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𝗡𝗘𝗧 𝗭𝗘𝗥𝗢 𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗙𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 | 𝟮𝟵 𝗔𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗟 🐦⬛ Early bird booking rate ends today! 🐛 “𝘋𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘣𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘦𝘵 𝘻𝘦𝘳𝘰 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘦-𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘯𝘦𝘵 𝘻𝘦𝘳𝘰, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘥-𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘺 𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬.” Nigel Harvey, Recolight Hear form the experts leading the change! Maria del Mar Rojas, Europe Engagement Manager with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), outlines how to set targets and have them validated by the SBTi. Rahul Shah EMBA CMgr FCMI, Global Director, Built Environment, at BSI takes us through the key carbon-reduction standards in the market. These are: PAS 2080, ISO14064,67,68 etc, the suite of ISO/British standards, and ISO Net Zero guidelines (IWA:42). How will these force change in the lighting sector? Robert Allison, director of Auditel (U.K.) Limited will explain how public bodies such as the NHS and the Highways Agency are all beginning to roll out procurement policies that demand visibility of suppliers’ sustainable policies and certifications. Michael Collett, director at EXALTA Business Growth Limited outlines the pitfalls and the opportunities in setting a Carbon Reduction Plan. What are the priorities in terms of delivering tangible recordable gains that will be reflected in certifications? John Gorse, Country Lead for Public & Government Affairs at Signify explains the Ecovadis scheme, the commitment required, and the demand-side drivers Irene Mazzei, PhD of Stoane Lighting will explain the B Corp process and if certification confers any competitive advantage in the lighting market. Three case studies will show how companies within and outside the lighting industry have tackled net zero: Mark Helm, Quality Assurance & Lean Six Sigma Manager at the Thorn Lighting plant, takes us through how the plant has reduced energy consumption by 1.3 million kWh. Daniel Lintell, Sustainability Manager at Triton Showers will discuss the practical changes the business has made to achieve the Carbon Trust Standard and carbon neutrality in accordance with PAS 2060:2014. Andrew Mullen, Sustainability and Regulatory Affairs specialist at Beko plc will explain the steps this global appliance manufacturer is taking to achieve its ambitious sustainability goals. Emer Gillespie, John Gorse and Mike Collett join the panel discussion - Certifications: Virtue signals or competitive advantage? The conference is chaired by Ray Molony, editor of Circular Lighting Report and designing lighting global ,head of content at Build Back Better Awards

✨ The latest issue of designing lighting global is here✨ We’re thrilled to share our newest issue, packed with stunning insights from the world of lighting design! This issue's highlights👉 💡 On the Cover: Lighting The Soul of Notre Dame, Part I – patrick rimoux shares the journey behind his masterful lighting scheme at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris in an exclusive interview with Randy Reid. 🌑 Special Feature: Let’s Embrace the Dark – Ray Molony celebrates shadows in honor of Jun’ichirō Tanizaki’s 60th anniversary of death. 🌟 Ribbon of Light: Explore Speirs Major Light Architecture’s breathtaking lighting design for the serpentine boardwalk at Canada Dock in London. 🛍️ Beacon of Luxury: Step inside the iconic Harrods department store and discover the visionary lighting design by L'Observatoire International International. 🎨 Art or Nature?: 10 top designers share the unexpected places, artworks, and natural wonders that spark their creativity. Plus, don’t miss our Up Close feature with Emer Gillespie, founder of Spark & Bell, and highlights on Crystal Orange Hotel, W Budapest Hotel, Sports Lighting, and more! Dive in and be inspired by the brilliant minds shaping the future of lighting! 💡📖 🔗 Read the Issue Now! https://lnkd.in/etKirKUt #lightingdesign #magazinelaunch #notredame #lightinginnovation #interiordesign #artandnature #newIssue #readnow

Our founder Emer Gillespie will be speaking at this in April, always a great lighting industry event with a focus on sustainable practices.

♻️ Last Thursday, we hosted Circularity Now for the second time – an inspirational event designed to connect trailblazers of the sustainable space and explore circular innovations in textiles, food, and the built environment. It wouldn't have happened without: 🎤 Our incredible speakers: Dr David Greenfield of Tech-Takeback and Ali Ghamini of B&H Food Partnership. 👫 Our panel guests: Emer Gillespie of SPARK & BELL, Kathy Caton MBE of Brighton Gin, Tom Harris AIEMA of Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club, Jeremy Walker of Human Nature 🚀 As well as the innovative companies showcasing their solutions for a more sustainable future: SPARK & BELL (Emer Gillespie & Brad Guin), Pilio (Catherine Bottrill & Ella Frederiksen), and Brighton Fashion Collective (Lucy Lindley) We were blown away by the incredible conversations that happened in the space, and the fantastic things we’ve been hearing from our guests👇 A huge thank you to our team for smooth on-the-day running and organisation of the event, Marta Jani, Andrew Sleigh, Teodora Stefan, Ashleigh Ward, Kerry Lockwood, Lesley Quaeck, Anneza Pitsialis, Thaya Panayiotou, Cailin Jalynski, Olga Hopton, Jim Hodge, Sam C., Anya Lux, Esther and Christian. Thank you to all who joined us. The world is changing for the better and we are so excited for what’s next for circular design. 🔄 Missed it? No problem, we’ve got a replay coming soon 👀 Sign up to get it to your inbox: https://lnkd.in/ePjY5KaR

Our founder Emer chatting with Ray Molony last week, talking about Circularity in Lighting and our efforts to be a sustainable manufacturer. Lovely to be recognised for our high B Corp certification points of over 100!

I was going to write out a long post, but Bridie James wrote it so eloquently, I'm going to share her thoughts. What a great day we had in Bournemouth yesterday at the first DAB.UK event on sustainable style in the built environment. Thanks to the organisers, what a great first event, thanks to Roddy Clarke for being an engaging and excellent chair and to the other great speakers, Chloe Bullock, Scott Lewis from The Bide and Summer Obaid. The more we share, the more we inspire, the more we learn, the more we can work in a sustainable, responsible way.

We've been incredibly busy here in the SPARK & BELL workshop, in full R&D mode developing new lights and bespoke project pieces. This summer we were lucky enough to be awarded the Prosperity grant by Brighton & Hove City Council which allowed us to add this beauty to our collection; our CNC router. this has allowed us to experiment, work more efficiently and push the boundaries of what we could do in house much further. for example below she's working hard on a custom design of 400 lights for a hotel project, using 80kg of recycled plastic in the design - reduce, reuse, recycle, decarbonise ♻️ Thanks to the council for supporting our mission to save more from landfill to create beautiful lighting 🙌 * This project is part-funded by the UK government and Brighton & Hove City Council through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund

On Sunday I travelled up to Decorex International for this years event, starting off with a incredibly interesting talk: Enlightened Design: Sustainable Lighting Solutions. The most interesting part was getting to sit beside fellow lighting makers Lee from The Soho Lighting Co and Matt from John Cullen Lighting and talk about our own journeys working towards circular design and building a more sustainable lighting business. Thanks to Jules Haines for chairing and spurring on some great topics. The second talk with fellow Interior Design Declares - UK steering group members Chloe Bullock, Cat Hoad and Nicola Holden, skilfully chaired by Mirry Christie was a lovely delve into how to create an effective sustainability plan. As we all have different insights and experience, there were some super helpful suggestions on how to avoid being overwhelmed and start small. We're all on a journey and its incredibly important to support each other in a positive supportive way. A simple starting point? If you're an Interior designer or manufacturer in the built environment, get your sustainability statement onto your website and sign up to Interior Design Declares - UK 🌿

After a very busy month, I'm finally sharing the highlights from London Design Festival talk on waste as a useful and beautiful resource. I had the pleasure of moderating a discussion with Smile Plastics, Weez + Merl, SPARK & BELL, Woven Image, and The Collective. We delved into how waste can be transformed into a valuable resource, exchanging insights on the challenges and opportunities of scaling innovation in the circular economy. What a great energy in the room that day! I encourage everyone to check out the work of these brands. Special thanks to Suzie Joyce for the invitation and organising at the beautiful showroom, and to the great speakers who joined me Rosalie McMillan, Louise, Merl, Alexandra Levy, Steve Lewis, and Emer Gillespie. MCM

Our founded Emer Gillespie will be actively participating in two panel talks and green room discussions at Decorex International on Sunday. It’s exciting to see so many sessions dedicated to sustainable design practices and sourcing!