Signify has been awarded the highest Platinum rating from EcoVadis, which ranks businesses’ sustainability impact, for the fifth year running. The company achieved the highest possible rating since its IPO in May 2016. With a score of 84 points out of a possible 100, the rating...
Among sustainability professionals, B Corp is considered the gold standard of environmental certifications. It’s not easy to achieve: a business has to demonstrate high levels of social and environmental performance, accountability and transparency. The B Corp assessors look at diverse factors including raw materials, supply chain...
Glamox has remanufactured and upgraded luminaires which it supplied to the Oslo University National Hospital 25 years ago Rather than replace the ageing fittings, the company developed a custom LED gear tray – comprising the light source, driver and diffuser – to make it easy to swop out...
Recolight, the organiser of Circular Lighting Live, has unveiled its plans for the 2025 event. Next year the one-day conference and exhibition on sustainability in lighting will take place on Thursday 25 September at the new Minster Building Conference Centre in the City of London. It will...
Mitie has reused the pendant structures at Lloyds Banking Group’s building The Mound in Edinburgh rather than replace them. The company had the current T5 fluorescent, dichroic and cold cathode sources upgraded by local firm Stoane Lighting to LED with wireless mesh controls added, reducing energy...
Version 5 of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification is set to focus heavily on embodied carbon for products including luminaires. The move by LEED, the most popular environmental metric for buildings in the world, will increase the pressure on manufacturers to supply...
A range of surface and pendant downlights printed from plant polymers has been unveiled by UK firm LumiAdd. The variants are an addition to the Heilis family of 3D printed, plant polymer luminaires. The series blends unique finishes, sustainable materials and flexible installation options. The lights come in...
Glamox has unveiled a noise-dampening luminaire with an external fibre coating made largely from recycled PET plastic bottles. The FX Silence suspended luminaires are aimed at transforming noisy open-plan workspaces and classrooms. The secret to their noise-dampening properties is a unique acoustic sandwich construction. The lights are made...
Zumtobel has partnered with technology giant ABB to create electrical and lighting systems which run on direct current only. The agreement follows the introduction by Zumtobel in June of a direct current version of its best-selling Tecton continuous row lighting range. The two brands intend to develop...
Thorlux Lighting has begun recycling the powder coating at its factory in Redditch, Worcestershire. Launched in January this year, the programme has so far collected 150 bags of powder totalling over 3 tonnes. This recycled powder has now been used to spray nearly 63,000 components for luminaires. The...