Agilent’s ESG Report Highlights Expansion of Solutions to Help Labs Manage Their Environmental Footprint
26 Juni 2024 - 4:07PM
Business Wire
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today released the company’s
annual ESG report, showcasing a comprehensive and growing set of
sustainable solutions that enable hundreds of thousands of labs
worldwide to reduce consumption of nonrenewable resources and to
minimize waste.
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Agilent’s sustainable solutions include the sector’s largest
instrument recycling and refurbishment program and an expanding
number of My Green Lab ACT-labeled products that account for 40% of
the company’s instrument revenue. The company is also delivering
asset monitoring technology to manage lab resources more
efficiently and a wide variety of instruments and consumables that
use less energy and produce less waste. The report also highlights
Agilent’s accelerated progress in adopting greener product
packaging.
“Our global leadership in the lab-instrument and technology
sector enables us to have a positive impact on science and
society—from supporting more effective cancer diagnosis and
treatment to ensuring the food we eat and the water we drink are
safe,” said Padraig McDonnell, Agilent president and CEO. “It also
drives our efforts as a leading sustainable lab partner for our
customers, a top workplace for diverse talent, and a responsible
steward of the environment.”
Below are highlights from Agilent’s 2023 ESG initiatives:
Product Sustainability
- Expanded the My Green Lab ACT-certification label to
more product families, increasing from 35% to 40% the share of
instrument revenue from ACT-labeled instruments that provide
customers information on the environmental footprint of Agilent
products.
- Refurbished 5,400 instruments, a 25% increase over the
previous year, which reflects growing demand for the company’s
circular economy initiative known as the Agilent Certified
Pre-Owned Instruments Program.
- Earned the Scientists’ Choice 2023 Sustainable Product of
the Year award for the Agilent Cary 3500 Flexible UV-Vis
Spectrophotometer, which reduces the use of consumables and
reagents.
- Implemented more sustainable packaging for many
products, including the GC1 Packed Column box, 5500a FTIR Flow
Cell Stanhope instrument, and Easi portfolio, eliminating hundreds
of pounds of foam and plastic waste annually. Replaced paper
chemical standards labels with QR codes, saving 700,000 pieces of
paper annually at a single facility.
Environmental
- Reduced Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 8% since 2019, even
as the company’s revenue grew more than 30% over the same
period.
- Received validation of the company’s net-zero emissions
targets from the Science Based Targets initiative.
- Held dozens of net-zero emissions forums and workshops with
suppliers and assessed the carbon maturity of over 200
suppliers.
- Eliminated up to 80,000 gallons of organic waste per
year at the company’s oligonucleotide manufacturing facility
through an innovative recycling system.
Workforce Diversity and Engagement
- Achieved Great Place to Work® certification in 27 countries
and territories and was named one of the best workplaces in
Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Singapore, South
Korea, Spain, Taiwan and the United Kingdom.
- Earned high ratings from employees, with 89% of those
surveyed indicating Agilent is a great place to work.
- Recognized as a top employer for women by Forbes, and
once again achieved gender-based pay equity.
- Donated $1.5 million to Delaware State University, a
historically Black university, and $175,000 to eight STEM education
nonprofit organizations to expand opportunities for
underrepresented students; accompanied donations with hundreds of
hours of mentorship by employee volunteers.
- Generated $4.3 million for a broad set of charities
through employee donations and matching contributions from the
Agilent Foundation.
Agilent also invested $11 million in awards to support academic
research that advances science and society in key areas, including
bioprocess engineering, synthetic biology, quantitative analysis of
pollutants like per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), and
CAR-T cell manufacturing.
Read Agilent’s ESG report for details on these and many more
environmental and social initiatives in 2023. Learn more about
Agilent’s sustainability initiatives throughout the year at
Agilent.com.
About Agilent Technologies
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) is a global leader in
analytical and clinical laboratory technologies, delivering
insights and innovation that help our customers bring great science
to life. Agilent’s full range of solutions includes instruments,
software, services, and expertise that provide trusted answers to
our customers' most challenging questions. The company generated
revenue of $6.83 billion in fiscal 2023 and employs approximately
18,000 people worldwide. Information about Agilent is available at
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