In summary, an environmentally responsible method for the reduction of carboxylic acids to aldehydes and alcohols has been developed utilizing green and recyclable reaction media. These transformations rely on inexpensive and commercially available catalysts and reagents. Moreover, and unlike prior reports, this technology offers a broad selection of substrate types, including functionalized educts suggesting its potential applications to late-stage functionalization of value in medicinal chemistry. The overall environmental impact appears to be relatively modest based on an E Factor analysis. Lastly, an unprecedented 1 pot, 4-step sequence featuring this reduction is illustrative of surfactant-enabled chemo-enzymatic catalysis.