The management of THE LIGHTING QUOTIENT believes that strong, sustainable long-term growth requires the pursuit of economic, social and environmental best practices and the open acknowledgment of the Company’s activities.
ECONOMIC
THE LIGHTING QUOTIENT
- maintains a long history of producing energy efficient products, designing for sustainability and using ROI and LCA (life cycle assessment) considerations in developing new products.
- produces high performance, energy efficient luminaires of the highest quality.
- manufactures a furniture mounted task ambient lighting system that can light an open plan office for 0.6 w/sf or less.
- produces products with life expectancies of 20+ years, which are easily upgraded and refurbished and can be recycled at end of life.
- produces many products that meet or exceed IESNA recommended light levels, meet ASHRA/IESNA Energy Standards and can contribute credits towards LEED certification for projects.
- continues to research and apply the latest industry technologies to our product lines.
- has developed products to work in harmony with daylight harvesting, occupancy sensors and other energy saving controls.
SOCIAL
THE LIGHTING QUOTIENT
- provides a safe, healthy work environment for our employees.
- follows personnel practices that guarantee a work environment free of harassment and discrimination.
- guarantees freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining.
- provides access to health care for employees and their families.
- offers employees the necessary training, information and support to succeed.
- promotes LEED accreditation, training and awareness among company design engineers and other employees.
- encourages employee participation in the process of continuous improvement in every product we make.
- pledges to work against corruption in any form, including extortion and bribery, both internally and externally.
ENVIRONMENTAL
THE LIGHTING QUOTIENT
- follows the precautionary approach to environmental challenges, practicing preventive anticipation to safeguard our ecological space.
- maintains the responsible and ethical management of products and processes in keeping with federal, state and local health, safety and environmental standards.
- is committed to reducing our waste stream by recycling paper, cardboard, glass, plastic, aluminum cans and scrap, wooden pallets, electronics and computer equipment; filtering drinking water to reduce the number of plastic water bottles being recycled; replacing paper coffee cups with ceramic mugs; encouraging paperless transactions and communications.
- works closely with local utilities to introduce energy efficient retrofits into our building mechanicals.
- has instituted water usage savings through equipment and infrastructure upgrades.
- uses techniques such as bulk packaging to minimize waste further along the supply chain.
- strives to be a responsible purchaser of goods and services, sourcing recycled content in materials purchased and regularly questioning vendors about their efforts to conserve and recycle.
- has enhanced our surrounding community by restoring a 1903 factory building to full use and turning an adjacent brownfield into a streetscaped parking lot for our employees.
- maximizes the functionality and footprint of our factory facility by following lean manufacturing principals and organizing kaizen teams and events.
Our commitment to the sustainability movement factors into virtually every business decision we make.