Green Labs Toolbox

Everything you need to take action: tools and resources for greener lab practices.

CO2 Calculator to assess your lab’s annual carbon footprint – will be deployed in Q4 2026! 

LEAF (Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework) is a recognised programme that helps laboratories improve their sustainability and efficiency through a structured set of criteria and a certification scheme.

EPFL LEAF guide
LEAF by UCL

Green DiSC is a certification framework focused on sustainable computing in research. It helps assess and reduce the environmental impact of digital and computational activities through a structured roadmap and recognised certification levels.

EPFL Green DiSC guide
Green DiSC website

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a methodology used to evaluate the environmental impacts of a product or process across its entire life cycle from raw material extraction to production, use, and disposal.

Support and tools are available to help laboratories interested in conducting LCAs of lab products and activities. Please contact [email protected] for more information.