Greiner expands ecolabel coverage

Greiner Bio-One has expanded third-party sustainability labels across its labware lineup, bringing its total number of My Green Lab ACT Ecolabel-certified products to 127. (gbo.com) The company said 101 products were newly certified at the beginning of 2026, adding to 26 products that already carried the first-generation ACT label. The newly covered products include cell culture microplates, storage plates and cryogenic tubes. (gbo.com) The ACT label is a sustainability scorecard for laboratory products, built by nonprofit My Green Lab and independently validated through partner Verico. My Green Lab says the label uses a 100-point weighted system that looks at product manufacturing, energy and water use, packaging, chemicals and end-of-life options. (mygreenlab.org) Greiner said the new certifications highlight two changes in production: greater use of renewable energy and higher recycled content in materials. The company framed the labels as a way to give laboratories and procurement teams comparable environmental data when they buy routine consumables. (gbo.com) (mygreenlab.org) That matters because plastic consumables are everywhere in biomedical research and diagnostics, from plates used to grow cells to tubes used for long-term frozen storage. Greiner Bio-One says it sells lab and medical plastic products in more than 100 countries. (greiner.com) Greiner had already used the ACT program on a narrower slice of its catalog. In 2024, the company said its serological pipettes received the ACT ecolabel, marking an earlier step before this broader rollout. (greiner.com) The label is designed to work like a standardized comparison tool rather than a blanket “green” claim. My Green Lab says buyers can use the scorecards to compare products from different manufacturers on the same criteria, while the ACT database publishes product-level entries. (mygreenlab.org) (actdatabase.mygreenlab.org) Greiner’s broader sustainability push extends beyond this label program. Its 2024 group sustainability report said the company is pursuing a longer-term transformation around circularity and lower environmental impact across its businesses. (greiner.com) For lab buyers, the immediate change is simple: more of Greiner’s everyday plates and tubes now come with a published environmental score alongside the usual technical specifications. (gbo.com) (mygreenlab.org)