As a scientific company, our work is inherently about the future, and sustainability is how we protect it.
Our Approach to Responsible Business
We support research, healthcare, and scientific progress within a people-centric industry. To do that responsibly, we strive to operate in a way that protects the environment, supports our people and communities, and ensures our business remains resilient, ethical, and trusted for the long term.
Responsibility is embedded in how we work every day. From the way we support our staff to how we partner with suppliers and manage our environmental impact.
Workplace Standards
We are committed to maintaining a safe, inclusive, and supportive working environment for everyone. Our comprehensive HR policies, quality assurance frameworks, and ongoing training programmes help ensure fairness, wellbeing, and compliance across our business.
Responsible Procurement
We work closely with suppliers who share our values. Through clear standards and policies, we ensure our partners operate in a socially and environmentally responsible way, aligning with our expectations for ethical and sustainable business practices.
Environmental Management
We take a practical, responsible approach to our operations, focusing on using renewable energy, reducing waste, and reusing materials wherever possible. By continuously improving our practices, we aim to minimise our environmental impact while supporting a more sustainable future.
Our People in Action
Sustainability isn’t just written into policy, it’s something our people bring to life.
Source BioScience has partnered with OnHand, a leading platform for engaging teams in volunteering and environmental action. Through OnHand, our colleagues take part in purpose-driven activities that support local communities and the wider environment. These contributions are an important part of who we are, helping to create a workplace where people feel empowered to make a difference.
Current OnHand Statistics
2804
Hour Volunteered by Source BioScience Employees
5882
Trees Planted in the Source BioScience Forest
60.49MT
CO2e Reduced by all Source BioScience OnHanders
- Data derived from the Source BioScience UK Ltd OnHand employee ESG platform from September 2024 to March 2026.
To learn more about our sustainability strategy, please take a look at our flyer.
Our Initiatives
EV Charging
Source BioScience supports eco-friendly travel by offering electric vehicle (EV) charging facilities at all our laboratory locations, making it easier for staff and visitors to reduce their carbon footprint and contribute to a greener future.
OnHand
Source BioScience has partnered with OnHand, the world's leading solution to engaging teams in volunteering and environmental action️.
Together, we’re empowering employees to take meaningful action on the issues that matter. From youth mentoring and tackling food poverty to supporting the elderly and fighting climate change, OnHand offers hundreds of opportunities to do good and create mass collective impact.
ReLived By Shareware
Source BioScience diverted 19.31kg of clothing from landfill and sponsored Rosehill School to divert a further 157.1kg, together preventing 176.41kg of clothing from going to waste.
In doing so, Source BioScience and Rosehill School enabled 233 people in the region to access their Right to Clothing free of charge.
On 10th February 2026, colleagues from Source BioScience volunteered with our sponsored charity, Sharewear, supporting their vital work providing free clothing to individuals and families in need. Read more about our experience here.
EcoVadis Sustainability Rating
Source Bioscience International Ltd has earned a Committed Badge in their EcoVadis assessment, which is a recognition of their good performance as per the EcoVadis assessment methodology.
EcoVadis is recognized globally for trusted business sustainability ratings.
Bowel Cancer UK
Over the years Source Bioscience has raised funds for Bowel Cancer UK by creatively utilising a variety of fundraising options, exemplifying their corporate social responsibility by supporting vital research and initiatives aimed at fighting this disease.
Cambridge Science Centre
Source Bioscience proudly supports the Cambridge Science Centre, reaffirming their commitment to to provide young people with positive engagements with STEM, leading to raised aspirations and improved opportunities.
Carbon Capture® Programme
Source Bioscience demonstrates its dedication to environmental sustainability through active participation in the Carbon Capture program, as highlighted in their marketing materials, showcasing their commitment to offsetting carbon emissions and reducing their ecological footprint.
Carbon-neutral Nottingham (CN28)
As a key supporter of Nottingham's Carbon-neutral (CN28) ambition, Source Bioscience demonstrates its commitment to sustainability. As part of this initiative you can spot the Source BioScience logo proudly displayed on the side of the CN28 tram showing off Nottingham's ambition to be carbon neutral by 2028.
Nottingham Hospitals Charity
Source Bioscience is actively raising funds for the Nottingham Hospitals Charity through daring activities like abseiling down the QMC and participating in the Dragon Boat Race, showing dedication to supporting healthcare initiatives in their community.