Energy Conservation

Thermo Fisher Scientific strives to reduce energy consumption and the associated environmental impacts, including greenhouse gas emissions, at our sites worldwide. To institutionalize this effort, the company in 2007 appointed a corporate Director of Energy Management.

Key conservation initiatives include:

UPGRADED LIGHTING TECHNOLOGY - At most major sites, energy consumption for lighting has been cut up to 50 percent over two years through high-efficiency lighting upgrades.

AUTOMATED HVAC CONTROLS - For optimized control and increased energy savings.

RETRO-COMMISSIONING - Restoring existing buildings to optimal performance, resulting in greater energy efficiency, improved indoor environmental quality, and reduced operation and maintenance costs.

LEADERSHIP IN ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN (LEED) - The LEED Green Building Rating System is the recognized standard for measuring building sustainability. LEED requires a rigorous third-party commissioning process to achieve certification.

RENEWABLE ENERGY - Renewable energy uses natural resources such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides and geothermal heat to replace fossil fuel-generated energy. Thermo Fisher is implementing a number of measures at its facilities, including:

• Daylight harvesting
• Solar photovoltaic (PV)
• Solar thermal

Other initiatives also contribute to minimizing Thermo Fisher's energy footprint.

• Most of our fleet vehicles in the European Union are powered by diesel fuel instead of gasoline, which cuts their CO₂ emissions approximately 40 percent.
• Thermo Fisher's extensive warehouse network reduces CO₂ through fuel savings realized from shorter shipments to customers.
• Customer-driven e-commerce through our information technology infrastructure also minimizes carbon emissions by reducing energy consumption and paper usage.