The rules on sustainable packaging for lighting and other products need to be consistent throughout the continent says LightingEurope. The trade body – which represents over 1,000 manufacturers – was reacting to a draft of the EU’s controversial Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR). Irish Green Party...
Commercial Lighting Systems is expanding its roof-based solar panel installation so that it can provide more power for its manufacturing facilities. The Hampshire-based firm has now had approval from its local Distribution Network Operator (DNO) to add more photovoltaic units so that it will have...
The Fagerhult Group has announced that its net zero plan has got the thumbs up from independent scientists. The brand’s strategy has been validated and approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). The group’s long-term target to become ‘science-based net-zero’ is set to no later...
CU Phosco has announced that its P86x street lighting range has achieved a TM66 score of 2.9, one of the highest figures so far for an exterior luminaire. It’s also one of the highest scores awarded by the TSD-012 TM66 Assured Product Verification Scheme run by...
UK retail lighting specialist Shoplight has launched a take-back scheme and is offering up to £12 for each used luminaire returned to the company. The take-back scheme is one element of a comprehensive circular lighting policy dubbed Circu-light. Circu-light encourages retailers to 'trade-in' their end-of-life aluminium store...
Leading exterior lighting solutions provider DW Windsor has unveiled an initiative dubbed ‘Light Responsibly’ to support and promote responsible lighting practices. It aims to provide lighting specifiers with the tools and guidance needed to eliminate light pollution, conserve energy, cut waste and protect biodiversity. The Hertfordshire-based firm...
The fit-out trade has launched an initiative which will reuse construction products removed from fit-outs, including luminaires. The industry’s representative body, Finishes and Interiors Sector, or FIS, says its pilot project is designed to reduce the environmental impact of the sector and embodied carbon emissions and...
The backing of enhanced ‘right to repair’ legislation by the European Parliament could result in significant changes to the design of luminaires for the consumer market. European lawmakers have adopted a proposal on common rules promoting the repair of goods to support the objectives of the European Green...
Egg Lighting has signed the UK Repair and Reuse Declaration, a landmark commitment to reducing waste and promoting circularity. The UK ranked second globally in 2022 for electronic waste generation, averaging 23.9 kilograms per person. In the lighting sector, 42,000 tonnes of commercial lighting equipment are sold...
Redditch-based Tamlite Lighting has been awarded the EcoVadis Bronze medal for its sustainability policies and social values. ‘As a group we believe that a business's sustainability and social values should be at the core of its mission and values,’ Richard Wharrad, Tamlite group manager, told the...