LEDVANCE Receives FSC Certification in Europe
Garching, Germany, July 16, 2025 – LEDVANCE, one of the world’s leading general lighting companies, has received the Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) certification in Europe, underlining its commitment to responsible sourcing and sustainable packaging. The certification ensures that the materials used in LEDVANCE’s products and packaging are sourced from responsibly managed forests that deliver environmental, social, and economic benefits.
The FSC label (FSC license code (FSC-C211284)) will start to appear on eligible LEDVANCE product packaging across Europe in the upcoming months. With this milestone, LEDVANCE strengthens its ability to provide retailers and consumers with trusted, eco-conscious solutions that align with growing environmental expectations.
Andreas Adam, Head of Global Sustainability at LEDVANCE: “The FSC certification is part of our broader efforts to lead the lighting industry toward greater environmental responsibility and supply chain transparency. Consumers expect increasingly more than energy efficiency; they want products that are produced ethically and sustainably. With the FSC certification we have reached another milestone to better serve our clients’ demand.”
FSC is a global, not-for-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of responsible forest management worldwide. FSC defines standards based on agreed principles for responsible forest stewardship that are supported by environmental, social, and economic stakeholders. FSC helps take care of forests and the people and wildlife that call them home.
Globally, over 200 million hectares of forest are certified under FSC management standards.1 Studies show that responsibly managed forests serve as powerful carbon sinks, critical to combating climate change. LEDVANCE’s achievement of FSC certification also contributes to global sustainability goals, including the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal “Responsible Consumption and Production2.
1 FSC, Facts_and_Figures_2020-02-17.pdf
2 UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, https://sdgs.un.org/goals
With offices in more than 50 countries and business activities in more than 140 countries, LEDVANCE is one of the world's leading general lighting providers for professional users and end consumers. Having emerged from the general lighting business of OSRAM GmbH, LEDVANCE offers a wide-ranging assortment of LED luminaires for a broad spectrum of application areas, intelligent lighting products for Smart Homes and Buildings, one of the largest LED lamps portfolios in the industry, traditional light sources, electronic components and light management systems. Based on an agreement with OSRAM, LEDVANCE will continue to use the trusted OSRAM brand for many of its products (SYLVANIA for the USA and Canada). Further information can be found at www.ledvance.com.
