The industry’s trade body has unveiled a plan to help manufacturers of lighting equipment cut their carbon footprint.
LightingEurope’s programme – dubbed the Decarbonisation Cohort Programme – says it will give practical tools such as calculators, real world examples and ready-to-use frameworks.
It also promises support and sector intelligence using anonymised information from participants.
There will be a number of expert-led workshops annually, a peer-learning network, optional one-to-one support, and a green house gases reduction action plan.
It’s mantra is ‘progress over perfection’ with an emphasis on achievable action.
It’s open to all members of bodies affiliated to LightingEurope, including the Lighting Industry Association in the UK. Companies can commit for just the first year of the programme which is expected to last between three and five years.
The final format will be shaped by participants themselves following a survey of needs, ambitions and ‘operational reality’. The survey will run for four weeks and end on Thursday 12 March 2026.
‘The survey responses are really important to us,’ said Teresa Selvaggio, director of public affairs at LightingEurope. ‘It will poll interest in the initiative and also the concrete needs of participants.’
The programme is non-profit making and its cost will depend on the number of participants. With a minimum viable number of participants at 15, the cost will be €4,000 but if 50 brands join the scheme, the fee could reduce to €1,000.
‘I genuinely believe it could be a game-changer for our sector,’ says Ayca Donaghy, chief executive officer of the Lighting Industry Association. ‘So many members have told us that they know that need to act but don’t know where to start or make it manageable with other priorities’
‘It’s a shared, practical and affordable way to get going’.
The Decarbonisation Cohort Programme is expected to launch in the second quarter of 2026.
• Learn about decarbonisation at Circular Lighting Live 2026, Recolight’s flagship conference and exhibition, which takes place on Thursday 8 October 2026 at the Minster Building in the City of London. Free to specifiers, Circular Lighting Live 2025 will feature leading experts, specifiers and policy makers who will share their insights into forthcoming standards and legislation, emerging technologies and new business models. More info: www.circularlighting.live
