Green Lab
TU Dublin was awarded a Platinum My Green Lab Certification in 2022 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%.
Certifications
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.