Going circular with Circular economy

Driving towards zero waste lifestyle, from take-make-waste to use-reuse-regenerate

 

To keep going, the take-make-waste economy will need to consume the resources of three planet earths by 2050. Not only that, but half of all greenhouse gas emissions and more than 90% of biodiversity loss come from making and using new materials. That’s why the switch to a circular use-reuse-regenerate economy is so important to protect the environment and ensure a sustainable future.

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What Signify's Green Switch can do


With circular LED and connected lighting in businesses, cities, and homes, Europe can achieve massive electricity savings—potentially even eliminating the need to build new power stations.

Our 3D-printed luminaires have a 47% lower carbon footprint than traditional metal luminaires and can be returned at end of life to be recycled and then reprinted. Our Light-as-a-Service options—where customers pay only for the light they use while we manage, reuse, and recycle luminaires—promotes sustainability along the entire lighting lifecycle. And our Circular Lighting approach reduces maintenance costs by 60% with zero waste to landfill.

Circular economy examples 

A revolution in sustainable design
A revolution in sustainable design
With products that are made to order locally and created from 100% recyclable materials—reducing waste, minimizing emissions, and supporting the circular economy—Philips is revolutionizing sustainable design.
Coastal breeze— Cleaning the ocean, one lamp at a time
Coastal breeze— Cleaning the ocean, one lamp at a time
Crafted from old fishing nets gathered directly from the ocean, this special collection of 3D-printed luminaires empowers you to make a conscious choice without having to compromise on beauty.
Earth is circular. So is our way to care for it.
Earth is circular. So is our way to care for it.
To transition towards a sustainable and circular economy we need to rethink the way we produce and consume. Signify is driving the development of eco-friendly products that can be reprinted, refurbished, reused or recycled.
Towards a circular economy in lighting
Towards a circular economy in lighting
With sharing, leasing, reusing, repairing, and recycling existing materials at its core, a circular economy helps us retain value and minimize waste.
Circularity – Lighting solutions
Circularity – Lighting solutions that preserve value and avoid waste
Our circular lighting commitment not only aligns with the goals of our customers, but the future resources of the EU.
Disruption through lighting
Disruption through lighting innovation
From LED to 3D-printed luminaires, what’s the next big thing in lighting?
Circular manufacturing displacing linear models
Circular manufacturing displacing linear models
How Light-as-a-Service models are changing the way businesses light their workspaces.
Join the circle, break the cycle
Join the circle, break the cycle
Circular lighting as part of a circular economy can help countries across the EU eliminate waste and grow GDP. Here’s how.
Smart cities need multiple solutions
Smart cities need multiple solutions
Smart cities provide multiple benefits for hitting sustainability goals. Smart city lighting is the perfect starting point.
Supporting the circular economy
Supporting the circular economy with 3D printed luminaires
Clients like Marks & Spencer have already taken sustainable steps forward with our 3D-printed luminaires.
Driving sustainability breakthroughs with IoT
Driving sustainability breakthroughs with IoT
Systems issues require systems solutions. As a system of systems, the Internet of Things could drive sustainability breakthroughs.
Signify takes circularity to the streets
Signify takes circularity to the streets
Streetlights are the latest addition to our circular lighting portfolio.
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Good ESG practices are good business

 

Businesses need to consider the full range of economic and social factors to win over modern consumers.

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Save energy, save the planet

 

 

With Light as a Service, you no longer have to choose between saving money and saving the planet.

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Get sustainable—and circular—now

 

The switch to a circular use-reuse-regenerate paradigm is critical to ensuring a sustainable future.

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Hit sustainability targets

 

Light as a Service promotes sustainability along the entire lighting lifecycle of each luminaire.

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Light as a Service

 

By taking a circular lighting approach, Light as a Service contracts reduce maintenance costs by 60% with zero waste to landfill.

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Light as a Service can improve company finances

 

Light as a Service offers flexibility, more efficient building operations, better cash flow, and more.

What is circular lighting

What is circular lighting? How to make a closed loop system

 

Circularity focuses on maximizing the reusability and longevity of materials and resources, including circular lighting, which can help us advance the move towards a more energy efficient society.

Air Liquide alight

Air Liquide alight with the help of Signify

 

French multinational Air Liquide turned to Signify for help with its ALight project, which sought to cut energy costs, reduce CO2 emissions, and improve employee wellbeing at many sites, across multiple continents.

El Dorado

El Dorado: A sustainable airport

 

El Dorado airport, Bogotá, is reducing its carbon footprint through a combination of 3D-printed luminaires and remote light management.

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Connected lighting and Light as a Service in manufacturing

 

Light as a Service (LaaS) provides an innovative business model that replaces and upgrades industrial and commercial lighting systems, while alleviating customers from owning and operating a new system.

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Taiwan's landmark skyscraper lights up with a sustainable solution

 

Taipei 101, the tallest skyscraper in Taiwan and formerly the tallest building in the world, has joined the circular economy with 3D-printed lighting courtesy of Signify.

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Embark on a 360° VR 3D-printed lighting experience

 

Get up close and personal with the process of how Philips sustainable 3D-printed luminaires are created. Check out our VR experience.

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  • Clean mobility

    Clean mobility

    Charge stations built into digital streetlights support the Green Deal’s goal of a million EV charging points in Europe by 2025. Savings from energy-efficiency renovations and LED and solar street lighting can power tens of thousands of EVs without extra power generation.

  • Biodiversity

    Biodiversity

    A farm-to-fork approach helps to preserve the world’s food supply. LED grow lights boost crop quality and yield with up to half the energy consumption. Lighting designed for vertical farming near cities reduces the carbon and water use, and reduces food miles, while aquaculture lighting increases yield, improves feed conversion and improves animal welfare.

  • Renovation wave

    Renovation wave

    With energy savings of up to 80% and the potential to save 100 megatons of GHG emissions per year, LED and connected lighting is a quick and easy win for sustainable renovation, smart cities, and building the digital infrastructure that a carbon-neutral economy requires.