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Discover how we are innovating with the planet in mind.
At Thermo Fisher, we continually evaluate how we design, source, make, use and ship our products, as well as how we return, recycle or dispose of them at end of life. We seek out ways to improve the health and environmental impacts across the product life cycle, including sourcing better materials, implementing alternative ways to make and ship our products, and developing strong partnerships with suppliers and customers to help advance our shared sustainability goals.
Raising the bar on more sustainable product design
Always with an eye on innovation, we strive to make the most of our resources and reduce the environmental footprint of our products, without compromising quality and performance. Leveraging our sustainable design framework and processes along with the PPI Business System, Thermo Fisher scientists apply Design for Sustainability principles to product design.
We're on a journey to think differently about how we design, make and package our products—moving from linear processes to a more circular economy, where we eliminate waste and keep materials in use, either as a product, components or raw materials.
Choosing greener products - look for the leaf
For customers seeking greener products, Thermo Fisher has created an easy identification system with our green leaf symbol. When you see the green leaf symbol on one of our products, it means that product meets one or more of our environmental sustainability criteria.
Our criteria for designing to reduce environmental impact
We are continually evaluating how we make and deliver our products, and how our customers are using them. We incorporate principles of green chemistry and green engineering into product design.
As a result, our greener products help advance sustainability and improve lab safety by minimizing use of hazardous chemicals, reducing waste and material consumption and increasing energy efficiency.
Standardizing product transparency: The My Green Lab® ACT® Ecolabel
At Thermo Fisher, we prioritize transparency that enables our customers to make informed choices regarding the environmental impact of the products they select. To support, we have aligned our approach with industry standards, emphasizing the use of third-party ecolabels.
Thermo Fisher is an early adopter and advocate of the My Green Lab ACT Ecolabel, the premier third-party ecolabel for laboratory products, encompassing consumables, chemicals, and equipment. Leveraging the ACT Ecolabel allows laboratories to make informed purchasing choices based on standardized and verified environmental data, enabling you to advance sustainability without sacrificing performance.
Get the facts. Find details on all green product claims for each of our greener product lines.
We take sustainable product design seriously and believe all greener product claims should be transparently documented. For each of our greener product lines, we provide a green fact sheet that explains and substantiates the greener product claim(s) related to that product line.
To make it easy for customers to find our Greener by design products, we have labeled them with our green leaf symbol in product search results and on product pages. You can also find a complete, updated list by clicking below.
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