Environment
Develop and sell products and services that help save energy and reduce carbon emissions.
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Continuing to Invest in Operational Energy Efficiency and Resource Savings
Our new Santa Rosa Production Facility (SPF) located in Nuevo Leon, Mexico, which opened in fiscal 2023, includes a highly efficient, state-of-the-art paint line. From our native landscaping to our automated paint application system with high performance ovens and industry-leading technology, we designed the site with sustainability in mind.
Discontinuing Fluorescent and HID Lighting
On our journey to net-zero, over the last decade our lighting portfolio has largely transitioned to the more efficient LED from fluorescent and HID sources. We have announced that we plan to complete this transition by discontinuing the manufacture of these less efficient luminaires by the end of calendar 2023. The conversion of the more than 1 million fluorescent and HID units to LED will reduce our expected Scope 3 emissions by nearly 2%, building on the 55% overall reduction we have accomplished since our fiscal 2015 baseline.
Fiscal 2023 was a foundational year for us to build our sustainable water use practices and manage our water-related risks. Our progress includes joining the Better Plants Water Savings Network, conducting water profiles at our facilities in water-stressed areas, and identifying and deploying water interventions.
Improving Our Water Efficiency
100M Metric Tons of Carbon Avoidance
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2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Predicted Grid Emission Factor
The sum of years 2020–2030 is projected to be 107 million metric tons of CO avoidance
MMT
>100
89
85
80
76
69
63
55
41
18
2030
2029
2028
2027
2026
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
ACTUAL
PROJECTED
Our goal is to enable our customers to avoid 100 millions metric tons of carbon emissions by fiscal 2030. This goal is based on our projected sales of LED luminaires, lighting controls, and building and refrigeration controls replacing older technologies in existing buildings and on driving innovation and performance across our Company.
2026
2027
2028
2029
2030
95
EarthLIGHT Handprint Report Methodology
The estimated cumulative impact of Acuity's contribution to reducing carbon emissions by 2030 is shown in the graph above. Future year contributions diminish due to the Grid Emission Factor, increasing efficiency of buildings undergoing renovation, and the expected leveling-off of LED efficiency.
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Tons
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4MMT
6MMT
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2
14MMT
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ZERO
Helping customers reduce their carbon footprint is one way that we believe we make a measurable impact on minimizing climate change.
While our corporate carbon footprint assesses the environmental impact of our products and processes, we also estimate the environmental benefits of removing older, less-efficient technology from a building, which we refer to as a carbon ‘handprint.’ Details of how we calculate carbon avoidance can be found in our white paper entitled, “EarthLIGHT Handprint Report Methodology".
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2023
EarthLIGHT
Report
Helping customers reduce their carbon footprint is one way that we believe we make a measurable impact on minimizing climate change.
While our corporate carbon footprint assesses the environmental impact of our products and processes, we also estimate the environmental benefits of removing older, less-efficient technology from a building, which we refer to as a carbon ‘handprint.’ Details of how we calculate carbon avoidance can be found in our white paper entitled, “EarthLIGHT Handprint Report Methodology."
EarthLIGHT Handprint Report Methodology
Our goal is to enable our customers to avoid 100 millions metric tons of carbon emissions by fiscal 2030. This goal is based on our projected sales of LED luminaires, lighting controls, and building and refrigeration controls replacing older technologies in existing buildings and on driving innovation and performance across our Company.
The estimated cumulative impact of Acuity's contribution to reducing carbon emissions by 2030 is shown in the graph above. Future year contributions diminish due to the Grid Emission Factor, increasing efficiency of buildings undergoing renovation, and the expected leveling-off of LED efficiency.
2026
2027
2028
2029
2030
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2030
2029
2028
2027
2026
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
ACTUAL
PROJECTED
Metric
Tons
2MMT
4MMT
6MMT
8MMT
10MMT
12MMT
14MMT
The sum of years 2020–2030 is projected to be 107 million metric tons of CO₂ avoidance
MMT
100M Metric Tons of Carbon Avoidance
>100
95
89
85
80
76
69
63
55
41
18