VELUX Sustainability
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Approach and progress
Climate and nature
Circular business
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Approach and progress

Achieving more together

Partnering for lasting change

Meeting our ambitious sustainability goals cannot be achieved alone. We need to work with like-minded partners. Our memberships of sustainability-focused alliances and networks help us to drive progress, increase our impact, learn, and collaborate.
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Over the years, we have entered numerous partnerships, commitments, and collaborations.

Entering into collaboration, coalitions, and partnerships allows us to bring together a diverse set of expertise, resources, and perspectives.

This way we can share best practices, lessons learned, and insights with like-minded businesses and organisations.

1t.org

1t.org aims to empower the global reforestation community to conserve, restore and grow a trillion trees by 2030. As a member of the corporate alliance since 2023, the VELUX Group has joined a cross-industry coalition that supports this vision for forest conservation and restoration.

About 1t.org

CDP

CDP is a global non-profit organisation that operates the world’s leading independent environmental disclosure system. Its annual reporting framework assesses companies' climate and sustainability actions, driving industry transparency and accountability. In 2024, nearly 25,000 organisations globally submitted data to CDP.

About CDP

Corporate Leaders Group Europe and UK

CLG Europe strives to be the leading business voice in support of climate action across the EU.CLG UK works to define the UK’s business response to climate change. The VELUX Group has been a member of CLG Europe and CLG UK since 2022.

About CLG Europe

EV100

EV100 is a global initiative led by the Climate Group bringing together companies committed to switching their owned and contracted fleets up to 3.5 tonnes and 50% of their fleet between 3.5 and 7 tonnes to electric vehicles and installing charging infrastructure for employees and customers by 2030. The VELUX Group committed to transition its fleet of approximately 1,650 vehicles to EVs by 2030.

About EV100

Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction (GlobalABC)

GlobalABC was established at COP21 in Paris in 2015 and is the leading global platform for governments, private sector, civil society, research, and intergovernmental organisations committed to a common vision: a zero-emission, efficient, and resilient buildings and construction sector. GlobalABC has 290 members, including 41 countries. The VELUX Group has been a member since its establishment in 2015. 

About Globalabc

RE100

RE100 is a global initiative led by the Climate Group in partnership with CDP, bringing together the world’s most influential businesses committed to 100% renewable electricity. The VELUX Group joined RE100 in 2020, with a commitment to source 100% renewable electricity by 2023.

About RE100

Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)

The SBTi is a corporate climate action NGO that works in partnership with CDP, the United Nations Global Compact, World Resources Institute (WRI), the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and We Mean Business Coalition commitments. The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) drives ambitious climate action in the private sector by enabling organizations to set science-based emissions reduction targets. The SBTi verified the VELUX Group’s emission reduction targets in 2020. 

About Science Based Targets initiative

UN Global Compact (UNGC)

The UN Global Compact is a voluntary initiative based on CEO commitments to implement universal sustainability principles and to take steps to support UN goals. The VELUX Group has been part of the initiative since 2016.

About UN Global Compact

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CDP Supporter

In 2024, VELUX achieved its first-ever full CDP score for climate change action and forest-related disclosures. Based on our 2023 data, we received an "A-" rating for Climate Change and a "B" rating for Forests, marking a significant milestone in our environmental transparency efforts.
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EcoVadis 2025 Platinum rating

We hold ourselves accountable to our sustainability targets and initiatives by seeking independent assessments of our progress. The EcoVadis sustainability performance rating is a reliable and trusted assessment based on international sustainability standards. In 2025, VELUX achieved Platinum status in the annual EcoVadis sustainability assessment – a significant milestone that marks our progress from a Gold rating in 2024. With a score of 86 out of 100, up from 78 last year, we are now placed in the top 1% of more than 150,000 rated companies worldwide.
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