Jun 5, 2019

At Signify, we’re fighting climate change by setting bold commitments in our Brighter Lives, Better World program – including the target to become carbon neutral in 2020

Climate change is one of the biggest challenges of our time and its consequences, some already visible today, are catastrophic.

The scope and urgency of the issue mean we all have a role to play. For us at Signify, it’s not just about offering innovations which help mitigate climate change, it’s also about changing the way we work.

At Signify, we are tackling climate change by setting bold commitments in our Brighter Lives, Better World program including the target to become carbon neutral by 2020. This means focusing on CO₂ emissions and energy use for our entire operations globally including manufacturing, non-industrial operations, as well as logistics and business travel.

“It’s about doing things differently to reduce energy consumption, drive efficiencies, increase the use of renewable electricity and find the right partners to join us along this journey” says Nicola Kimm, Head of Sustainability, Environment, Health and Safety.

It’s important that our targets and actions in line with the Paris Agreement. That’s why we made further commitments for 2030 approved by the Science-Based Targets Initiative in 2018.

By the end of 2018, we already reduced our carbon footprint by 37% and increased our use of renewable electricity globally to 89%.

We are becoming carbon neutral in more and more markets. Last year, we reduced carbon emissions to achieve carbon neutrality in the US and Canada. And last month our Latin American market also became carbon neutral, where we  invest in projects with positive social and environmental impacts, including the Colombian reforestation project.

Becoming carbon neutral in 2020 means that everyone at Signify is committed to playing their part in marking our company more sustainable. “Engaging our employees plays a big part in our success”, says Kimm.

Beyond our own employees, our partners and our stakeholders, we hope our efforts to achieve a low-carbon economy inspire others to do the same because we cannot tackle the problem alone.