Establishing a Corporate Sustainability Program (Part II: Data Collection, Goal Establishment and Future Plans)

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

With a 5-year old 'Green Team', Eurofins Lancaster Labs issued the company's first formal sustainability report in April 2014. The 'Green Team' has focused on educating all 900+ employees at the facility about corporate social responsibility as it relates to environmental stewardship. Recently, it became more apparent that a more formal sustainability program would be necessary in order to effectively support the future growth of the company. This presentation will provide an overview of the data gathered and highlights from the sustainability program efforts. It will also discuss goals that have been set based on the data and explain some of the company's future initiatives related to sustainable business practices.

Learning Objectives

  • Provide an overview of sustainability report data
  • Setting goals based on data
  • Provide ideas for sustainable business practices related to facilities management

Biographies:

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.

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 lab.

 

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