2013
Sustainability Report
Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories Inc.
2425 New Holland Pike | Lancaster, PA 17601
Phone: (717) 656-2300
CEO Message
Timothy Oostdyk - President
Throughout our 52 year history, Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories Inc. (ELLI) has
always been committed to quality, high ethical standards and operating in a
socially responsible manner. As part of our continual desire to improve our
business operations, I am happy to report that we have implemented a more
formal sustainability program.
Our first annual sustainability report will highlight just a few accomplishments
from the past year. I believe that incorporating a Triple Bottom Line (TBL)
approach to the way we run our business is critical to our continued long term
success. People, Planet, and Profit are the key factors when adopting a TBL
approach.
Our people are the pillars of our business. Responsible environmental policies
and stewardship of our planet are essential to long-term growth. And of course
profitability is the key to the success of any business. By effectively focusing on
all three of these components, we achieve sustainability.
Sustainability is not only becoming a driving force among market shareholders
but also is critical for recruiting and retaining employees. Many of our employees
view community involvement opportunities and “green” initiatives as an integral
part of their employment at ELLI. I have therefore committed to promoting this
initiative with our leadership team so that we can all effectively support and bring
new energy to creating an effective and long term sustainability program.
All of us at ELLI look forward to working with our clients and shareholders to
continue to achieve success. We are committed to doing so in a socially and
environmentally responsible manner, which is why this initiative will be an
important part of the culture at Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories moving forward.
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Sustainability Officer Message
Chrissy Leslie – Manager, Pharmaceutical Product Testing
Sustainability Officer
In 2009, a small group of environmentally conscious employees got together to
form a “Green Team” at ELLI. We established a mission statement which stated
that we would work together to reduce consumption, encourage recycling,
promote conservation and educate the workforce for the goals of improving
efficiency, reducing costs and minimizing the environmental impact of our
operations. This grass roots effort has blossomed over the past four years and
led us to realize that we needed to implement a more formal sustainability
program.
In 2013, we included a Corporate Social Responsibility page on our company
website and set a goal to publish a sustainability report in 2014. We identified
key stakeholders within the organization and worked to pull data together for our
first report. The process has been enlightening and rewarding. I know we still
have a lot to learn but I am confident that based on the data we have in our first
report, we can easily identify some areas for efficiency gains and improvement.
I am proud to serve as the Sustainability Officer for ELLI and I look forward to
expanding our program and increasing our knowledge in this area. If a
sustainability program is successful, it will result in happier and healthier
employees, conservation and/or more efficient use of resources, and a greater
benefit to our local community. This in turn will increase profitability. The key is
realizing that everything is connected so when a business operates in a socially
responsible manner, the outcome can only be positive.
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Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories wins Recycling
Award
Facilities Manager Sam Huber (center left) and Sustainability Officer Chrissy Leslie (center right)
accept the company’s Recycling Award from members of the Professional Recyclers of
Pennsylvania.
The Professional Recyclers of Pennsylvania (PROP) has recognized
Pennsylvania’s most outstanding recycling programs and projects, awarding
Eurofins Lancaster Labs a 2013 Pennsylvania Waste Watcher Award in
recognition of outstanding practices in the recycling field. In addition to recycling
glass, aluminum and plastic, the Lancaster, PA site actively recycles cardboard,
office paper, Styrofoam, various metals (copper, brass, iron, steel, stainless
steel), and wooden pallets. The lab also has collection bins available in order to
collect and recycle batteries, glossy paper/magazines/catalogs and eye glasses.
We continually encourage all of our 800+ on-site employees to bring in any of
these items from home if their specific municipalities do not offer recycling of
these materials.
The Pennsylvania Waste Watchers program recognizes recycling, waste
reduction, reuse, and composting programs in Pennsylvania that have exhibited
exemplary performance. In 2013, over 70 municipalities, counties, private
businesses, individuals, and community organizations from throughout
Pennsylvania are being recognized for going above and beyond what is
mandated under Act 101 for their communities or programs. Act 101 – the
Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act–has helped
generate significant economic and environmental benefits for over 20 years.
Recycling has become a billion dollar industry in Pennsylvania and with each
passing year, there is a steady increase in the amount of collected recyclables
and the number of jobs created by the industry. Recycling has saved precious
resources and energy, limited greenhouse emissions as well as other air and
water pollutants. This growth and success is the result of a serious commitment
to recycling by individuals, businesses, government and recycling and organics
industry personnel like these award winners.
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ELLI Garden Club
The Eurofins Lancaster Labs Garden Club was formed in the summer of 2010
with the intent of turning a long unused space into a productive space.
The primary goal of the group is to grow fruits, vegetables, herbs and flowers
using sustainable, organic methods and to share the harvest with lab employees.
This program has developed into a sort of ESA (Employee Supported
Agriculture) similar to a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture).
During the growing season, crops and fresh flowers are collected and placed on
a table in the cafeteria. All employees are welcome to share in the daily harvest.
The fresh flowers are placed throughout the facility and many people enjoy taking
some to brighten up their office spaces. Donations for the crops and flowers are
welcome but not required. Any money collected is used towards maintaining the
garden and purchasing seeds. In 2013, 885 lbs of produce was collected from
our garden plot!
We feel this is a unique program which offers our employees outdoor space
where they can learn about ecology, enjoy time outside and also share in the
harvest of organically grown crops.
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Efforts to Reduce Methylene Chloride Emissions
Over the last few years, Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories Environmental, LLC has
taken several steps to be more environmentally conscious. The first step was to
switch the soil extraction method from EPA method 3550 (sonication) to EPA
method 3546 (accelerated microwave extraction). The microwave method uses
ten times less solvent than the sonication method.
In 2013, the group combined their full scan and SIM extraction for EPA method
8270. Before the change, samples were extracted twice to perform these
analyses. Now samples are prepared once and the extract is split. This process
uses half the solvent (mainly methylene chloride) and reduces other usage such
as water, electricity etc.
Last year, the required sample volume for water extractions for several methods
was also reduced. One liter of water has been the standard for many years but
recently this has been reduced to 250 mL or even 40 mL for some methods. The
reduced sample volume means samplers can collect less water which saves
time. It also allows the company to ship more samples in fewer coolers which
saves energy in transportation. Since there is less sample to extract, smaller
pieces of glassware can be used in order to complete more work in less space
and use a fraction of the solvent.
The group has done this without increasing detection limits so our clients still get
the same level of sensitivity. As seen in the data, we have been able to
successfully reduce methylene chloride emissions for two consecutive years.
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Ventilation Controls
Laboratory buildings are notoriously inefficient by nature since Health and Safety
requirements historically create high energy demand. At Eurofins Lancaster
Laboratories we believe that modern technology can allow us to meet the
strictest health and safety standards in a sustainable manner. A pilot project
involving the installation of ten high performance fume hoods was initiated in
2013. These hoods can safely operate at velocities below 80 fpm and are
equipped with automatic sash repositioners connected to Variable Air Volume
controls. We believe this design will use 87% less energy than traditional bypass
hoods operated at 100 fpm! If the pilot project lives up to energy efficiency
expectations and all hoods pass "in use" tracer gas tests at lower face velocities,
we intend to consider replacing all existing fume hoods.
Additionally, we are replacing Class II B2 Biosafety cabinets used for particulate
containment in our chemistry operations with ventilated balance enclosures.
Each Class II B2 Biosafety cabinet exhausts 1200 cfm while balance enclosures
exhaust approximately 250 cfm. The enclosures make working with analytical
balances much easier and improve our ability to contain particles and vapors.
These changes reflect our ongoing commitment to the safety of our staff while
seeking means to reduce our carbon footprint.
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Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories Sustainability Data 2010-2013
Employee Health and Safety
Units
Employee Hours Worked
number
Recordable Incident Cases
number
*Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR)
rate
Lost Workday Cases
number
Incident Rate of Lost Workday Cases
rate
Lost Workdays
number
**Experience Modification Rate (EMR)
rate
Fatalities
number
Compliance Fines Paid:
OSHA
U.S. dollars
EPA
U.S. dollars
DOT
U.S. dollars
Fleet Accidents:
Miles on Fleet
number
Accidents
number
***Tobacco Use (Employee Smokers)
(% employees), number
Employees
number
NOTES:
*TRIR is a count of “recordable” cases
**EMR= actual loss divided by expected loss
***Tobacco Use data not collected before 2012
2010
2011
2012
2013
1,793,793
17
1.9
2
0.22
24
0.88
0
1,998,200
17
1.7
4
0.40
54
0.90
0
2,381,314
20
1.7
3
0.25
94
0.80
0
2,671,089
20
1.5
5
0.40
258
0.74
0
0
0
1335
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
565,472
1
NA
747
606,006
0
NA
788
722,625
3
(9%) 76
842
760,677
1
(9%) 82
892
2010
2011
2012
2013
Environmental Data
Units
Environmental Fines Paid: EPA
*Water Usage
U.S. dollars
gallons per year
gallons per square foot
CCF (cubic feet) per year
CCF per square foot
kWh (kilowatt hours)
yearly
kWh per square foot
# of pages printed/copied
tons per year
tons per year
kWh (kilowatt hours)
0
16,800,000
70.59
379,860
1.60
0
17,486,000
73.47
338,000
1.42
0
17,377,000
73.01
333,700
1.40
0
12,064,435
50.69
414,080
1.74
14,301,600
60
NA
357.5
350.4
182,208
14,042,400
59
N/A
360.6
353.4
183,768
14,006,400
59
16,992,610
207.5
203.4
105,768
15,367,200
65
13,245,081
354.8
285.5
148,460
tons per year
gallons per year
gallons per square foot
megawatts per year
tons per year
tons per square foot
tons per year
tons per vehicle (15
vehicles)
tons per year
101.82
10,263,000
43
NA
2235
0.00939
NA
97.36
11,189,000
47
NA
2026
0.00851
NA
93.28
12,819,000
54
NA
2002
0.00841
386
94.14
9,919,000
42
NA
2424
0.01019
359
NA
1.86
NA
1.69
25.7
1.67
23.9
2.02
*Natural Gas Usage
*Electric Usage
**Paper Usage:
Waste Disposal:
Waste to Incinerator
Energy Generated by Incinerator Waste
***Recycling Info:
Cardboard, Paper, Metals, Pallets
*Sewage / Wastewater Output
On-Site Solar Capacity
*CO2 Emissions
CO2 Fleet Emissions
Nitrous Oxide Emissions
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Environmental Data
Units
Volatile Organic Compound Emissions
****Methylene Chloride Emissions
tons per year
purchased pounds
pounds emitted
2010
2011
2012
2013
9.55
112,068
68,028
25.72
104,873
82,070
14.69
80,520
64,300
19.36
80,146
58,536
NOTES:
*Facility Size (2010-2013) = 237,986 square feet
**Data not collected prior to 2012, 22% decrease in 2013
*** PA Waste Watchers Award 2013
****There are initiatives underway to reduce our Methylene Chloride use which would cut emissions and waste
****See "Source Reduction Strategy for Hazardous Waste" Lancaster Laboratories, Inc
Supplier and Diversity
Units
Supplier Sustainability
Women On Board of Directors
Total Workforce
Women In Workforce
Total Management Positions
Women In Management
% of top 50 suppliers
number
number
number
number
number
Operations and Statistical Data
Units
Employees
number
Ethics Training
% of employees
Community Involvement: Volunteer
number of projects
*Community Involvement: Volunteer
number of hours
**Donations (CLOTHING/SHOES)
net pounds
***Garden (produce harvested)
net pounds
NOTES:
*Volunteer hours were not formally tracked for all projects in 2010-2013
**Planet Aid (facility donation box)
***Garden data not collected prior to 2013
2010
2011
2012
2013
NA
0
747
467
125
75
NA
0
788
479
130
77
54
0
842
527
140
80
74
0
892
540
158
89
2010
2011
2012
2013
747
100
9
85
NA
NA
788
100
17
46
4905
NA
842
100
6
30
2725
NA
892
95
10
61
1880
885
2013 Highlights:

30.5% decrease in gallons of water used per year from 2012.

22% decrease in number of pages printed/copied from 2012.

20% increase in supplier sustainability.
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2014 Goals/Incentives
 Increase participation in community projects/volunteer hours by 25%.
 Facilities will be implementing an energy management program which
provides real-time energy consumption information. This data will allow
ELLI to predict energy use against weather conditions and more actively
manage the consumption of energy to maintain the building conditions.
 Continue to reduce water consumption through the installation of low-flow
aerators in the oldest building on site.
 Report additional data related to materials recycled.
 Continue to reduce paper usage through implementation of electronic
notebooks.
Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories Inc.
2425 New Holland Pike | Lancaster, PA 17601
Phone: (717) 656-2300
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