Overview

As a company steeped in the life sciences, Promega understands the importance of learning from natural history in order to preserve the earth's ecosystems. Promega is committed to understanding its environmental impacts and limiting the overall footprint. As a global organization, every Promega location worldwide is challenged to increase efforts to preserve the natural environment.

"The chief lesson of natural history is that life has learned the art of sustainability and that this art has stood the test of time. It is an art, moreover, that can be learned, adapted and put into conscious practice by us."

– Bill Linton

When formalizing our Sustainability Program in 2009, Promega set several targets to achieve environmental improvement by the end of 2012. Today, 4 of the 6 environmental goals have been reached. This accomplishment is thanks to many individuals worldwide identifying opportunities for improvement and taking action. Of course, this is just the beginning. By raising awareness and by becoming more "contextually sensitive", the principles of sustainability found in biological and ecological systems can gradually be mirrored in our own business practices.

Like the products we make, sustainability is the sum of many small steps paving the way to something great and like the planet we inhabit, it requires attention and concern. It is arguably, a continuous journey rather than a race towards some tangible finish line. Having met the majority of the 2012 goals, and in the spirit of continuous improvement, it's time to set new goals. By the end of 2014, Promega will aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, energy, water, waste, and paper by 10% as indexed to revenue based off our 2010 baseline.