EcoVadis, B Corp or Planet Mark? How to choose a green rating

‘We’re so proud to be awarded a silver EcoVadis rating!!’ Every week it seems that another lighting manufacturer is boasting of a new environmental certification.
But which rating is a genuine reflection of sustainability, and which have resonance with specifiers and clients such as local authorities?
These are the questions that a special presentation at the forthcoming Net Zero Lighting conference will set out to answer.
Speaker Bob Bohannon, head of policy and sustainability at the LIA, will compare and contrast all the popular environmental accreditations.
The one-day event – hosted by the LIA and Recolight – takes place on Thursday 2 May in London and will explore the practical steps that they can take to reduce the carbon emissions of all parts of their operations,
The one-day conference and exhibition will bring together a range of experts from both the lighting industry and other sectors to advise on best practice in the journey to ‘net zero’.
How can manufacturers tackle the responsibility of the carbon footprint they generate while making luminaires?
What measures can help them reduce their impact on the climate? What are the priorities, the ‘quick wins’ and real challenges?
How can we cut carbon, energy use and waste without compromising quality or customer service?
These are some of the questions that the organisers are promising to answer. Chaired by Circular Lighting Report editor Ray Molony, it will be opened by Ayça Donaghy, CEO, Lighting Industry Association. Speakers include Nigel Harvey, CEO of Recolight, Irene Mazzei, sustainability lead at Stoane Lighting, Andreas Adam, head of WEEE at Ledvance and Catherine Connolly, CEO of Knightsbridge.
Taran Rai, corporate sustainability manager at Epson, will share her insights and experience from that company’s net zero journey.
Other topics include low carbon packaging, solar panel installations, logistics, sustainable metrics and accreditations and the use of recycled materials.
A panel discussion will explore the potential conflict between sustainable practice and commercial realities.
The venue is 15Hatfields, on the South Bank near Waterloo, one of London’s most sustainable venues.

• More info at https://www.thelia.org.uk/page/NetZeroConference

• Diary date: Circular Lighting Live 2024, Recolight’s flagship conference and exhibition, takes place on Wednesday 9 October 2024 at the Royal College of Physicians in London. Free to specifiers, Circular Lighting Live 2024 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