Last year we wrote about how the Ferrari lab, along with 22 other labs at UNSW, had decided to become involved with the Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework (LEAF) program and that we were one of only four labs at UNSW to be awarded with a silver certification - with no labs achieving gold certification.
Now, after a year of hard work and dedication - particularly by our lab’s unofficial sustainability coordinator, Jordan - the Ferrari lab has just been awarded the first gold LEAF certification in Australasia! This certification is really exciting for not only the lab, but to the university as a whole. There has been a slowly developing drive amongst the STEM faculties at UNSW to push for increased sustainability in lab spaces and having the first gold lab in Australasia has been the impetus to accelerate this development even further. For example, a goal for next year is that every single lab in the faculty receives a bronze LEAF certification. It’s a huge point of pride for us that our lab has been at the forefront of this change and we can’t wait to see what the future has in store.
Photo of some very proud Ferrari lab members at the LEAF awards. From left to right, front: Belinda, Jordan, Kellynn and Priyanka; back: Tom, Dana and Angelique.