Environment

We are committed to integrating environmental stewardship into the way we operate. We recognize the importance of the environment in creating a healthy, sustainable future for all.

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Environment

Sequencing the Sustainable Secrets of Seaweed
As nicknames go, marine algae got the short end of the strand. The informal term “seaweed” makes it sound like an undesirable pest. And it may seem like one, if you’ve only encountered it as a drying clump on the beach or a slimy surprise in the waves.

Innovation & Technology

The Next Frontier in Carbon Capture Is a Hungry Bacterium
Emissions from industrial plants worldwide have been driving global warming for decades. Waste and gases from facilities like steel mills are rich in carbon and constitute about 21% of humanity’s carbon footprint. Biologists Sean Simpson and the late Richard Foster had an idea in 2005: Instead of causing harm, could these emissions be used for good?

Environment

Q&A With the CTO: Storing Growing Data While Reducing Environmental Impact
Sharon Vidal, global head of Corporate Social Responsibility at Illumina, talks to the company’s chief technology officer, Alex Aravanis, about achieving a sustainable future with intelligent data storage solutions

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Illumina Grant Boosts Climate Action and Job Training
As part of Illumina’s long-term commitment to sustainability, the Illumina Corporate Foundation made a one-year, $500,000 grant to support GRID Alternatives (Generating Renewable Ideas and Development Alternatives), a nonprofit committed to increasing access to renewable energy and training people for clean energy jobs.

Environment

A New Kind of Liquid Biopsy
Rivers and streams are vital to communities everywhere, for drinking water, transportation, and leisure. But pollution, drought, and climate change are taking their toll, making watershed monitoring more important every year.

Environment

Minderoo Foundation and Illumina Commit $40M AUD To Apply Advanced Genomics to Marine Conservation
Minderoo Foundation and Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN), today announced a 40 million Australian dollar (US $27.8 million) partnership that will leverage the power of genomics to accelerate scientific understanding of marine systems and help marine conservationists make informed decisions.

Environment

Breeding a More Resilient Yam in West Africa
In many tropical countries, yams are known as the “king of crops.” Worldwide, they’re the fourth most utilized root and tuber crop—after potatoes, cassavas, and sweet potatoes—and they feed hundreds of millions of people.

Sustainable Development Goals

Illumina Among First in the World to Receive Approval of Science-Based Net-Zero Target
Illumina, Inc., a global leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies, announced today it is among the first group of companies worldwide to receive approval of its net-zero targets by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)

Environment

The Soil Secrets That Could Help Feed the World
When microbiologist Dr. Barry Goldman reads alarming reports about threats such as pests and climate change affecting the world’s food supply, he believes the solution is local

Environment

GRID Alternatives Receives Grant to Expand Solar Power and Job Training Access Nationwide
Science and social justice join together to advance climate and environmental justice as GRID Alternatives, a nonprofit organization providing access to clean, affordable renewable energy, transportation, and jobs to the communities most often harmed by systemic oppression across the nation, announced a $500,000 grant with Illumina, a global leader in DNA sequencing and arraybased technologies, headquartered in San Diego, CA.
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