The Donate-A-Light initiative has arranged the 184 LED luminaires worth £7,500 to a warehouse run by a hospice charity.
The donation to Hospiscare in Exeter will cut energy by 50 per cent compared to the existing fluorescent sources, potentially saving £6,000 annually.
It will also reduce annual CO² emissions by 15 tonnes, says Donate-A-Light, which was recognised with a prestigious Build Back Better Award at a ceremony in London last month.
The organisation has also announced a partnership with iGuzzini, which has donated 224 LED luminaires and lamps. It’s hoped that the high-quality spotlights, downlights, and panels will soon help illuminate charity shops, hospices, care homes,and community projects nationwide.
The logistics team at Whitecroft Lighting ensured the smooth collection of all the luminaires from iGuzzini by maximising a returning empty vehicle, saving costs and minimising environmental impact.
The Donate-A-Light initiative creatively bridges the gap between the lighting industry and underfunded sectors that could never otherwise afford high-quality LED upgrades.
The scheme directly improves the quality of life for society’s most vulnerable, reducing running costs for charities and care providers while enhancing safety, comfort and wellbeing through better lighting.
At the same time, Donate-A-Light fosters a spirit of shared responsibility and inclusion across sectors, while simultaneously raising CSR within the lighting industry.
By extending the useful life of lighting products and diverting them from landfill, Donate-A-Light actively reduces waste, supports net zero ambitions, promotes responsible consumption and re-use.
Each installation cuts energy use, reduces maintenance costs, lowers emissions, and shrinks the carbon footprint of beneficiary organisations, helping them become greener overnight.
This initiative embodies circular economy principles by keeping products in use longer, reducing the need for new manufacturing and lessening the burden on natural resources.
It transforms the final stage of the product lifecycle into a meaningful act of social contribution.
It’s 100 per cent free to end recipients, funded through generosity, corporate sponsorship and the sale of surplus products.
It’s an industry-led partnership model, where lighting manufacturers become changemakers and sponsors.
It’s also a proven model, which is scalable, replicable and ready to go national with the right funding in place. It deliver immediate and measurable impact with minimal infrastructure.
In short, Donate-A-Light transforms surplus into solutions, stock into sustainability, and light into lasting legacy. The executives behind it believe it is a ground-breaking example of how the lighting industry’s waste can help illuminate lives, communities, and the future.
Product donors to date include 18Degrees, Sylvania, eEnergy, Future Architectural Lighting, iGuzzini, Legrand, Aurora, Trilux and Kosnic.
