Solar best to combat light poverty in Africa

Solar best to combat light poverty in Africa

by | Aug 15, 2016 | Sustainability

By Reggie Nxumalo, GM, Philips Lighting Southern Africa It’s been 137 years since the lightbulb was first invented – and there are still more than 1.5 million people globally who spend their evenings in the dark, unable to access electric light.  While this...
Cutting carbon emissions the LED way

Cutting carbon emissions the LED way

by | Jun 7, 2016 | Sustainability

Leaders from Philips Lighting met with Energy Ministers attending the seventh Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM7) summit in San Francisco, where the company announced a commitment to sell more than two billion energy efficient LED light bulbs by 2020. Reaching this goal...