The laboratory supply chain is a significant component of many organisations' overall carbon footprint, whether they be in academia, pharma, biotech, healthcare or other areas where labs are part of the workflow.
There is much positive work in place via approaches such as My Green Lab Certification that address lab practice and behaviour. Alongside this, there is a drive for more sustainable lab products via innovation, improvement, and redesign.
But: What do we mean we say, “sustainable product”? We will briefly explore this question and how the ACT. Eco Nutrition label from My Green Lab is driving both better communication around product sustainability and continuous improvement.