Scott Masiella, Director of Product Management at Stirling Ultracold discusses the environmental impact of laboratories across the industry and why change is needed for life sciences to pursue better sustainable working.
As it has become increasingly clear with every history-making flood, wildfire and storm on our planet, the climate crisis is now upon us. The scientific community was the first to recognise this and life sciences industries are in an authoritative position to lead the world in applying the urgency of responsible climate action.
This new resolve is moving beyond the outward appearances of “greenwashing” and affecting authentic change and climate impact. This is true, both for the internal processes of research, development and manufacturing, as well as the realisation of products that externally drive customer adoption of sustainable solutions. An effective environmental sustainability programme should start from the inside of an organisation and work its way to the outside world. Especially for the life sciences, “going green” should be an inside out transformation that has direct climate impact and becomes a model for others.