Circular Lighting Live 2024: Lighting industry backs its environmental claims with data

The lighting sector is embracing verified data on its sustainability claims, including Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs). That was a key lesson from last week’s Circular Lighting Live 2024 in London. The conference and exhibition, held on 9th October in London was packed with new information, initiatives and updates on all issues related to sustainability and lighting.

A theme throughout the day was the growing need for lighting manufacturers to provide credible third party certified environmental metrics such as Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) and EPDs. Recolight used the event to unveil its partnership with One Click LCA, which provides lighting manufacturers with a luminaire specific online tool to generate LCAs and EPDs.

The impact of AI on lighting product design and manufacture also featured strongly, as did the benefits of using additive manufacturing (3D printing) and newer, non-fossil fuel based bioplastics. The importance of establishing an organisational baseline carbon footprint and setting carbon reduction targets was also covered in detail, supported by the availability of a new Recolight/Auditel carbon assessment service.

300 attendees, sponsors, and speakers hailed the event as a resounding success. The unanimous feedback from delegates confirmed that Circular Lighting Live, now in its third year, provides essential information and clarity in what is a both a vital, but also a rapidly changing landscape.

Greg Bristol of ASD lighting said: “CLL2024 was a fantastic event. I came away awed by the challenge but inspired by the amazing people and companies working towards a more sustainable industry.”

And Martin Wherry of Glamox added: “Circular Lighting Live 2024 was an inspiring and essential gathering. It showcased how the industry is coming together to innovate around circularity, pushing the boundaries of sustainable lighting design while embracing AI and digitalisation. The focus on reuse and refurbishment is exactly the kind of forward-thinking approach our sector needs to achieve net-zero goals.”

Simon Fisher of F Mark said, “If you are in to lighting, sustainability and the built environment, this is THE event to be going to every year!”

Attendees had the opportunity to visit the exhibition stands of Platinum Sponsor event Signify, and Gold Sponsors Albis, ASD Lighting, BELL Lighting, FUTURE Designs, Glamox, Holophane Europe, Light Projects Evolve, Mymesh, Prime Light, Silent Design, Stoane Lighting, Tridonic, Trojan Lighting Solutions and Urbis Schreder.

The event was organised by Recolight, and the conference was hosted and curated by Ray Molony, editor of the Circular Lighting Report. The organisers have already confirmed that Circular Lighting Live 2025 will be held on 25th September 2025, at a newer and larger venue in central London.