Driving sustainability since day one

Since Agilent's founding over two decades ago, we have consistently addressed sustainability issues and reported on our progress. We are now expanding those efforts by committing to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions with interim targets aligned with the Paris Agreement.

How our strategy has evolved

Our net-zero commitment includes the products we make, how we work with customers and suppliers, how we manage our internal operations, and being accountable for achieving our goals. In short, it includes everything we do.

We're investing more in renewable energy in our sites and facilities, moving our car fleets from gas to electric, and reducing business travel. We're also exploring moving more freight via sea or even rail, and engaging with our supply chain to identify which suppliers have the largest carbon footprint, working with those suppliers to reduce emissions, and factoring carbon footprint into supplier selection decisions.

Companies seeking to reduce emissions should align and measure their efforts in three distinct areas, known as "scopes" of activities. Below we list our scopes and the areas they impact.

How We Measure and Validate Our Progress

We’re measuring our progress toward our net-zero goals with interim targets in accordance with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, a comprehensive global standardized framework to measure and manage greenhouse gas emissions. Our goals and targets have been approved by the Science Based Targets initiative. Disclosures on our progress are verified annually by S&P Global Sustainable 1, an independent third party.

View Agilent’s Environmental Data and Assurance Statement. Learn more at Environmental Health and Safety.

Our recent progress

Greener Energy Practices

We achieved this by:

• Introducing solar energy, generating over 6.7 MWh of renewable energy and offsetting nearly 3,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions each year. This includes installing solar arrays in large sites in the United States, Australia and Singapore. In addition, we recently built a solar photovoltaic power station on the roof of our manufacturing facility in Shanghai, China. This project has reduced emissions by over 245 metric tons of carbon dioxide each year.
• Reducing kilowatt hours 7% (per square foot) and energy consumption 12% (per dollar of annual revenue) by installing more efficient lighting and system controls.

Examples include:

• The Intuvo 9000 gas chromatograph, which uses less than half the electrical power of a conventional GC.
• The 4210 MP-AES atomic emission spectrometer, which runs on air instead of combustible gases.
• Sustainable vacuum products, including scroll pumps that use oil-free technology and refurbishing services that reduce waste and encourage reuse.

Additionally, we're among the first companies in our class to be independently audited for the environmental impact of our gas and liquid chromatographs. And we're working with an independent nonprofit called My Green Lab to have Agilent instruments independently audited for the organization's Accountability, Consistency, and Transparency (ACT) label, which provides customers information about the environmental impact of lab products. See the full list of ACT-labeled Agilent products.

To switch from rapid product delivery via air to monthly shipments by ocean requires thinking big—specifically, reinventing how we manage global inventory. What began as a pilot project has now expanded to include more than 20 suppliers and transit from our factories to our logistic centers. Our learnings from this initiative continue to inform strategies that reduce emissions while ensuring products are delivered safely and efficiently.

Accelerating our commitment

See how our commitment has evolved over 20 years-from our first sustainability report to our commitment to net-zero emissions.

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