Light is our contribution to making society and architecture better and, at the same time, preserving our environment. We understand light as the fourth dimension of architecture – and thus as an integral part of sustainable building.
ERCO Greenology as a term combines ecological responsibility with technological expertise and is our strategy for sustainable lighting. The sustainable production of efficient and effective luminaires as well as perception-oriented lighting design according to the Human Centric Lighting principle are the pillars of this strategy. Our goal is the CO2 neutral production of lighting tools to make light as effective and therefore as sustainable as possible in application. Lighting Durability stands for our goal1, according to which all newly developed ERCO products are designed for a service life of no less than 20 years2,3.
Our luminaires are tools that allow lighting designers to use light specifically where it is needed – in other words, where human perception requires it. They become a part of the architecture and support its flexible and durable use, enable low-maintenance operation and help to ensure that buildings consume as little energy and resources as possible.
ERCO is a family business in its third generation. Thinking in the long term and sustainable behaviour are firmly anchored within our corporate culture and are part of our understanding of Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance. We bear responsibility for our locations and our employees. Through sustainable corporate management, we make our contribution to the conserving use of valuable resources.
Our sustainability goals
The most effective lighting tools on the market
Lighting Durability:
20-year service life2,3
A CO2 neutral light factory
Expansion of the circular economy
ERCO Greenology combines ecological responsibility with technological expertise and is our strategy for sustainable lighting. The sustainable production of efficient and effective luminaires as well as perception-oriented lighting design according to the Human Centric Lighting principle are the pillars of this strategy. Our goal is the CO2 neutral production of lighting tools to make light as effective and therefore as sustainable as possible in application.
ERCO continuously invests in the development of new technologies to improve our products and production processes – especially in terms of ecology. Every innovation must be measured against our sustainability goals in order to reduce the energy and resource consumption of lighting systems and make light better within its application.
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Optoelectronics is our core area of expertise. With perfectly matched components consisting of in-house developed lighting technology, electronics and thermal management, we guarantee the high efficiency (in lumens per watt) of our luminaires and thus reduce energy needs.
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Light is our contribution to sustainable building. Developed for perception-oriented Human Centric Lighting, our lighting solutions support the flexible use of architecture by people and enable low-maintenance operation during the entire service life.
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Processes that follow the principles of the circular economy, eco-design in product development and widely applied energy and environmental management measures – for our objective of CO2 neutrality we evaluate and optimise our actions according to ecological and economic dictates. This is an effort that involves all areas of the company. Thanks to a vertical integration of 80%, we are in a position to develop our production steps sustainably.
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Be it in product development, production, purchasing or facility management: each division of the company makes its contribution towards CO2 neutrality. We continuously implement new projects that minimise the CO2 emissions of the ERCO light factory. Some of these are:
The well-being of our employees and our social responsibility at a global level are at the centre of our actions – and, along with the satisfaction of customers, have the highest priority. For this reason it is important for us to create a healthy working environment and sufficient possibilities for further development. Projects and policies from practice: