Welcome to sustainable lab solutions
At Agilent, we unite our passion for protecting the environment with our mission to support your scientific progress. That’s why we’re committed to developing products and programs with resource conservation and reducing carbon footprint in mind, helping you operate your lab more sustainably while achieving—and exceeding—your scientific goals.
Laboratories are resource intensive and can have damaging ecological effects. Our dedication to creating a better world is reflected in our involvement with several initiatives to help you reduce environmental impact and foster a culture of sustainability.
From enabling more responsible purchasing decisions through third-party-verified data, to helping guide smarter energy use in the lab, to encouraging community discussions of more sustainable approaches—we provide a variety of tangible strategies to help you make meaningful changes in your day-to-day lab operations.
Equipment etiquette labels
Energy savings often start with the things we overlook every day. Did you know that your plugged-in devices are quietly burning through around 20% of your lab’s energy? Where possible, turning off your idle equipment can have a huge impact on energy consumption.
Use our equipment etiquette labels on your instruments as clear, visible prompts to guide smarter energy use without compromising performance, safety, or results. Over time, watch how these small reminders can create a shift toward a more sustainable mindset in the lab—ultimately adding up to big energy savings.
Ask for approval to turn off
Stop and never turn off
Turn off at the end of the day
Turn off at the end of the week
Turn off after use
Warm-up time
Use standby mode when not in use
Use sleep mode when not in use
Tips and tricks for sustainable operation
Looking for smart, actionable ways to enhance sustainability during your everyday lab work? From quick wins to more advanced strategies, our tips and tricks infographics offer practical insights to reduce resource consumption while enhancing operational efficiency, extending instrument lifetime, and optimizing system performance. Covering Agilent’s core technologies like GC, GC/MS, LC, LC/MS, molecular spectroscopy and more, these guides can help you implement meaningful changes across many of your workflows and position your lab for a smarter, more sustainable future.
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The Lab Sustainability Exchange
Join the conversation on greener lab practices in our new Lab Sustainability Exchange—a dedicated forum within the Agilent Community where lab professionals can come together to share and learn tangible strategies for driving environmental responsibility in science.
Alongside curated tips and tricks from past Agilent Community blog posts, the forum also invites you to contribute your own insights, successes, and questions. Whether you’re just starting your sustainability journey or looking to refine your practices even further, this is your place to connect, collaborate, and inspire change as part of alike-minded community.
Share ideas, drive change
Agilent waste reduction solutions
Waste reduction in scientific laboratories is a big topic—and a big priority at Agilent. As the only market leader with a vertically integrated trade-in and refurbishment program covering over 200 products, we apply circular economy principles across the instrument life cycle. From sustainable designs and expert maintenance to like-new refurbished instruments, trade-in, and recycling, this regenerative solution promotes using instruments to their maximum potential and takes on their end-of-life management— redirecting valuable resources away from landfill at all costs.
Discover how our comprehensive waste reduction strategies can help support your sustainability journey at every stage. Together, we can achieve excellent scientific outcomes with less waste and more eco-friendly practices.
Advance science, reduce wasteOur partnership with My Green Lab
To support scientists like you to achieve your lab sustainability goals, Agilent is the first Transformative Level sponsor of My Green Lab—a nonprofit organization dedicated to building a global culture of sustainability in science.
Agilent is a sponsor of the My Green Lab Certification program, which is considered the gold standard for laboratory sustainability best practices. We are working to ensure our onsite customer demonstration laboratories around the world are certified “Green” by implementing sustainable strategies into our everyday testing and research—making key progress in our journey toward net zero.
Our partnership with My Green Lab also includes achieving My Green Lab ACT Ecolabels for several of our products. These ACT (Accountability, Consistency, and Transparency) eco-nutrition labels provide customers with third-party-verified information on the environmental impact of Agilent instruments, helping you make more sustainable choices for your lab.
ACT-labeled products
Supporting resources
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