Christina Creager | VP of Marketing
My Green Lab

James Connelly, My Green Lab’s CEO, is a visionary sustainability executive with a track record of growing organizations that have transformed industries in multiple sectors, including manufacturing, real estate, tech, and life science. Over his career, he consulted with and developed sustainability programs for some of the world's largest companies and institutions. James is an internationally recognized corporate sustainability expert with deep knowledge of ESG reporting and strategy. James was selected as a GreenBiz 30 under 30 sustainable business leader in 2017 and a Net Zero Energy Trailblazer in 2019 and is passionate about rapidly catalyzing a global transition to Net Zero.

Appearances:

Day 1: 27th May @ 11:40

Green Labs at Scale: How Policy and Purchasing Are Driving Industry Adoption

Sustainable laboratory practices are no longer a “nice to have.” Across pharma, biotech, and research institutions, policy frameworks and procurement requirements are rapidly transforming green labs from voluntary initiatives into industry standards. This session explores how regulatory pressure, corporate climate commitments, and supplier tiering programs are accelerating adoption at scale. Drawing on real-world examples from global biopharma and CRO networks, we will examine how transparency, third-party verification, and harmonized purchasing criteria are creating a single sustainability signal across the lab ecosystem - turning ambition into measurable, system-wide impact.

Christina Creager, VP of Marketing, My Green Lab

Lena Thomas, Market Development Representative, My Green Lab