Bell Lighting has become carbon neutral as part of its shift towards sustainability. The Normanton-based firm said it was a first step towards reaching its net zero goal in the coming years. The company has recently introduced circular economy-focused products into its range and developing a strategy...
Thorlux Lighting, as part of FW Thorpe Plc, has set and submitted its emissions reduction targets for validation by the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi), committing itself to achieving net zero status by 2040. The SBTi is a recognised global organisation promoting ambitious corporate climate action. In consultation with specialised...
The South African government has effectively banned traditional lighting technologies by introducing minimum efficacy performance standards (MEPS). It has ruled that all light sources for sale in the country should have a minimum luminous efficiency rate of 90 lumens per watt (lm/W) rising to 105 lm/W...
Ledvance has introduced a range of lamps and luminaires with at least 40 per cent recycled plastics. The all-new Natureloop lamps and luminaires are made of at least 40 per cent post-consumer recycled (PCR) plastics. As part of the first wave of the Natureloop product range, Ledvance...
The home of British stop-motion stars Wallace and Gromit is to host an event focused on sustainability in lighting. Aardman Animation in Bristol – creators of the cheese-loving inventor and his loyal beagle as well as other popular characters such as Shaun the Sheep –will be...
The practice of destroying unsold and superseded lighting and other electronic technology has escaped a threatened ban in Europe. EU legislators agreed to outlaw the destruction of unsold textiles but not electronics in the latest iteration of the body’s flagship Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR). The...
Signify has been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for the seventh consecutive year. Inclusion in the index is based on the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment, in which Signify achieved an overall score of 80 from a possible 100. This confirms Signify as...
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...