{"id":46,"date":"2023-07-19T10:43:27","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T10:43:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/sustainability\/?page_id=46"},"modified":"2025-09-23T11:51:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T11:51:31","slug":"reports-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/sustainability\/reports-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Reports and Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"vf-grid | vf-grid__col-1\"><div class=\"vf-grid__col--span-2\"><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<div class=\"vf-grid | vf-grid__col-3\"><div class=\"vf-grid__col--span-2\"><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<p class=\"vf-lede\">EMBL is a committed to being open and transparent about its sustainability journey.<\/p>\n<!--\/vf-lede-->\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>We want to lead a transition to sustainable science across Europe and to collaborate with other like-minded organisations. This provides an opportunity to amplify the impact that we achieve in delivering this strategy by encouraging and inspiring other life sciences organisations to consider their own sustainability performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"vf-divider\">\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"embl-grid embl-grid--has-sidebar\"><div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<div class=\"vf-section-header | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n  <h2 class=\"vf-section-header__heading\" \n      >\n      \n          Reports      <\/h2>\n\n  \n  <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Annual-Report_Sustainability-Stats_FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2024 Sustainability Data Report<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vf-text--body vf-text-body--3\">A snapshot of our sustainability data from 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vf-u-margin__bottom--1200\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Sustainability-report-2023_Final_Small.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2023 Sustainability Report<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vf-text--body vf-text-body--3\">A detailed view of our sustainability activities and impact in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vf-u-margin__bottom--1200\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/documents\/document\/annual-report-2022\/\">2022 Annual Report<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vf-text--body vf-text-body--3\">A snapshot of EMBL 2022 facts and figures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vf-u-margin__bottom--1200\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/documents\/document\/annual-report-2022\/\">2022 Energy &amp; Carbon Footprint Report<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vf-text--body vf-text-body--3\">A detailed view of our 2022 energy use and carbon footprint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vf-u-margin__bottom--1200\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/documents\/document\/annual-report-2021\/\">2021 Annual Report<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vf-text--body vf-text-body--3\">A snapshot of EMBL 2021 facts and figures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vf-u-margin__bottom--1200\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/documents\/document\/annual-report-2020\/\">2020 Annual Report<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vf-text--body vf-text-body--3\">A snapshot of EMBL 2020 facts and figures.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"vf-grid | vf-grid__col-3\"><div class=\"vf-grid__col--span-2\"><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<hr class=\"vf-divider\">\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"embl-grid embl-grid--has-sidebar\"><div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<div class=\"vf-section-header | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n  <h2 class=\"vf-section-header__heading\" \n      >\n      \n          Strategy Documents      <\/h2>\n\n  \n  <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/documents\/document\/sustainability-strategy\/\">Sustainability Strategy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vf-text--body vf-text-body--3\">Our strategy to transition to a sustainable organisation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vf-u-margin__bottom--1200\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/documents\/document\/embl-materiality-assessment\/\">Materiality Assessment<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vf-text--body vf-text-body--3\">Including the full methodology and justifications.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"vf-grid | vf-grid__col-3\"><div class=\"vf-grid__col--span-2\"><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<hr class=\"vf-divider\">\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"embl-grid embl-grid--has-sidebar\"><div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<div class=\"vf-section-header | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n  <h2 class=\"vf-section-header__heading\" \n      >\n      \n          Other resources      <\/h2>\n\n  \n  <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Green-and-Sustainable-Computational-Research_Public.pdf\">Green &amp; Sustainable Computational Research at EMBL &#8211; Guide<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vf-u-paddinng__top--0  vf-text--body vf-text-body--3\">Environmentally sustainable computational research refers to the practice of<br>designing, developing, and deploying computational methods and systems in a<br>way that minimizes their environmental impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vf-u-paddinng__top--0  vf-text--body vf-text-body--3\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vf-u-margin__bottom--1200\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/europepmc.org\/article\/MED\/35452449\">Molecular biology for green recovery &#8211; A call for action (Paper)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vf-u-paddinng__top--0  vf-text--body vf-text-body--3\">Molecular biology has a vast potential for tackling climate change and biodiversity loss. We call for community-wide action to bring molecular biology to the forefront of this challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vf-u-margin__bottom--1200\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/europepmc.org\/article\/MED\/36695559\">Green Labs: a guide to developing sustainable science in your organization (Paper)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vf-text--body vf-text-body--3\">Here, we explore how research organizations can reduce their environmental impact, share useful resources and encourage the global community to engage in making science more sustainable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vf-u-margin__bottom--1200\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/documents\/document\/harnessing-molecular-biology-to-accelerate-the-green-recovery\/\">Harnessing molecular biology to accelerate the Green Recovery (White paper)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vf-text--body vf-text-body--3\">Leading molecular biologists came together in 2021 to identify current and potential solutions to challenges in four research areas: global warming, loss of biodiversity, biogeochemical flows, manufactured pollutants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vf-u-margin__bottom--1200\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/EMBL-Green-Lab-Guide_09.23.pdf\">EMBL Green Lab Guide (Guide)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vf-text--body vf-text-body--3\">Tips and hints on making your lab greener at EMBL including services offered by the organisation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vf-u-margin__bottom--1200\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s43588-023-00461-y\">GREENER principles for environmentally sustainable computational science (Perspective)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vf-text--body vf-text-body--3\">The carbon footprint of scientific computing is substantial, but environmentally sustainable computational science is field with many opportunities to thrive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vf-u-margin__bottom--1200\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.plos.org\/ploscompbiol\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pcbi.1009324\">Ten simple rules to make your computing more environmentally sustainable (Editorial)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vf-text--body vf-text-body--3\">10 simple rules to help make computations more environmentally friendly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vf-u-margin__bottom--1200\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sels-network.org\">Sustainable European Laboratories Network (SELs) (Network)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vf-text--body vf-text-body--3\">A network of green lab groups across Europe with a library of useful green lab resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-title-left-aligned.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"embl_taxonomy":[],"class_list":["post-46","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"embl_taxonomy_terms":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/46","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46"}],"version-history":[{"count":104,"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/46\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16891,"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/46\/revisions\/16891"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"embl_taxonomy","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/embl_taxonomy?post=46"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}