We work sustainably and have been Green Lab certified since October 2023.

We started in February 2023 and achieved the "Green" level with 93% of My Green Lab.
After the first round of questions, in which our initial status was determined, we had 6-8 months to implement new measures. Our colleagues were informed and trained in weekly lab meetings.

This covered 12 areas: community, waste avoidance and recycling, purchasing, resource management, green chemistry/biology, water, energy, fume cupboards, cold storage, large appliances, energy infrastructure, animal husbandry and travel.

Here you can find our certificate.

Green Lab is an international non-profit organization based in the USA that certifies laboratories for sustainable working practices. My Green Lab has been named by the United Nations in its "Race to Zero" campaign as a key player in the goal to make medical and pharmaceutical companies, laboratories and research facilities carbon neutral by 2050. Laboratories are among the most resource-intensive workspaces in the field of biomedical research. Translational pain research is one of the pioneering institutes in Green Lab certification at the LifeScience Campus Cologne!

Further information: AG Sustainability/Green Labs

Prezi: Make your lab greener

The Sustainability Working Group is an initiative of the Group of Academic Staff Members (GAMMAs) of the Faculty of Medicine and is open to all status groups at the Life Science Campus Cologne who want to actively promote greater sustainability.