{"id":2828,"date":"2018-12-27T12:42:47","date_gmt":"2018-12-27T12:42:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/priorclavena.com\/?p=1186"},"modified":"2020-01-30T21:44:48","modified_gmt":"2020-01-30T21:44:48","slug":"we-need-sustainable-labs-for-sustainable-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.priorclave.com\/en-us\/2018\/12\/27\/we-need-sustainable-labs-for-sustainable-research\/","title":{"rendered":"We Need Sustainable Labs for Sustainable Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">The global consensus on climate change has grown increasingly dire.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Nonetheless, a shocking<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>percentage of &#8220;sustainable research&#8221; is done in labs that do not operate in an environmentally sustainable manner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">According to recent figures, the average research lab consumes five to eight times more energy than a typical office space of the same size.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Labs use routinely waste millions of gallons of water each year, and dispose of billions of pounds of plastic (and that&#8217;s only counting non-hazardous waste plastic).<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">At Priorclave North America we&#8217;ve long supported all efforts at sustainability.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>That starts with our autoclaves themselves\u2014designed from the ground up to be reliable, effective, and extremely efficient.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>And it&#8217;s continued with our early support for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.priorclave.com\/en-us\/2014\/11\/23\/bloggreen-lab-corporate-sponsorship\/\"><b>ACT Label<\/b><\/a>\u00a0program.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\">Get in on the ACT for Sustainable Research and Operations<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">The <b>ACT LABEL<\/b>\u2014which stands for <i>Accountability<\/i>, <i>Consistency<\/i>, and <i>Transparency<\/i>\u2014is a sort of &#8220;nutrition label&#8221; for lab equipment.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Having the label makes it easy to consider the impact a piece of equipment or supply will have on sustainable research operations.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>(The info on the label is independently third-party verified, audited by Sustainability Made Simple, and verified by My Green Lab.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">We&#8217;re so pleased that Priorclave was among the small vanguard of manufacturers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/life-science-leaders-recognized-at-international-institute-for-sustainable-laboratories-conference-300753478.html\">recognized for Sustainable Procurement Leadership at the 2018 I2SL Annual Conference<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>&#8220;These manufacturers and organizations have demonstrated tremendous leadership in a space historically left out of the sustainability conversation,&#8221; says Allison Paradise, CEO of My Green Lab.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>&#8220;We are thrilled to see them being recognized by the I2SL community.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Thank you, Allison!<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">To learn more about steps your lab can take toward sustainable research operations\u2014including the ACT Label program\u2014visit <a href=\"https:\/\/act.mygreenlab.org\/\">My Green Lab<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The global consensus on climate change has grown increasingly dire.\u00a0 Nonetheless, a shocking\u00a0 percentage of &#8220;sustainable research&#8221; is done in labs that do not operate in an environmentally sustainable manner. 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