Eppendorf receives further ACT label as an award for environmentally friendly devices
My Green Lab's ACT (Accountability, Consistency, and Transparency) labels function similarly to nutrition labels, providing a comprehensive evaluation of sustainability-related aspects. This enables laboratories to easily assess the eco-friendliness of their suppliers. The certification process includes thorough evaluations of manufacturing processes, energy and water consumption, packaging, and considerations regarding product disposal.
Eppendorf has received the ACT label for more than 150 of its products, and now three more product groups have been added. The Multipette®1) M4 multi-dispenser, the ThermoMixer© C, and the recently launched Mastercycler® X40.
These products join a valued and growing range of Eppendorf laboratory products that have been recognised by My Green Lab for their commitment to environmentally friendly practices, including centrifuges, bio-based laboratory consumables, pipettes, or ULT freezers.
Eppendorf's commitment to sustainability is evident in the manufacturing of all these recently ACT labelled instruments produced in German facilities powered by 100 % renewable energy. Moreover, these facilities have implemented a range of initiatives to minimize energy consumption and waste. With robust Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) policies, including
ISO 14001 certification and responsible chemical management, as well as by utilizing recycled and recyclable packaging materials, Eppendorf ensures high standards of safety and environmental stewardship.
More about
- Multipette®1) M4 dispensers: https://www.eppendorf.com/M4
- ThermoMixer®: https://www.eppendorf.com/mixer
- PCR-cyclers: https://www.eppendorf.com/cyclers
- Eppendorf’s sustainability goals: www.eppendorf.com/sustainability
- 1) In USA & Canada: Repeater® M4 stepper pipettes
About the ACT label
The criteria for the ACT label, also known as the Environmental Impact Factor (EIF) criteria, were developed with input from industry experts and external stakeholders. Scientists, sustainability directors, procurement specialists, and manufacturers all provided valuable feedback on the EIF criteria, resulting in the comprehensive product labeling program for life science products. The ACT label process entails third-party verification of the sustainable impacts of a product, its operations, and its end of life. Completing this process is a significant achievement that offers a baseline and framework for continuous improvement for the manufacturing community. https://act.mygreenlab.org/
About Eppendorf Group
Eppendorf is an international leader in the life science industry, developing, producing and distributing equipment, consumables and services that are used in laboratories around the world.
The product portfolio of the divisions Liquid Handling, Consumables, Separation & Instrumentation and Bioprocess includes pipettes, pipette tips, centrifuges, mixers, ULT freezers and bioreactors for cell and gene research. Furthermore, Eppendorf offers a wide range of high-quality consumables. Eppendorf Group reported a total sales figure of 1.23 billion euros for the financial year 2022 while their research and development (R&D) investments amounted to 76 million euros.
Eppendorf products are used in academic and industrial research laboratories, for example in pharmaceutical, biotech, chemical and food companies. Other fields of application for Eppendorf products include clinical and environmental analytical laboratories, forensics and industrial laboratories for process analysis, production and quality assurance.
Eppendorf Group is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, since 1945 and has production facilities and R&D sites in Europe, Asia and North America. The Group’s subsidiaries are spread across 33 countries. Today, the Group has more than 5,000 employees around the world. In their everyday work, all of these employees have one and the same mission, proclaimed by the company’s founder: Improving human living conditions.
www.eppendorf.com