Transparency became infrastructure.
In 2025, Norlux moved from sustainability ambition to a measurable operating system: product-level climate data, deeper supplier documentation, a consolidated supply base and a practical pathway to reduce CO₂-e intensity.
The result is not a claim of perfection. It is a stronger evidence base for decisions, customer documentation and continuous improvement.
Measure first.
Then decouple growth.
Scope 3 fell by 3.42 million kg CO₂-e
The total estimate decreased from 50.97 million kg CO₂-e in 2024 to 47.55 million kg CO₂-e in 2025. The largest relative improvement was air freight, down by about 59%.
Absolute emissions fell 6.7%, while product intensity excluding B6 remained 22.26 kg CO₂-e per kg imported product. This makes the next task clear: reduce the footprint per kilogram, not only the volume.
Imported product weight
Use-phase estimate, B6
Added air-freight emissions
35% lower Scope 3 intensity by 2031
Baseline: 22.26 kg CO₂-e per kg imported product, excluding B6.
Target: 14.5 kg CO₂-e per kg.
Transparency note: the source deck presents this reduction pathway and the user identifies it as the SBTi goal. Formal SBTi validation is not stated in the supplied materials and is therefore not claimed here.
Energy efficiency is part of the solution
Norlux’s 2031 ambition is for 60–80% of relevant luminaires to use smart control through Norlux Wireless Connect. Sensors, schedules and adaptive control can reduce real energy use compared with the conservative full-power assumptions used in EPD module B6.
What is included in the Scope 3 estimate?
Imported weight multiplied by product-family EPD factors, B6 calculated separately for lighting products, and air freight added as a separate transport component.
Why is B6 shown separately?
B6 represents electricity used while a luminaire is operating. EPD scenarios use standardised, conservative assumptions. Actual use can be lower when smart control reduces operating hours or output.
What improves next?
More product-specific data, more recycled material, lower-carbon manufacturing and transport, and product design that enables long life, repair and material recovery.
Data you can build decisions on.
EPDs quantify lifecycle CO₂-e. Byggvarubedömningen reviews detailed product content. Together, the two tracks connect climate performance with chemical and material transparency.
Portfolio counts are a publication update supplied by Norlux and should not be read as 2025 year-end counts.
Carbon and content, side by side.
Detailed product information improves tender responses today and creates the foundation for future Digital Product Passports.
EPD
Third-party-verified declaration using standardised lifecycle modules. Norlux uses EPD data to estimate Scope 3 and give customers comparable CO₂-e information.
Byggvarubedömningen
Detailed product-family assessment supporting material transparency and the systematic phase-out of unwanted substances.
Digital Product Passport
Structured product and raw-material data is being prepared for future DPP requirements and better upstream risk assessment.
Fewer suppliers. Deeper relationships.
Norlux reduced the supplier base from 27 to 23 and concentrated purchasing with partners able to meet product, environmental and social-documentation requirements.
A global supply chain, managed through direct dialogue.
Prioritised risks
Operational performance, tracked year by year.
These Miljøfyrtårn indicators cover Norlux’s headquarters at Borgeskogen. They show lower electricity use, a higher sorting rate and stronger environmental management coverage in the purchasing base.
Electricity use
Approximate values read from the Miljøfyrtårn trend chart, MWh.
Sorting rate
The share of waste source-sorted improved again in 2025.
Values marked ≈ are rounded visual readings from the supplied Miljøfyrtårn charts. The signed/source report remains authoritative.
Local energy, powered by employees.
“Community engagement works best when it begins with the people who already show up.”
Employees can apply for support for sports teams, associations and community projects in which they are personally involved.
Long-term support continues, including equal support for women’s sports and initiatives that promote inclusion and belonging.
Contributions to local sports clubs and cultural organisations support participation, personal development and vibrant communities.
Responsibility is built into the line of management.
The Board has approved Norlux’s sustainable business practice policy. Day-to-day due diligence is led by the Sustainability Officer, reporting through the CEO, with regular Board updates.
Leadership and Board
The CEO holds formal responsibility. The Board receives regular updates and reviews the annual due-diligence report before publication.
Training
Employees receive in-person training twice a year, with sustainability and due diligence included in onboarding and relevant project work.
Independent framework
Ethical Trade Norway assessed the 2025 report as meeting its Base Level. No cases requiring remediation were identified in 2025.
Turn better data into better decisions.
Reach 75% EPD revenue coverage
Continue product-family declarations and improve product-specific climate data.
Trace aluminium further upstream
Identify extraction sites for aluminium used by at least two suppliers.
Improve purchasing practices
Give suppliers sufficient planning time and reduce the risk of unplanned overtime.
Prepare for Digital Product Passports
Structure supplier, material and product data for future requirements.
Reduce CO₂-e intensity
Focus on materials, manufacturing, transport and design—not only annual sales volume.
Expand smart control
Enable customers to use light only when and where it is needed.
Reporting basis and boundaries
This web report is a concise narrative synthesis. It does not replace the signed Ethical Trade Norway report, the Miljøfyrtårn source statistics or the underlying climate calculations.
- Norlux Climate Strategy: Scope 3 method, 2024–2025 results and the 2031 target pathway.
- Ethical Trade Norway Annual Report 2025: governance, enterprise and supply-chain information, due diligence, community engagement and 2026 actions.
- Miljøfyrtårn 2025: operational environmental indicators and trends.
- Management-provided publication update: 64 EPDs and 39 BVB-approved product families.
Reporting currency: NOK. Climate figures use CO₂-e. Scope 3 product intensity excludes module B6 unless stated. Rounded figures may not sum precisely.
More light.
A lighter footprint.
Norlux will continue to combine efficient lighting, smart control, product transparency and responsible supplier relationships—measuring progress openly along the way.