16 June 2026

What are SDGs?

Adopted by the UN’s member states, the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were created to offer a guide of all the actions that should be taken in redesigning the world in a sustainable manner that will allow the climate to not surpass the 1.5ºC threshold by 2030 according to the Paris Agreement. While this threshold might already be surpassed, it has become even more crucial today to implement the Sustainable Development Goals across industries.
These goals are a mixture of environmental, social and economic goals that combined will ensure a sustainable future.
Since there are only four years left to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, we have put together a guide on how to include them when organising an event. Don’t worry, it is easier than it sounds, and you might already do this without even realising.

20 March 2026

Since the circular economy was originally defined based on the Reduce-Reuse-Recycle (3Rs) strategy, the concept has now expanded to include more Rs that minimise waste. Following up from the first part of our circular economy guide for events, we have analysed the additional circular economy concepts and how they can be adapted in the world of scientific conferences.

9 January 2026

We launched our Sustainability Initiative to encourage and support ideas that enable biologists to collaborate productively whilst minimising their impact on the environment. We are proud that our grants have supported hundreds of events so far, connecting biologists from all around the world with a lower impact on the environment.

One of the most sustainable actions you can take for your event is to organise it entirely remotely. In this blog, we interviewed Drenka Trivanovic, Organising Committee Chair of The Bone Marrow Adiposity Society (BMAS) 2025 Virtual Summer School, who remotely organised the event with support from our Fund for Innovations in Sustainable Conferencing. This event successfully brought people together while reducing CO₂ emissions and costs. Drenka shared her experience with us.

21 November 2025

By Tan Hooi Wen

We are delighted to present to you the second prize-winning essay by Tan Hooi Wen (Taylor University) from our essay competition, ‘Innovative ideas for the future of sustainable events’. We received a high number of thoughtful and innovative essays, and while it was a tough decision for our Sustainability Board to make, this essay stands out. Here is Tan Hooi Wen’s innovative idea that could make the events of the future more sustainable:

13 October 2025

As a company, we are committed to ensuring that sustainability is a consideration in everything we do. When organising our Workshops, we are always looking for new ways to minimise our environmental impact. Sustainable events require a well-thought-out strategy and collaboration with the right stakeholders. We actively seek partnerships with suppliers that we can work with to deliberately choose sustainable options and to ensure that services and products meet our sustainable goals. This isn’t always a straightforward process. It requires constant searches for criteria matching, data analysis, grading and a fair amount of trial and error.

21 April 2026

by Jeroen Dobbelaere

Research funders have started to request lab sustainability measurements. Are they joining the sustainable wave or will it have an impact?

Research labs are the places where scientific questions are tested, ideas are born and discoveries are made. Although the current lab environment is very different from the romantic textbook view, most people use a vast number of resources to put in practice these principles.

12 February 2026

More than 2.1 billion tonnes of waste are produced every year in the EU. Nowadays, we are living in a “take-make-consume-waste” linear economy where products are designed to have a limited lifespan and people are encouraged to replace them quickly.

However, in the light of climate change, there has been more investment to transition from the linear to a more sustainable circular economy. But what is circular economy and how does it differ from our economy from today?

10 December 2025

By Katherine Paine

We are delighted to present to you the third prize-winning essay by Katherine Paine (University of Edinburgh) from our essay competition, ‘Innovative ideas for the future of sustainable events’. We received a high number of thoughtful and innovative essays, and while it was a tough decision for our Sustainability Board to make, this essay stands out. Here is Katherine Paine’s innovative idea that could make the events of the future more sustainable:

27 October 2025

By Liew Yao Rong

We are delighted to present to you the first prize-winning essay by Liew Yao Rong (Taylor University) from our essay competition, ‘Innovative ideas for the future of sustainable events’. We received a high number of thoughtful and innovative essays, and while it was a tough decision for our Sustainability Board to make, this essay stands out. Here is Liew Yao Rong’s innovative idea that could make the events of the future more sustainable:

16 September 2025

by Saurabh Chand Sagar

My name is Saurabh Chand Sagar and I am a Drosophila cell and developmental biologist currently undertaking my doctoral studies at Banaras Hindu University, India. As an attendee of the Biologists @ 100 conference, I enjoyed the seamless integration of cellular science with its repercussions on physiological processes and behavioural patterns, further exploring these effects on climate change and biodiversity conservation. The Company of Biologists demonstrated its commitment to sustainability by minimising environmental impact through eco-friendly practices at the conference.