Our Vision and Mission
Our Vision and Mission
Vision
Our vision is to be a national leader for sustainability in laboratory research, working to maximize the positive impacts of research investment for people and the planet while eliminating the negative effects resulting from significant resource use and waste generation.
Mission
Through a multi-stakeholder team approach, our mission is to lead, advocate for and implement initiatives that:
- Are safe and minimize the use of energy, water, materials, and/or hazardous chemicals in laboratories.
- Promote efficient use of equipment, laboratory space, building infrastructure, support services, and funding in support of research.
- Benefit researcher success, education, resiliency, fiscal responsibility, social equity and justice, and campus reputation.
- Foster innovation and collaboration, engage expertise, and enable action and/or leadership by students, staff, faculty and campus administration, including scientists.