All GC GCMS current equipment is audited and certified by a Third Party company (SMS Collaborative) to evaluate our equipment EIF (Environmental Impact Factor)
Information about Energy Consumption, Shipping impact, Product lifetimeare the summarized in a label (see below picture)
Reading the label (from the auditor website):
"The criteria for the ACT label, also known as the Environmental Impact Factor (EIF) criteria, were developed with input from industry experts and external stakeholders. Scientists, sustainability directors, procurement specialists, and manufacturers all provided valuable feedback on the EIF criteria, resulting in the most comprehensive product labeling program for life science products.
The ACT label process entails third-party verification of the sustainable impacts of a product, its operations, and its end of life. Completing this process is a significant achievement that offers a baseline and framework for continuous improvement for the manufacturing community"
How to Download the label:
Labels are downloadable from mygreenlab website: actdatabase.mygreenlab.org/
- Click on ACT DATABASE and filter for "Thermo Fisher" manufacturer:
- Use the search bar to find the instrument of interest (Eg. Trace 1610)
- Dowload the label of interest paying attention to the Region, instrument Voltage and instrument model.