EcoVadis Gold

Zumtobel gets EcoVadis Gold for third time

For the third time in a row, the Zumtobel Group has been awarded a gold medal by the independent sustainability rating platform EcoVadis. The company achieved a total score of 78 points. In an industry comparison, the lighting group is ranked among the top 1 per...

Eric Rondolat

Signify vows to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 90%

Global lighting maker Signify says it’s planning to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 90 per cent across its entire supply chain by 2040. By 2023, it will achieve a 50 per cent cut. The reductions will in line with its SBTi -validated net-zero targets and be measured...

Leonardo lighting as a service by Signify

Helicopter factory leases lights and cuts carbon by 725 tonnes

A so-called ‘lighting as a service’ project for a manufacturer of helicopters and defence equipment is set to cut carbon emissions by an estimated 725 tonnes per year. Defence contractor Leonardo is leasing the luminaires installed across 14 buildings at its site in Yeovil, Somerset, once...

Circular Lighting Live 2024

Big brands back Circular Lighting Live 2024

Major lighting brands including Signify, Holophane, Glamox,  ASD, Prime Light, Mymesh, Stoane Lighting, Bell Lighting and Llumarlite have thrown their weight behind Circular Lighting Live 2024. The companies have signed sponsorship and exhibiting deals for the one-day conference and exhibition, organised by lighting industry sustainability authority...

carbon free aluminium

Excitement mounts over carbon-free aluminium

Lighting manufacturers are experimenting with breakthrough carbon-free aluminium, made in a process which emits no greenhouse gases. The technology – which is being pioneered in a partnership by global aluminium giants and rivals Rio Tinto and Alcoa – is said to be the first smelting process ever...

digital product passports

Digital Product Passports for luminaires on the cards

Luminaires sold in the European Union look set to require a Digital Product Passport in the coming years after new Ecodesign regulations were approved by the EU Council. It is expected that luminaires will come into scope of the rules, meaning it will become mandatory to...

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