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Your jargon-free guide to the latest developments in sustainable and circular lighting.
Learn about the people, products, projects and processes that are shaping our industry’s low carbon future. Plus: explainers on the latest innovations, opinion from thought leaders and video interviews with leading disruptors.
Edited by Ray Molony.

The Asset Administration Shell (AAS) is a standardised digital representation of a physical product, designed to make information about it

Spanish materials company Feltwood has developed a pendant luminaire made from discarded fruit and vegetable fibres, demonstrating a potential new

Signify has published an independent analysis of circular lighting projects which shows clear commercial benefits relating to capital, maintenance and

A new research project involving Covestro, BMW and automotive lighting supplier Forvia Hella aims to develop more recyclable lighting components,

Ikea has launched a four-product lighting collection made from bamboo, using the fast-regrowing grass as an alternative to conventional materials

Fagerhult has supplied bespoke lighting for Gothenburg’s new Grand Central transport hub, where luminaires made from recycled cardboard will feature

In this Circular Lighting Report short, Ray Molony talks with Jonathan Visser of the Dutch Institute of Lighting about a

UK additive manufacturer LumiAdd has unveiled a 3D-printed pendant which can be scaled in size to suit the project. Every

Signify has achieved its highest-ever score in the EcoVadis sustainability assessment, placing it among the top 1 per cent of

Lighting design practice Zenisk has pledged to make all its projects circular and zero-carbon by 2030, setting out a strategy

Sustainable business models focusing on the reuse, remanufacture and leasing of luminaires are emerging as the drivers of circularity in

The 2026 results underline the growing importance of sustainability in lighting, with judges recognising not only exemplary design but also