Our Sustainability Work
Sustainability is a natural part of our work at Elektro Elco. We strive for sustainable development through three focus areas: Product, People, and Planet. These three areas interact and are essential for us to create real change.
Within Product, we develop solutions using innovative materials that minimize environmental impact. We develop products using recycled plastic, including ocean plastic, and design for component replaceability. Today, 48 items contain recycled plastic.
People are our most important resource. We work to foster an inclusive work environment focused on development, engagement, and a strong corporate culture where diversity and new ideas thrive.
Within Planet, we work systematically to reduce our environmental impact across the entire value chain. We are improving energy efficiency, reducing waste, and increasing the use of renewable materials, aiming to contribute to a lower environmental impact from the lighting industry.
With sustainability in focus, we develop luminaires that are not only a great choice for our customers, but also for our environment, our planet—our home. We do it together.
We actively work to increase the proportion of recycled plastic, including ocean plastic, in our products and design for replaceable components to enable reuse and recycling.
Our employees are our most important resource. We work to create an inclusive work environment focused on development and a strong corporate culture. By promoting diversity and equal opportunities, we build a dynamic and creative workplace.
We work systematically to reduce environmental impact across production, logistics, and product development. Our sustainability council reviews our progress semi-annually. Energy efficiency is continuously improved, waste volume is reduced, and renewable materials are used.
The Sustainability Council – our commitment
We strive to be at the forefront of environmental efforts within the lighting industry, focusing on energy efficiency, material choices, and circularity. To support this, we have a sustainability council that actively works on our sustainability initiatives. We have conducted an internal assessment to identify which of the Global Goals we should contribute to and address based on our operations. The sustainability council ensures that we work effectively and toward a more sustainable society.
A Hide-a-lite Choice is our symbol for products where we have made conscious choices focusing on sustainability and quality from a lifecycle perspective.
The symbol makes it easy for you to identify luminaires developed with long-term sustainability in mind.
For a product to bear the symbol, it must meet one or both of the following criteria:
• Replaceable components: Both the LED module and driver can be replaced.
This enables the product to be repaired or upgraded when needed, rather than replacing the entire luminaire.
In this way, the product's lifespan is significantly extended.
• Responsible material selection: The product contains recycled material, such as ocean plastic.
This contributes to more responsible resource management and reduces the need for virgin raw materials.
Long-term sustainability should be simple and is an essential part of how we develop our products.
With a Hide-a-lite Choice, we guide you to luminaires where quality, lifespan,
and material choices together contribute to a better lifecycle perspective.
HOW SUSTAINABLE IS OUR PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT?
Our Approach to Circular Product Development
In our product development, we consider the entire lifecycle of the product. Our materials shall be recycled and/or recyclable. Today, we develop several products with DIP switches to offer you as a customer more installation options in a single product. This also allows us to reduce the resources required for manufacturing.
Products should have replaceable parts whenever possible, which not only extends their lifespan but also contributes to more sustainable use by reducing waste.
In 2025, we delivered 453 spare parts
In 2025, we reused approximately 1 tonne of e-waste
264 items in our range have an EPD
396 items are labeled with a Hide-a-lite choice
People should be allowed to grow.
We invest in the future of our employees.
As an employer, we believe in supporting the whole person and offering a workplace where people thrive and grow. Through our internal initiative, Hide-a-lite Business Academy, we give our employees the opportunity to expand their knowledge while continuously developing their skills and engagement.
We also take social responsibility throughout our entire value chain, maintaining close contact with our suppliers to ensure social sustainability.
Hide-a-lite Business Academy
We invest in our people. Through HBA, Hide-a-lite Business Academy, we continuously develop our employees' skills and engagement, strengthening our corporate culture by providing a platform for training and development opportunities.
Diversified Electrical Industry
We are part of the collaboration for a Diversified Electrical Industry, a joint initiative where suppliers, distributors, and installers work together to increase diversity and inclusion within the electrical industry.
In 2025, we conducted 10 skill-enhancing training sessions for our staff – a total of 963 training hours
Through Hide-a-lite Business Academy, we conducted three onboardings and one ambassador program in 2025
100% of our suppliers have signed our Code of Conduct
100% of our key suppliers suppliers have undergone a Factory Audit (on-site supplier assessment)
In 2025, our attendance rate was 97%
In short: satisfied customers who know we are there to solve problems and answer questions
- Jina Warjo, Teknisk Support
From choice of materials to optimising energy
Conscious choices and a comprehensive approach across the value chain for reduced emissions
Our vision is to halve our emissions by 2030. To achieve this, we focus on reducing our environmental impact across three distinct areas—energy-efficient products, responsible resource use, and reduced emissions from transport. See our measurable targets below.
We review every part of our value chain and actively work to influence everything from material selection and transport to our own energy consumption. Transport is our largest source of emissions, where we focus on selecting eco-friendly and more sustainable fuels, reducing carbon dioxide emissions and contributing to a lower climate impact.
Regarding our own energy consumption, we minimize unnecessary usage, partly through the use of control systems in our lighting.
Our lighting design department has transitioned from paper to digital planning, saving 49 kg CO₂ per year
In 2025, we doubled the number of electric vehicles, from 4 to 8
Since 2023, we have reduced emissions from company cars by 54%
