- link Copy URL - [ Share on X ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=MilliporeSigma's Approach to Embedding Sustainability Earlier in Product Development https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/1314631?absolute=1&via=3blnews "Share on X") - [ Share on linkedin ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/1314631?absolute=1 "Share on Linkedin") - [ Share on facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/1314631?absolute=1 "Share on Facebook") - [ email Share via email ](mailto:?subject=MilliporeSigma's Approach to Embedding Sustainability Earlier in Product Development&body=ESG News from MilliporeSigma https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/1314631?absolute=1 "Share via email") [Responsible Production & the Circular Economy](/categories/responsible-production-circular-economy) # MilliporeSigma's Approach to Embedding Sustainability Earlier in Product Development May 28, 2026 10:30 AM ET Campaign: [Greener Products and Solutions](/news/campaign/greener-products-and-solutions) ![MilliporeSigma scientist holds product](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_2x/public/images/Design%20for%20Sustainability%203BL%20photo_Resized.png) For MilliporeSigma, the U.S. and Canada Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, sustainability isn’t treated as a standalone initiative. It’s increasingly embedded across the product life cycle, from early R&D decisions to sourcing, manufacturing, packaging, distribution, customer use, and end of life. The most meaningful opportunities to reduce environmental impact happen when product teams are still making foundational design choices. To help teams make those decisions more consistently, MilliporeSigma uses [**Design for Sustainability**](https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/US/en/life-science/ssbi/design-sustainability?srsltid=AfmBOoq1NYvUV0q1l4vX2fOJnBdp4OOWsKWo1_gO9k0H6Y_inyhyIP0V), or DfS, a life cycle approach to product development that helps identify improvement opportunities, evaluate tradeoffs, and prioritize changes that can reduce environmental impact without compromising quality or performance. **Turning Sustainability into a Repeatable Product Development Practice** In practice, DfS gives teams a more structured way to incorporate environmental thinking into those decisions. That can include evaluating alternative materials, identifying improvement opportunities in packaging concepts, and clarifying the data needed to support a more sustainable choice. DfS reflects a shift from treating sustainability as a downstream check to building it into the product development process itself. By creating a clearer, repeatable framework for decision-making, MilliporeSigma aims to help teams move faster, strengthen customer conversations, and advance product sustainability in a more credible and measurable way. Stay tuned for highlights on products recently developed through the company’s Design for Sustainability framework. To learn more about MilliporeSigma’s sustainability programs, visit [SigmaAldrich.com/sustainability](https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/US/en/life-science/ssbi?utm_source=redirect&utm_medium=promotional&utm_campaign=sustainability) [![The life science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany operates as MilliporeSigma in the U.S. and Canada](/sites/default/files/Clients/MERCK_MSIG_VMagenta_RGB.jpg)](/profiles/milliporesigma) ### More from MilliporeSigma ###### [MilliporeSigma Launches Supplier Sustainability Toolkits to Help Advance Supply Chain Impact](/news/milliporesigma-launches-supplier-sustainability-toolkits-help-advance-supply-chain-impact) May 21, 2026 10:30 AM ET ###### [MilliporeSigma Receives 2026 Environment+Energy Leader Spotlight Award ](/news/milliporesigma-receives-2026-environmentenergy-leader-spotlight-award) May 5, 2026 10:30 AM ET ###### [MilliporeSigma Launches First Bio-Based Solvent Portfolio for High-Performance Liquid Chromatography](/news/milliporesigma-launches-first-bio-based-solvent-portfolio-high-performance-liquid) Apr 21, 2026 10:30 AM ET ###### [MilliporeSigma Launches 2026 Global Curiosity Cube™ Tour, Bringing STEM Learning to Students](/news/milliporesigma-launches-2026-global-curiosity-cubetm-tour-bringing-stem-learning-students) Apr 14, 2026 10:30 AM ET ###### [How Nike Inspired a Green Chemistry Breakthrough](/news/how-nike-inspired-green-chemistry-breakthrough) Mar 24, 2026 10:30 AM ET ###### [MilliporeSigma Marks 10 Years of SPARK™ Mobilizing Employee Volunteers to Help Inspire the Next Generation in STEM](/news/milliporesigma-marks-10-years-sparktm-mobilizing-employee-volunteers-help-inspire-next) Mar 18, 2026 8:15 AM ET ###### [Beyond Benign’s Green Chemistry Commitment Earns 2025 RSC Horizon Prize for Education for Advancing Green Chemistry in Higher Education](/news/beyond-benigns-green-chemistry-commitment-earns-2025-rsc-horizon-prize-education-advancing) Jan 20, 2026 10:30 AM ET ###### [Curiosity Cube™ Completes 2025 Tour, Inspiring Future Innovators Through AI](/news/curiosity-cubetm-completes-2025-tour-inspiring-future-innovators-through-ai) Jan 8, 2026 10:30 AM ET