Sustainability
Digital LED lighting still represents the most deliverable low carbon building service in both retrofit and new build. It is a key technology in delivering government sustainability policy and achieving Net Zero targets.
Lighting sustainability is more than just energy efficiency, we need to understand and mitigate the environmental impacts through life from cradle to cradle. This brings topics such as embodied carbon, circular economy, persistent organic pollutants, critical raw materials, repairability, durability and green supply chain management.
Sustainability brings a new language, new acronyms, and a new set of metrics. We communicate and train members at every step of their sustainability journey.
New in 2024
- A new, comprehensive ‘LIA end-to-end Sustainability’ strategy that allows LIA team members and The LIA’s Sustainability technical committee to make informed, targeted decisions on what the key levers of sustainability are for our industry.
- Leading the work on the possible new European Repair Index
- Supporting the development of CIBSE TM66 Release 1 and the three new modules covering, emergency lighting, controls and facilities management.
- The Net Zero Conference, that brought analysis, case studies and solutions for low carbon production to members.
Net Zero Lighting Conference
The conference will focus on the practical steps that lighting manufacturers can take to reduce the carbon emissions of all parts of their operations, to contribute to the low carbon economy.
2023 ACHIEVEMENTS
- Sustainability Illuminated Sessions - launched 16th May
- TM66 Assured - launched 27th June 2023
- TM66 Training - launched 14th July 2023
- Sustainability Illuminated Roundtable Success
- Lord Deben was well received as Keynote Speaker at LIA Annual Luncheon 2023
- Highest ever attendance at a LightingEurope Webinar with Bob Bohannon about TM66
LIA Services
CIBSE LIA TM66 Assured Product Verification Scheme:
By participating in the Scheme, lighting manufacturers can have their circularity claims independently verified. This verification process ensures the accuracy, objectivity, and consistency of the ratings provided by manufacturers for their luminaires.
CIBSE Endorsed TM66 Training:
The course sets circular economy in general and specifically TM66 and CEAM into the wider space of sustainability, including Life Cycle Assessments and Net Zero, giving an in depth understanding of the delivery, practice and communication of sustainability in building services.
Module 1 - The course sets circular economy in general and specifically TM66 and CEAM into the wider space of sustainability, including Life Cycle Assessments and Net Zero, giving an in depth understanding of the delivery, practice and communication of sustainability in building services.
Module 2 - This course briefly refreshes your knowledge of Module 1, before becoming an online interactive workshop session running a notional luminaire through TM66’s Circular Economy Assessment Method.
Sustainability Illuminated Bi-Weekly Webinars:
Different LIA Members are at different points on their sustainability journey and have differing levels of knowledge, these bi-directional sessions are designed to explore the complex landscape of sustainability in the lighting industry covering a wide range of topics.
Sustainability Committee:
Open to all member volunteers and reporting regularly to the LIA Technical Board, this Committee is responsible for developing and maintaining a sustainability plan, collecting industry-related information, recommending technical positions on sustainability, creating guidance documents, forming task forces as needed, and coordinating with other relevant groups in sustainability for the lighting industry. They report to the LIA Technical Board regularly.
Collaboration:
As part of its widespread policy and communication outreach, The LIA activity contributes to the sustainability partnerships it has built with other industry bodies, including: LLG, BEEF, CIBSE, BEAMA, BRC, EDA, LightingEurope, and many other related collaborations.
The LIA Sustainability Collaborations
