Sustainability – what we have done so far?

We are committed to ensuring our environmental impact is kept to a minimum and we are working hard to make sustainability a consideration in everything we do. Below are some of the things we have put in place so far to become more sustainable. Since 2020 we have:

launched the Sustainable Conferencing Initiative (2020) – now known as The Company of Biologists’ Sustainability Initiative
launched The Forest of Biologists (2023) – we plant a native tree for each published Research and Review article and protect ancient woodland on behalf of our peer reviewers
shared sustainability tips with our community through regular blog posts
made more sustainable choices when it comes to venue and supplier selection for our events
have introduced vegetarian and vegan days at our events
provided sustainable travel grants to encourage more meeting attendees to make sustainable travel choices
tracked the carbon footprint of our Workshops in order to make more informed decisions of the actions we can take to minimise our GHG emissions

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What else can be done?

Becoming more sustainable as a business and as an industry, is work in progress. We would love to hear from you with ideas on how our community can become more sustainable. This can cover anything from sustainability at events, to sustainability in the lab. We will gather and review all your ideas and will report back at the end of the conference. Adding your name and your email address is optional, but please consider providing us with this information if you would be open to us contacting you about your ideas in the future. Thank you in advance for helping us and your community on our sustainability journey.

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How can biological research be made more sustainable?

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