Chemistry labs in Tallaght achieve My Green Lab Platinum Certification
TU Dublin has been awarded a Platinum My Green Lab Certification for outstanding work in reducing the environmental impact of laboratory space and for successfully completing the My Green Lab Certification Programme as a Platinum Level Certified Lab.
Recognised by the United Nations Race to Zero campaign as a key measure of progress towards a zero-carbon future, The Green Lab Certification programme is considered the international gold standard for laboratory sustainability best practices around the world. My Green Lab Certification is a proven, scalable programme that helps organisations achieve sustainability goals. It offers tried-and-true methods rooted in science to dramatically reduce the environmental impact of laboratories without disrupting the critical work underway.
Within the School of Chemical and Bio-Pharmaceutical Sciences at TU Dublin, the chemistry labs in Tallaght achieved a Platinum My Green Lab Certification on 12 December 2022. After a thorough assessment of laboratory equipment, practices, and products, the chemistry labs in Tallaght achieved a certification assessment score of 74%, a 23% improvement from a baseline assessment score of 51%.
Read more on the full report results here: TU Dublin - Chemistry Lab - Certification - Feedback Report - Dec 2022
TU Dublin is an active member of the My Green Lab programme, and a My Green Labs working group is working to make impactful improvements to decrease the environmental footprint of laboratory-based work (undergraduate and research) at TU Dublin. With one Green Lab Certification achieved, TU Dublin is progressing with eight more My Green Labs applications for labs across the University. If you want more information or to get involved with the working group, please contact greencampus@tudublin.ie.