Lab Supply Procurement
Drive sustainability aT the point of purchase
Greater than 70% of a research institution's GHG emissions are scope 3 emissions, produced by the manufacturer of purchased products, and their disposal. Lab procurement professionals wield significant influence over these emissions by choosing whom to buy their products from. Today, many procurement professionals are driven to reduce their scope 3 emissions. This is being done by conducting spend-based environmentally extended input-output (EEIO) assessments to identify opportunities for improvement. However, this approach has limitations. It overlooks distinctions on the product and supplier level, and fails to consider emissions from end-of-life disposal. Join Research recycling to share insights on these challenges and collaborate with peers across the value chain in order to drive change!
Barriers to Sourcing Greener Raw Materials
Objective: To qualify the challenges associated with sourcing sustainable raw materials and with design optimization for recyclability.
Impact:
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Provide an overview of current design challenges
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Identify sustainable raw materials for pilot programs
Project Proposal
Creating Green Product Standards
Objective: Determine emission savings threshold that qualifies a product as "green".
Impact:
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Establish industry-wide green product standards for lab products.
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Empower greener purchasing decisions.
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Provide manufacturers with emission savings goals for common lab products.
Get Involved:
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Participate in interviews: share your challenges, best practices and emission reduction goals.
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Become an advisor: provide strategic guidance and expertise to help shape green product standards.
Recent Advances
A 61% Lighter Cell Culture Dish
A developed a sustainable cell culture dish that is 61% lighter, 67% less volume and is the equivalent of three petri dishes.
Terracycle
Innovative recycling solution for laboratory products and packaging.
Life Cycle Assessment of Lab Consumables
First literature to quantify the carbon foot print of common , single-use lab consumables
Project Proposal
Barriers to Sourcing Greener Raw Materials
Objective: To qualify the challenges associated with sourcing sustainable raw materials and with design optimization for recyclability.
Impact:
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Provide an overview of current design challenges
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Identify sustainable raw materials for pilot programs