Lamp cuts emissions by a third

Spanish luminaire manufacturer has reduced its scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions – its direct and energy-use emissions respectively – by 33 per cent, it has announced.

This has prevented the equivalent of 74 tons of carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere.

The dramatic decrease, revealed in its newly-published Sustainability Statement for 2023, has been verified by an external body, the Barcelona-based brand said.

Its scope 3 emissions, those for which Lamp is indirectly responsible for up and down its value chain, saw a much more modest reduction of just 4 per cent.

The company says it is targeting a 53 per cent reduction in scope 1 and 2 emissions for 2025, some 60 tons of equivalent carbon dioxide, and a 20 per cent reduction in scope 3 emissions.

The solar panels  on the roof of its Barcelona factory provided 59 per cent of its energy in 2023, with 28 per cent sold onto the Spanish grid.

Lamp says that this alone saved some 35,620 kg CO2 emissions.

To improve its circularity, it will migrate to the use of recycled materials such as recycled aluminum with ASI certification, recycled PET and cork, and biodegradable materials.

More than 96 per cent of the portfolio is composed of repairable and upgradeable luminaires.

During its last financial year, the company sold 193,000 luminaires, worth £17 million.  Some 55 per cent of them have Environmental Product Declarations.

Lamp was the first company in the Spanish lighting industry to achieve EcoVadis classification in 2021, when it was assessed at a silver rating, placing it among the top 25 per cent of global companies.

‘Our Sustainability Report is the first report to be verified by an external body, thus demonstrating our commitment to maximum transparency,’ said CEO Ignasi Cusidó Codina. ‘We want to become a company that generates a positive impact on the environment and society by promoting a more sustainable lighting industry.’

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