LED Group, parent company of lighting brand Robus, has revealed the full extent of its carbon footprint—78,403.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalent in 2024—after expanding its environmental reporting to include hard-to-measure Scope 3 emissions.
The move is part of the company’s wider goal to cut emissions by 30 per cent by 2030, a target it says is both ambitious and achievable.
Working with climate data firm Greenly, LED Group has broadened its carbon accounting to capture the emissions generated not just by manufacturing, but also by product use, raw materials and end-of-life treatment.
The findings show that 72 per cent of the company’s total footprint comes from the energy used by lighting products over their lifetime, while plastics and metals make up another 15 per cent. Freight and logistics account for around 4 per cent.
By expanding its dataset, the company says 96 per cent of its 2024 emissions are now based on verified activity data—an important step toward more credible reporting.
The Dublin-based company told YouTube channel eFIXX says that the sharper focus will allow it to pinpoint where change will matter most: energy efficiency, material sourcing, and logistics.
To meet its 2030 target, the firm has launched a three-pronged strategy:
• Climate strategy and measurement informed by Greenly’s data insights, employee engagement through training, quizzes, and climate literacy programmes.
• Supplier collaboration to improve transparency and track reductions across the value chain.
• Current initiatives include running its Dublin headquarters on 100 per cent renewable energy, phasing out non-recyclable packaging, and increasing recycled content in new lighting products.
By confronting the full life-cycle impact of its products, LED Group says that it is highlighting a broader truth within the lighting sector: real decarbonisation begins not with marketing claims, but with the numbers themselves.
