Philips Lumec AUTHOR: Philips Lumec | CATEGORY: Sustainable Development

August 2, 2012

Philips Lumec’s Sustainable Development Measurables

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Here is a summary our of sustainable development performance in 2011 for the Boisbriand site. This data was taken from the Philips Lumec’s 2011 sustainable development report, which was prepared by the Green Committee and given to Philips Lumec’s management earlier this year.[...]

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Philips Lumec AUTHOR: Philips Lumec | CATEGORY: Design

May 17, 2011

City.people.light: an original lighting contest sponsored by Philips

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Philips Lumec, always looking for original ways to promote its industry, found in the international city.people.light award the perfect opportunity to do so. This particular event is in fact an annual competition run in conjunction with Philips. It is an integrated approach to experiencing the urban setting through light and it represents a significant step towards promoting the use of light as an essential component in urban development. It also honours the towns or cities that best demonstrate the added value that lighting can bring to the urban environment [...]

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Pascale Savard AUTHOR: Pascale Savard | CATEGORY: Sustainable Development

February 1, 2011

Being Green. For Real! – Part 2.1: The Actions

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In part 1 of this series on sustainable development, we explained why and how Philips Lumec decided to take action when it comes to responsible environmental practices. In this part 2, we will examine few of the results obtained by our company in this endeavour. Will follow in the next parts of this series the impact on the community and also on the industry itself [...]

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Pascale Savard AUTHOR: Pascale Savard | CATEGORY: Sustainable Development

November 10, 2010

Being Green. For Real! – Part 1: The Planning

Being Green. For Real! - Part I: The Planning

Sustainable development. You’ve probably seen these two words just about everywhere by now. But sometimes, unfortunately, they’re used as vague advertising artifices more than to describe actual actions and processes undertaken by a company. So I have prepared a three-part article to describe in details what sustainable development is really about, and how Philips Lumec’s commitment translates into reality. [...]

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