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DECARBONISATION
2024 gold rating from EcoVadis

The VELUX Group has been awarded the EcoVadis gold rating for the second consecutive year, placing us among the top 3% of companies worldwide in sustainability performance.

CIRCULARITY
Low-carbon blinds
In 2023, VELUX launched a new range of low-carbon blinds. This new product range is helping us learn about how we can reduce carbon emissions and increase circularity in product development.
RENEWABLE ENERGY
BayWa 2024 Update
A large solar park developed for the VELUX Group to meet its renewable power needs in Europe is now fully operational and connected to the local electricity grid in Spain. The 54 MWp-photovoltaic (PV) park integrates renewable electricity production, agriculture and biodiversity. It is the first Agri-PV solar park global renewable energy company BayWa r.e. built in Spain, based on a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with VELUX.
WASTE MANAGEMENT
Greenwood waste reduction
Over the past few years, the VELUX Greenwood site in South Carolina has focused on reducing the amount of waste sent to landfills. In 2023 this has resulted in an impressive reduction in landfilled waste of over 40% since 2022.
REDUCING EMISSIONS
Investing in renewables
As part of the VELUX Group’s ongoing efforts to reduce emissions from our own operations and ultimately to deliver on our target of 100% reduction in our operational emissions, we are continuously improving the energy efficiency of our production process.
WWF FOREST PROJECT
New livelihoods for local communities
In the Albertine Rift in Uganda, where we have financed the first forest project developed and delivered by WWF, local communities are an important part of the regeneration of the forest. Their involvement is vital for reversing forest and biodiversity loss and addressing climate issues.
WWF FOREST PROJECT
Protecting and restoring the world’s forests
The VELUX Group has financed two new forest conservation and restoration projects in Viet Nam and Madagascar. Like the first forest project in Uganda launched in 2021, these projects are being developed and delivered by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).