Carbon Offsetting Project.

The Group is committed to minimising the environmental impact of both its manufacturing processes and its products. However, even with the most responsible approach, some carbon dioxide (CO_₂) will be released into the atmosphere as an indirect result of factory and selling activities and customers’ use of luminaires.

In 2009, FW Thorpe purchased 215 acres of farmland in Devauden, Wales. To date, it has planted 179,412 trees for carbon sequestration. Based on calculated emissions, an independent third party has confirmed that Thorlux has planted enough trees to have been carbon neutral since 2012.

The carbon capture tree-planting scheme (quality-assured by the government-backed Woodland Carbon Code) is independently certified to ISO 14064-3 and ISO 14065 standards. The Woodland Carbon Code is an independent standard devised by a group led by the UK Forestry Commission that certifies woodland creation projects that accurately measure how much carbon is captured and stored.

Following the completion of its first woodland creation project in Wales, the Group purchased 195 acres of land in Herefordshire to establish a second woodland. To date, 82,000 trees have been planted, alongside the installation of leaky dams to support natural flood management and the creation of footpaths for the local community. The project will connect existing woodland habitats, enhancing biodiversity and the surrounding landscape.