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Sustainability Committee

Coordinating practical action to reduce ICMAB’s environmental impact and embed sustainability in everyday institutional activity.

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Reducing ICMAB’s environmental impact

The ICMAB Sustainability Committee was established in May 2023 to reduce the Institute’s environmental impact across its areas of activity. It brings together staff from across ICMAB to turn environmental responsibility into practical institutional action.

The former page recorded 16 members organised into four working groups. Current membership is presented dynamically below and should be treated as the authoritative source whenever the composition changes.

The Committee is open and participatory: every ICMAB staff member is invited to join its activities or contribute to the working groups.

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Sustainability Committee at ICMAB

Four areas for collective action

The Committee’s work is organised through four complementary groups that connect awareness, measurement and operational improvements.

Outreach

Raise awareness and encourage participation in more sustainable everyday practices.

Resources Quantification

Support the assessment and monitoring of resource consumption and environmental impact.

Waste Management

Promote waste reduction, responsible separation, reuse and recycling practices.

Sustainable Laboratories

Advance more sustainable laboratory practices and responsible use of scientific resources.

Sustainability Plan at ICMAB

Approved in May 2024, the strategic plan structures the Institute’s sustainability action around three main areas designed to reduce environmental impact and promote responsible resource use.

General Objectives

  • Assess and monitor ICMAB’s environmental impact and benchmark it against similar institutions.
  • Raise awareness about resource consumption among staff and researchers.
  • Communicate practices for reducing energy, water and material use.
  • Share actions and improvements with the broader community.

Sustainability Within ICMAB

  • Minimise water consumption across laboratories and facilities.
  • Optimise energy use, including laboratory equipment and computational resources.
  • Reduce, reuse and recycle materials to minimise waste.
  • Adopt eco-friendly chemicals and greener synthesis routes whenever possible.

External Initiatives

  • Reduce the environmental impact of commuting and work-related travel.
  • Promote sustainable purchasing and reduce the carbon footprint of procurement.
  • Communicate relevant ICMAB work to a broader audience.
  • Engage in local initiatives that support a greener scientific ecosystem.
Approach to a More Sustainable ICMAB
World Bicycle Day and sustainable campus mobility initiative at ICMAB

Awareness and sustainable mobility

The Committee has promoted awareness of water use, sustainability in laboratories, car sharing, public transport and recycling.

For sustainable transport, it organised a presentation of the UAB Campus Mobility Plan and a World Bicycle Day activity. Participants guided and demonstrated routes for reaching the centre by bicycle.

Understanding waste management

The Committee also arranged a visit to an urban waste management facility so participants could see how urban waste is processed.

These initiatives connect institutional planning with practical knowledge and encourage the ICMAB community to participate in environmental improvements.

Visit to an urban waste management facility organised by the ICMAB Sustainability Committee

Committee members

Current members and profile links are loaded dynamically from ICMAB People records and organised by constituency.

Coordinator

Committee coordination.

Direction

Representation from Direction.

Departments

Representatives from ICMAB research departments.

General Services

Representation from General Services.

Scientific and Technical Services

Representation from the Scientific and Technical Services.

Young Researchers

Representatives of the young researcher community, when returned by People.

Young Researchers Substitute

Substitute representation, when returned by People.

Resources about sustainability

Practical mobility resources and the Sustainability Working Group document from the former page.

Mobility and Transport at UAB

UAB information and applications for campus mobility.

Open UAB mobility resources

UAB Car Sharing App

Car-sharing service for journeys connected with the UAB campus.

Open car-sharing app

Public Transport Journey Planner

Mou-te journey planner from the Government of Catalonia.

Plan a public transport journey

European Mobility Week

European campaign supporting sustainable urban mobility.

Visit European Mobility Week

Approach to a More Sustainable ICMAB

Document produced by the ICMAB Sustainability Working Group.

Open the working group document

Contact the Committee

ICMAB staff are invited to participate in Committee activities and contribute to its working groups.

Contact the Committee

ICMAB-CSIC

Campus de la UAB
08193 Bellaterra
Barcelona, Spain

Committee email

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Telephone

+34 935 801 853