Everyone Cares,
MARK Takes Action
Focused
on Sustainability
Read on to understand how MARK Architectural Lighting and the products we produce work to reduce our impact on the environment.
How We Make Our MARK
Material Transparency
We reclaim and reuse water in our operations
We recycle scrap from our operations to preserve resources
We conserve electricity and natural gas at our facilities by reducing and avoiding waste
Our environmental sustainability efforts are embedded in what we do — from product design to supply chain — and we’ve made measurable progress in reducing our environmental footprint and eliminating costs for our Company and our customers.
Everyone Cares, MARK Takes Action. To learn more, download the EarthLIGHT Annual Report from Acuity.
Reducing the Environmental Impact of Our Product Solutions
Percentage of MARK Architectural products sold that utilize digital LED technology
Product Sold
99+%
Estimated reduction in energy use by Acuity customers’ resulting from use of Acuity Brands nLight® lighting controls, such as occupancy sensors, daylight harvesting, and dimming
Reduction
47%
Customer GHG avoidance from Acuity products sold 2020-25. Savings equal to elimination of 12 coal-fired power plants for one year
Million Metric Tons
46
Overall reduction in energy emissions FY19-25 by Acuity facilities
Reduction
28%
Estimated reduction in Acuity carbon emissions associated with cardboard from FY22 to FY25
Metric Tons
400
Percentage of supplied materials sources within 30 miles of MARK manufacturing facility
Vertical Integration
90%
Driving Efficient Use of Raw Materials
The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has verified Acuity’s net-zero science-based target – to reach net-zero GHG emissions across our value chain by 2040. This goal is in alignment with our goal of selling more products and solutions to help save energy and reduce carbon emissions while reducing our own operating costs.
Homes for one year
CO2 Emissions From
870K+
Passenger vehicles driven for one year
Greenhouse Gas Emissions From
1.38M+
Acres of U.S. forest in one year
Carbon Sequestered by
5.8M+
100 Million Metric Tons of Carbon Avoided
As a result of Acuity projected 2020-2030 sales of LED luminaires, controls and building control systems over less efficient sources and systems, customers will avoid as many as 100 million metric tons of carbon emissions. This is equivalent to:
How We Make Our MARK
Material Transparency
Learn more
MARK Architectural is on the way to net-zero emissions by 2040.
Empowering our customers to make a difference means sharing information and offering transparency. Learn about our commitment to material transparency and what that means to you.
MARK Architectural Lighting engages our industry to influence the development of technology and sustainable lighting practices. Explore the organizations where we make our MARK.
We continue to innovate, bringing smarter, sustainable solutions to market designed to help solve problems for our customers.
Annual Report
2025
EarthLIGHT
