BIG INTERVIEW
GOING GREEN IS A WINNING FORMULA FOR SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS EXPERTS Malvern Panalytical are ‘big on small’. This eye for detail has made them a world leader in scientific analytical instruments and services. It’s also driving their sustainability success, as Karen Southern discovers.
The whole company is learning about bees. Based on the belief that no idea is too small to make a difference, their Malvern site has become home to a thriving bee colony, to help improve local diversity and hopefully produce their own honey. Software engineer and green champion Clare Fenwick-Hyde explains: “Having bees might not be necessarily measurable in terms of what’s good for the company. But we all know their importance in the food chain -- after all, if there are no pollinators, there’s no food!” Malvern Panalytical is determined to help shape a greener future. They aim to reach net zero emissions in production, premises and energy use by 2030, and extend this to their value chain by 2040. At local level, they’ve already hit the ground running. Most of their main locations now have a Green Team comprising of volunteers and colleagues from various departments - engineers, scientists and manufacturing staff - headed by a Green Champion with the autonomy and budget to make meaningful change. Since starting their dedicated net zero journey, everyone in the company has been
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Software Engineer and Green Champion, Clare Fenwick-Hyde
Isla Buchanan, Sustainability Steering Group member
motivated to make those small changes that make a really big difference: from switching monitors off, turning heating down and using reusable mugs; to finding out what each team needs in terms of energy and where efficiencies can be made. There’s an e-bike loan and purchase scheme, a pool of EV cars with free charging points, and competitions for colleagues who commute by bikes. The latest green news is shared regularly, and colleagues have access to the Giki Zero app, offering handy hints on everything from sustainable travel, food and waste to investments and finance.
Global Sustainability Director, Erica Kostense
By showing so much commitment and enthusiasm, the company was a deserved winner in the ‘Excellence in Sustainability’ category at this year’s H&W Chamber Awards. It is now in the running for the Planet Saver - Green Business of the Year category at the British Chambers Business Awards and has applied for a Queen’s Award for Sustainability. Taking a science-based approach has certainly paid off says Isla Buchanan, a member of the Sustainability Steering Group. “We have been committed to sustainable good practice from our first ISO14001 audit in 2007, by building a
The e-bike arrives at Malvern Panalytical
November/December 2022
