Six months into Brighter Lives, Better World 2030: six things we’ve learned 

Six months and one reporting cycle after launching our latest sustainability program, Brighter Lives, Better World 2030, the third iteration of Signify’s global sustainability program since 2016, one thing is clear: sustainability targets only matter when they move from strategy into the everyday decisions of the business. Reporting is part of that journey, but the real work happens through products, projects, commercial teams, and people. 

Sustainability is central to our purpose to unlock the extraordinary potential of light for brighter lives and a better world. Our lighting solutions can help customers reduce energy use, move toward circular models, and create healthier, safer and more resilient and livable environments. Lighting still represents 9% of global electricity use¹ with €196 billion in global energy savings every single year waiting to be unlocked. This is why efficient, connected, and circular lighting remains such an important lever for long term sustainable value creation.  

Here are six early learnings from the first six months. 

1. Good sustainability reporting starts long before reporting season 
Launching a refreshed sustainability program is not only about setting targets. It also means defining methodologies, clarifying data attributes, aligning governance, and making sure the right information is available for the right purpose. The first cycle reinforced that data quality is built through preparation: clear criteria, transparent assumptions, and close collaboration with colleagues who know the products, markets, and systems best. 

That work is not always the most visible part of sustainability. But it is what makes progress credible. Once the data is reliable, it becomes much easier to understand where we are making progress, where more focus is needed, and how sustainability can shape better decisions across the company. 

In Q2 2026, the first reporting under Brighter Lives, Better World 2030 confirmed that all sustainability targets were on track: 
 

• Achieved Beyond illumination revenues of 35.4%, up from the 31% baseline and on target to reach 41% by the end of 2030. This performance was supported by strong growth in EyeComfort and tunable lighting products that promote health and well-being, as well as connected lighting systems.  
  
• Delivered 8.2 TWh of cumulative energy savings for our customers, on target to reach 60 TWh of energy saving for customers by the end of 2030. Primary contributions from professional luminaires, consumer LED lamps and luminaires, and electronics products.  
• 9.2% reduction in portfolio CO2e emission intensity annualized and on track to reach a 35% reduction by the end of 2030. This performance was primarily supported by the continued transition to LED technologies across the portfolio.  
• Achieved 14.5% Signify Circle revenues in Professional Europe, up from the 10% baseline and on target to reach 27.5% by the end of 2030. Performance was primarily supported by Signify Circle designed outdoor lighting solutions, such as LumiStreet gen2, featuring durable and recyclable materials, serviceable components, connectable design, extended lifetime, and reduced maintenance requirements 

For me, that is an important proof point for the value of disciplined data gathering: it gives us an early indication of progress, strengthens transparency, and helps turn sustainability from aspiration into measurable management information. 

6.People make change happen 

The most important reminder from the first six months is also the simplest one: people make change happen.