Brighter lives better world

Sustainability

Sustainability is central to how we operate and innovate.

 

Our commitment to positive change includes developing products, systems, and services that enable our customers to make more sustainable choices. We are equally committed to making a positive impact on the planet and the ecosystems and communities that depend on it. 

 

In 2025, we exceeded our targets for Climate action, Circular revenues and Brighter lives revenues. Read our reflections on our journey.

Brighter Lives, Better World 2030​

Improving lives, saving energy, preserving resources

 

The Brighter Lives, Better World 2030 program is underpinned by our continued commitments to inclusive workplaces, fair working conditions in our value chain, low nature impact manufacturing, and access to lighting for underserved communities.

 

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Benefits beyond illumination​

We continue to expand the role of lighting that is designed to improve quality of life, support more welcoming and productive indoor environments, enhance safety and security in cities and communities, enable more efficient food production, and increase access to solar lighting.

 

​By the end of 2030

41% Beyond illumination revenues ​(vs. 31% baseline)

 

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Energy efficiency​

Energy efficiency is a powerful enabler of electrification and the energy transition. Through continuous advances in LED and connected lighting, we help customers reduce energy demand, manage costs, and lower emissions.

 

By the end of 2030

Signify commits to cumulatively saving 60 TWh of energy for customers, driven by a 35% reduction in portfolio CO2 emission intensity annualized.

 

Reuse, refurbish, remanufacture​

Resource efficiency​

To advance the circular economy, we will scale durable, upgradable, repairable, and recyclable products, alongside circular services. These solutions are designed for circularity, following a “use less, use longer, use again” framework that aims to reduce the consumption of virgin materials and energy while delivering long-term customer value.

 

​By the end of 2030

27.5% Signify Circle ​revenues in Professional business Europe​ (vs. 10% baseline)​

Built on a foundation of responsible business

 

The Brighter Lives, Better World 2030 program is underpinned by our continued commitments to low nature impact manufacturing, inclusive workplaces, fair working conditions in our supply chain, and access to lighting for underserved communities.​

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Promote inclusive leadership​

We will keep strengthening our inclusive culture to ensure that all employees are given the opportunity to contribute to their full potential.​

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Protect human rights​​

We will audit our own sites as well as sites of our suppliers on human rights topics, including forced & child labor, fair pay, and safe working conditions.​

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Protect nature & biodiversity​

We will reduce emissions to air, water and soil, and lower water use and hazardous waste generation from our manufacturing sites.​

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Provide access to light​

We will provide access to lighting for underserved communities with a focus on safety & security, education, and work.​

SDGs

We are answering the UN´s urgent call to action

As the global lighting leader, Signify has a role to play in contributing to several of the key United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

 

Eight SDGs make up our North Star, guiding and informing all that we do, both as a company and on behalf of our customers.

 

We use the UN Sustainable Development Goals - Good Health and Well-Being, Affordable and Clean Energy, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Responsible Consumption and Production, Climate Action, Gender Equality, Decent Work and Economic Growth and Life on Land as our guiding framework. These goals shape how we innovate, operate and grow, helping us advance energy efficiency and electrification, build safer and more resilient communities, accelerate circularity, address climate change, foster inclusive leadership and fair working conditions, and protect nature and biodiversity.

 

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