Sustainability progress

Q3 2020 results Brighter Lives, Better World

In 2016 our CEO Eric Rondolat launched our sustainability program ‘Brighter Lives, Better World’ at Climate Week NYC. Through this ambitious program, we’re committing ourselves to taking some big leaps forward by 2020. We’ve made significant gains towards meeting those goals. To learn more on our Q3 2020 result, check out the promising numbers below or watch our video to see how we did it.

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Goal: 83,6% sustainable revenues by 2020

In Q3 2020, 83.6% of our revenues came from sustainable products, systems or services.

Goal: deliver 2 billion LED lamps and luminaires by 2020

By Q3 2020, we delivered 2.734 billion LED lamps & luminaires, effectively avoiding more than 64,700 kilotonnes of CO₂ being emitted.

Goal: carbon neutral operations by 2020

We are carbon neutral in our operations and our YTD Q3 2020 gross carbon footprint is 208 kilotonnes of CO₂, a year-on-year reduction of 26%.

Goal: zero waste to landfill by 2020

In Q3 2020, 16 tonnes of waste were sent to landfill. This is 92% less than in Q3 2019.

91% of all our manufacturing waste is recycled.

Goal: safe and healthy workplace
Total Recordable Case (TRC) rate 0.35 by 2020.

We recorded a TRC rate of 0.20 per 100 FTEs, a decline of 43% compared to Q3 2019.

Goal: sustainable supply chain

Performance rate of 90% by 2020.

In Q3 2020, we achieved a supplier sustainability performance rate of 99%.

Our achievements so far

Here are some examples of the achievements we have made as part of our Brighter Lives, Better World program.

Industry leader in the 2019 Dow Jones Sustainability Index for the third consecutive year.

Recognized on the Climate A list for our leadership in environmental performance

Recognized as supplier engagement leader

Awarded the platinum medal for our sustainability performance and positioned in the top 1% among all companies assessed.

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At Signify, we are taking a leading role to bring better light to the world and to help provide a more sustainable future. We do this by delivering light which is energy efficient, saves resources, and improves lives. At Signify, we also ‘walk the talk’ and commit to becoming carbon neutral by 2020. We are driving our zero waste to landfill program, striving for a zero injury workplace, and are engaging suppliers for a sustainable supply chain.