We have a dedicated Sustainability Working Group helping us to take action to be a more environmentally-friendly and sustainable laboratory. 

Business initiatives

Initiatives already in place have resulted in significant reduction in paper use, increased recycling of waste and use of more biodegradable or reusable consumables. We are introducing a greener fleet and working towards phasing out petrol and diesel vehicles by 2030. We are investigating changes to packaging and liaising with suppliers to encourage change. The electricity which we use is entirely renewable.

We use FSC paper, recycle ink cartridges where possible and try only to send hard copy information when needed. We are transitioning to LED lighting and we turn off all lighting and equipment when possible. 

Personnel initiatives

Our Tearooms enable our teams to recycle glass, batteries, soft plastics/crisp wrappers, dry mixed recyclables and we also use various Terracycle schemes for other items including stationery. 

Environmental enhancement

We have faced new considerations such as total environmental impact of new equipment purchase, motion sensor lighting vs LED and costs/benefits of moving away from plastics to a plant based alternative.