The economic growth in the field of nanotechnologies will lead to an increased variety and increased volumes of engineered nanocarriers that are produced. Certainly, there are challenges for sustainability of nanotechnology itself. Threat of unknown and irreversible toxicity to human and environment is the major issue among them. The use of a life cycle assessment method, combined with risk assessment, to understand the potential problems and to implement green nanomanufacturing methods that are less troublesome to the environment and human health, is currently in progress. Considering the efforts made by different organizations all over the world, there is an opportunity to consider new universally agreed free‐of‐bias regulatory standards, with special emphasis on the uniform assessment techniques. As a long‐time requirement, a harmonized initiative is also required for the toxicology testing of each NM and products based on it and for reporting them on a single platform. In the near future, with such harmonized efforts, nanotechnology will predictably include sustainability standards to reduce its impacts on the environment and human health using sustainable manufacturing practices and employing possible alternatives.