Corporate social responsibility: Sustainability and supply chain security
In our Mission to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer, Thermo Fisher Scientific focuses on environmental sustainability and providing your lab with a reliable supply chain.
Our sustainability practices
Explore key areas of our sustainability initiatives designed to reduce our environmental footprint, promote recycling, and prevent waste, ensuring that we contribute positively to the planet and future generations.
Learn more about our 2025 Sustainable Supplier of the Year recognition.
Reducing emissions
Thermo Fisher has pledged significant reductions in emissions and increases in renewable electricity. We work with our suppliers to set science-based environmental targets because we know this is important for our future.
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Recycling guidance
We offer recycling guidance to help your lab staff identify the recyclable plastic components included in the ImmunoCAP™ and EliA™ tests and Phadia™ Laboratory Systems reagents. Our guidance will also help your staff recognize the resin identification code for identifying recyclable and non-recyclable plastic.
Waste prevention
Is your lab looking for ways to reduce waste? We support implementing paperless solutions that not only generate cost savings and conserve trees but also ensure secure and compliant access to data whenever needed.1
A US reference lab saved $118,000 annually and 253 trees by storing digital lab reports as PDFs.
Sustainable Supplier of the Year
Sustainability Scientists’ Choice Award 2025
Thermo Fisher Scientific’s commitment to sustainability was recognized with the “Sustainable Supplier of the Year” award by Scientists’ Choice Awards. These awards are chosen by scientists and healthcare professionals around the globe. The award highlighted our efforts to significantly impact lab sustainability through various initiatives, including: energy efficiency, waste reduction, more sustainable products bearing the ACT™ eco-label and active efforts in education and advocacy.
Supply chain security
Your lab can put our supply chain to the test.
We understand your lab expects to receive the products and parts you need when you need them. We employ a holistic management process for business continuity management (BCM) that identifies potential threats to an organization and the impacts to business operations those threats might cause.
Our BCM planning provides a framework for building organizational resilience with the capability of an effective response that helps safeguard our business partnerships.
We help ensure supply chain security to support your lab with the following strategies:
Full end-to-end control of our R&D process, manufacturing of ImmunoCAP and EliA tests, and quality control
Inventory practices ensure ample safety stock levels to cover unexpected interruptions
Ownership of many of our high-quality allergen raw materials to support supply chain control
Contact us today to learn why labs and procurement teams worldwide trust our BCM practices to keep them up and running.
- Murphy J, et al. Implementing a paperless solution: enhancing efficiency and sustainability through digital innovations. 2025. Thermo Fisher Scientific.
