Transitioning to a sustainable organisation
Sustainability at EMBL reduces our environmental impact, finds solutions to the major global challenges and promotes sustainable science.
The Sustainability Stars Awards are an initiative run by the Wellcome Genome Campus to recognise sustainability champions amongst the campus' institutes. This year saw five EMBL-EBI winners who we want to celebrate.
As we go further into the omics era, collaboration between scientists and suppliers is necessary to ensure we develop technologies that can advance science without harming the environment.
IT Services teams across EMBL have been focussing on reducing their energy consumption with impressive results, supporting our budgets and sustainability.
Markus Ziegler, EMBL’s Senior Architect, tells us what we can expect from future building projects at EMBL.
Niklas McPhee, maintenance technician, talks about how the SIM team repairs and maintains equipment, supporting EMBL’s sustainability goals.
In this first edition of EMBL Sustainability Stories, we tell you about Magdalena Gierlach, supervisor of the lab kitchen services, and the continuing contribution of her team to EMBL’s sustainability journey.
Energy saving measures across EMBL sites led to a significant reduction in our total energy usage in 2022, reflecting our commitment as an organisation to reduce our environmental impact and embrace sustainability principles.