Establishing a Corporate Sustainability Program (Part I : Grass Roots to Formal Implementation)

Christina Leslie, Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories
Sam Huber, Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories

Lancaster Laboratories was founded in 1961. Throughout the history of the company, conservation and environmental stewardship have been part of the culture. In 2009 our conservation systems became more formalized after the formation of a 'Green Team'. This employee driven effort, ranging from lab technicians through managers implemented programs and educated the entire staff of 900+ employees on conservation practices including recycling, waste reduction and energy efficient behaviors within the lab and at home. This presentation will review the maturation of our sustainability program over the past 5 years from a 'grass roots' effort to the development of a more formalized system. Best practices that have been derived from this process will also be reviewed.

Learning Objectives

  • Provide an overview of grass roots effort
  • Discuss ideas and avenues for employee education and involvement
  • Outline best practices that have been determined from the process

Biographies:

Ms. Leslie holds a B.S. in Biology from Millersville University of Pennsylvania. She currently manages a Pharmaceutical Product Testing department for ELLI where her responsibilities include oversight of the lab operation to ensure quality and compliance in order to meet client requirements and regulatory standards. Recently, Ms. Leslie has also taken on the role of Sustainability Officer for ELLI and has worked to implement a more formal sustainability program at the facility.

Mr. Huber graduated from Lebanon Valley College with a B.S. in Biology. He then obtained a Certificate of Business Management from Penn State University. Mr. Huber managed various environmental laboratory operations for Lancaster Labs prior to assuming the role of facility manager in 2007. Since 2008 the laboratory footprint has grown by 60%. His responsibilities include facility management of the largest single-site independent testing laboratory in the US located in Lancaster County, PA.

 

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