Green Your Lab

Vanderbilt Sustainable Labs program

The Vanderbilt Sustainable Labs program is an initiative from Environmental Health, Safety and Sustainability in the Division of Administration, provides guidance and a voluntary certification designation for laboratory members to reduce the environmental impact of their lab activities.

The VSL program offers two resources: 

• Sustainable Lab Guide: This comprehensive guide for laboratory members offers practical strategies to minimize the environmental impact of lab activities.  
• Sustainable Lab Certification Program: Labs can voluntarily participate in this program by completing a self-certification form. After meeting impactful sustainability criteria, lab teams receive a sustainable lab certification badge, which can be showcased to highlight their commitment to sustainability.

The program is the result of collaborative efforts between EHSS and the Green Team, a group of researchers passionate about sustainability within the Center for Structural Biology and the Molecular Biophysics Training Program. 

RCR Day Presentation: May 5, 2023

Checklist to reduce your lab’s carbon footprint

Join the CSB/MBTP Green Team