Program areas at My Green Lab
Green Lab certification: My Green Lab operates the world's leading certification program for operational laboratory sustainability, My Green Lab certification. At the end of 2023, were working with over 2,000 labs and 20,000 scientists globally. This included 30 of the top 50 largest biotech and pharmaceutical corporations by revenue, 65 major research institutes and over 320 organizations in total. In 2023, My Green Lab also kicked off a revision and update process for the certification, aligned with international best practices, led by an expert technical committee drawn from our global network of Green Lab practitioners in both academic and commercial labs.
Green Lab outreach: My Green Lab provides clear, comprehensive information to our global community about best practices for sustainability in the Lab. My Green Lab reached nearly 40,000 people with our newsletters, recruited nearly 6,000 ambassadors in 57 countries, and presented at more than 80 global professional conferences and events, including the un conference of parties (cop28). We hosted two successful online international conferences, the My Green Lab global summit and My Green Lab european summit, with a combined attendance of over 1250 people.
Act labels: My Green Lab established the first ecolabel for laboratory products at the end of 2017. In 2023, we worked with manufacturers and life science organizations to promote sustainable procurement in laboratories. At the end of 2023, we had published over 3,000 act labels representing over 1,200 Lab products. My Green Lab also kicked off a revision and update to the act standard following international best practice, led by a technical committee comprised of world leading experts on sustainable products, life cycle assessment and environmental certification.
My Green Lab advocacy and education: in its fourth year, our international freezer challenge engaged 2,000 laboratories around the world representing 170 different research institutions. Together, our 2023 freezer challenge participants saved a combined 20.7 million kwh/year of electricity. In 2023, we also launched our My Green Lab accredited professional program, and the first 50 participants completed the in-depth education program on Green Lab principles.