Sustainable development

The Lille Center for Infection and Immunity is actively committed to reducing its environmental impact by placing sustainable development at the core of its priorities.
To put this commitment into action, a working group dedicated to sustainable development has been established. Its main missions are:

• To carry out a Greenhouse Gas Emissions Assessment (BEGES) for the unit, using the Labos 1point5 tool, in order to identify priority levers for action.
• To propose transition scenarios toward more sustainable practices.
• To inform and raise awareness, encouraging both individual and collective actions.

In 2022, the unit’s carbon footprint amounted to 1,622 t CO₂e, corresponding to an average of 7.6 t CO₂e per member. Emissions are largely driven by purchasing activities (1,127 t CO₂e), particularly consumables (530 t CO₂e). The main emission sources, in descending order, are:

1. Consumables purchases: 530 t CO₂e
2. Laboratory life (food services, facilities, buildings): 209 t CO₂e
3. Equipment and instrumentation purchases: 198 t CO₂e
4. Heating: 138 t CO₂e
5. Commuting (home–work travel): 134 t CO₂e
6. Services: 99 t CO₂e
7. Electricity: 88 t CO₂e
8. Transport of goods: 63 t CO₂e
9. Construction: 53 t CO₂e
10. Business travel: 41 t CO₂e
11. Refrigerant gases: 33 t CO₂e
12. Repair and maintenance: 21 t CO₂e