The ACT Label
It starts with making informed choices. Waters has designed many of its products to maximize your lab’s sustainability efforts and complete the rigorous process to be evaluated for and assigned an ACT Environmental Impact Factor Label. These labels help laboratories make informed decisions about the products they purchase, with environmental impact in mind.
Transforming through sustainability
The opportunity to reduce the environmental impact of labs through smarter purchases is tremendous. The ACT Environmental Impact Factor Label was designed to address the need of both scientists and procurement specialists for clear, third-party verified information about the environmental impact of laboratory products. By emphasizing Accountability, Consistency, and Transparency (ACT) around manufacturing, energy and water use, packaging, and end-of-life, ACT makes it easy to choose more sustainable products. ACT-labeled products are independently audited by SMS Collaborative, LLC (SMSC) and published by My Green Lab.
Lower operational costs
Many businesses are trying to actively address environmental sustainability while also reducing operational costs. The Xevo TQ Absolute was the first Waters mass spectrometry system to be awarded an ACT label and features low electricity consumption, gas consumption, and BTU/hr output — lessening the need for air conditioning and lowering costs. The Xevo TQ-S cronos, Xevo TQ-S micro and ACQUITY QDa II Mass Detector now also have ACT labels highlighting their similar environmental benefits without any compromise in analytical performance.
Reduced solvent consumption
ACQUITY and CORTECS Premier Columns are the very first chromatographic columns in the industry to provide ACT Environmental Impact Factor Labels after evaluation by My Green Labs. These labels enable scientists to choose a column based on the sustainability goals of their organization, by providing a rating of the environmental impact of the manufacture, shipping, use, and end-of-life of the column. The combination of <2 µm particle size and MaxPeak High Performance Surfaces technologies allows scientists to create methods with fast cycle times and reduce column conditioning and re-work.
Learn more about Waters products that feature the ACT Environmental Impact Factor Label.
ACQUITY Premier BEH Columns
Waters ACQUITY™ Premier BEH C18 Column, 1.7 µm, 2.1 x 50 mm
Waters ACQUITY™ Premier BEH C18 Column, 1.7 µm, 2.1 x 100 mm
Waters ACQUITY™ Premier BEH C18 Column, 1.7 µm, 2.1 x 150 mm
Waters ACQUITY™ Premier BEH C18 VanGuard FIT Column, 1.7 µm, 2.1 x 50 mm
Waters ACQUITY™ Premier BEH C18 VanGuard FIT Column, 1.7 µm, 2.1 x 100 mm
Waters ACQUITY™ Premier BEH C18 VanGuard FIT Column, 1.7 µm, 2.1 x 150 mm
ACQUITY Premier CSH Columns
Waters ACQUITY™ Premier CSH C18 Column, 1.7 µm, 2.1 x 50 mm
Waters ACQUITY™ Premier CSH C18 Column, 1.7 µm, 2.1 x 100 mm
Waters ACQUITY™ Premier CSH C18 Column, 1.7 µm, 2.1 x 150 mm
Waters ACQUITY™ Premier CSH C18 VanGuard FIT Column, 1.7 µm, 2.1 x 50 mm
Waters ACQUITY™ Premier CSH C18 VanGuard FIT Column, 1.7 µm, 2.1 x 100 mm
Waters ACQUITY™ Premier CSH C18 VanGuard FIT Column, 1.7 µm, 2.1 x 150 mm
Waters ACQUITY™ Premier CSH Phenyl-Hexyl Column, 1.7 µm, 2.1 x 50 mm
Waters ACQUITY™ Premier CSH Phenyl-Hexyl Column, 1.7 µm, 2.1 x 100 mm
Waters ACQUITY™ Premier CSH Phenyl-Hexyl Column, 1.7 µm, 2.1 x 150 mm
Waters ACQUITY™ Premier CSH Phenyl-Hexyl VanGuard FIT Column, 1.7 µm, 2.1 x 50 mm
Waters ACQUITY™ Premier CSH Phenyl-Hexyl VanGuard FIT Column, 1.7 µm, 2.1 x 100 mm
Waters ACQUITY™ Premier CSH Phenyl-Hexyl VanGuard FIT Column, 1.7 µm, 2.1 x 150 mm
ACQUITY Premier HSS Columns
Waters ACQUITY™ Premier HSS T3 Column, 1.8 µm, 2.1 x 50 mm
Waters ACQUITY™ Premier HSS T3 Column, 1.8 µm, 2.1 x 100 mm
Waters ACQUITY™ Premier HSS T3 Column, 1.8 µm, 2.1 x 150 mm
Waters ACQUITY™ Premier HSS T3 VanGuard FIT Column, 1.8 µm, 2.1 x 50 mm
Waters ACQUITY™ Premier HSS T3 VanGuard FIT Column, 1.8 µm, 2.1 x 100 mm
Waters ACQUITY™ Premier HSS T3 VanGuard FIT Column, 1.8 µm, 2.1 x 150 mm
CORTECS Premier Columns
Waters CORTECS™ Premier C18 Column, 1.6 µm, 2.1 x 50 mm
Waters CORTECS™ Premier C18 Column, 1.6 µm, 2.1 x 100 mm
Waters CORTECS™ Premier C18 Column, 1.6 µm, 2.1 x 150 mm
Waters CORTECS™ Premier C18 VanGuard FIT Column, 1.6 µm, 2.1 x 50 mm
Waters CORTECS™ Premier C18 VanGuard FIT Column, 1.6 µm, 2.1 x 100 mm
Waters CORTECS™ Premier C18 VanGuard FIT Column, 1.6 µm, 2.1 x 150 mm
Waters CORTECS™ Premier C18+ Column 1.6 µm, 2.1 x 50 mm
Waters CORTECS™ Premier C18+ Column 1.6 µm, 2.1 x 100 mm
Waters CORTECS™ Premier C18+ Column 1.6 µm, 2.1 x 150 mm
Waters CORTECS™ Premier C18+ VanGuard FIT Column 1.6 µm, 2.1 x 50 mm
Waters CORTECS™ Premier C18+ VanGuard FIT Column 1.6 µm, 2.1 x 100 mm
Waters CORTECS™ Premier C18+ VanGuard FIT Column 1.6 µm, 2.1 x 150 mm
Waters CORTECS™ Premier T3 Column, 1.6 µm, 2.1 x 50 mm
Waters CORTECS™ Premier T3 Column, 1.6 µm, 2.1 x 100 mm
Waters CORTECS™ Premier T3 Column, 1.6 µm, 2.1 x 150 mm
Waters CORTECS™ Premier T3 VanGuard FIT Column, 1.6 µm, 2.1 x 50 mm
Waters CORTECS™ Premier T3 VanGuard FIT Column, 1.6 µm, 2.1 x 100 mm
Waters CORTECS™ Premier T3 VanGuard FIT Column, 1.6 µm, 2.1 x 150 mm
Waters Single Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry Systems
Waters Tandem Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry Systems
Waters Xevo TQ Absolute Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer
"Certifying Waters columns with ACT Environmental Impact Factor Label makes it easier for customers to make an environmentally conscious choice without having to sacrifice analytical performance and results."
— Erin Chambers, Vice President, Consumables and Lab Automation, Waters Corporation
"We have long believed that sustainability must be a core factor in our work and the analytical instruments we produce. We know our customers are concerned with sustainability and so wherever we can provide options that reduce waste and resource consumption, we have made it a priority to do so (...) Earning the ACT Ecolabel Certification means that they can be confident they are making an environmentally sustainable choice without sacrificing performance or results.”
— James Hallam, Vice President of the Research, Development and Advanced Testing Business segment, Waters Corporation
Resources
- ACT Environmental Impact Factor Label for Waters
- 2024 Environmental, Social, and Governance Report — learn more about Waters commitment to sustainability
- Embracing Sustainability in Analytical Science — Waters Blog
- ACT Environmental Impact Labels for ACQUITY and CORTECS Premier Columns
- Improve Your Analytical Capabilities in a Sustainable Way — Waters eBook through Lab Manager
- Next-Generation Solutions for Discovery Omics
ACT is a trademark of My Green Lab, Corp.
