Wellcome Centre for Cell Biology

Sustainability goals

Sustainability is an integral part of the Wellcome Centre for Cell Biology (WCB), and we are committed to conducting our research in a sustainable manner.

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The WCB sustainability goals include:

  • Promoting awareness of the social responsibility and environmental impact of lab practices.
  • Find alternative practices and solutions to make lab practices less damaging to the environment.
  • Minimizing single use plastic, energy and water consumption.
  • Reducing waste and promoting reuse of resources.
  • Minimizing the environmental impact of supply chains.
  • Gaining environmental accreditation.
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We aim to achieve these goals through a number of policies and initiatives: 

Related links

Advice for embedding sustainability in Grant applications

Social Responsibility and Sustainability Department