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Our commitment to people and the environment
To achieve sustainable success, we consider not only financial but also environmental and social aspects in our business activities and strive to harmonize these three dimensions.
The Challenge
In respect to lab environment, there is a special situation: Security of the scientists combined with safety for the samples, embraced by sustainable progress. Consumables like tubes and tips are mandatory in labs due to purity and risk of samples – by this, scientists produce enormous amounts of plastic waste which -until today- can not be recycled in a proper way. There are ideas and promising research projects but a reliable and robust recycling method is currently not available. As centrifuges run only several minutes to hours per day, their power consumption is lower than for devices with 24h per day running time (freezers, biosafety cabinets, incubators, etc.).
Nevertheless, by applying new, innovative technology, the power consumption of every lab equipment can be optimized. Even improvements at already low consumption levels do benefit the environment. We must pursue every opportunity for progress. Still, we do not compromise in respect to sample safety, meaning, we insist on exact temperature conditions for your samples. For example, when you put the setting to 4° C for a spinning run of highly sensitive protein samples, you have the right to expect temperature accuracy. Temperature accuracy is directly related to reproducibility and data reliability.
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„Eppendorf should be synonymous with customer- oriented processes, innovative technologies, and premium products and services to improve human Living conditions.“
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This is how our founders Dr. Netheler and Dr. Hinz described the company mission in 1970. This mission has motivated and inspired us at Eppendorf ever since then. As a mid-sized company, we have always been – and will continue to be – very aware of our responsibility to all human beings. This is why we welcome both the heterogeneity and individuality of our employees and customers as well as the diversity of their cultures, world views and personal biographies. Every day, we discover new potential and opportunities for improving our efficiency on the market – and heightening our mutual respect and esteem.
Sustainability covers the three columns of environmental, social, and economical aspects. The environmental area is still the most known aspect of sustainability in public. Eppendorf strives to reduce its environmental footprint by constantly reducing the raw material usage a well as energy consumption and to optimize the environmental impact of our business operations and the products we produce. Environmental aspects are joined by social and economical aspects within Eppendorf but also when our products are used by our stakeholders. None of these challenges can be solved quickly or easily. But all of them demand that we listen to one another and work together. That we focus on caring for the environment and the future of all of us. We know where that road leads: We aim to make our contribution and reduce the CO2 footprint together.
Sustainability Report 2022
In our Sustainability Report for the 2022 fiscal year, we inform about the handling and implementation of our four key strategic sustainability themes: climate change, natural resources, social compliance and social well-being and, moreover, we share information about the social engagement of the Group of Companies.
