Global lighting company LEDVANCE has donated LED lighting to 12 in-home elderly welfare facilities in Seoul to support energy-vulnerable populations, in celebration of Family Month.
This donation was carried out as a follow-up activity to the 2019 agreement on “LED Lighting Support for the Residential Energy Efficiency of Energy-Vulnerable Populations” signed by LEDVANCE, the Seoul Metropolitan Government, and the Seoul Council on Social Welfare.
LEDVANCE provided a total of 600 items—including compact LED lamps, linear LED lamps, and the ballasts required for replacement—so that elderly people who are advanced in age or physically frail can receive care under brighter, more comfortable lighting when using care facilities.
The donated items were installed in the living rooms, hallways, and other areas of each facility. Consuming 50% less energy and lasting three times longer than fluorescent lamps, they are expected to help each facility reduce its electricity bills.
Meanwhile, LEDVANCE has worked for several years to put into practice ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) management, which has emerged as a global focus. In 2018, LEDVANCE joined the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), an international agreement on corporate social responsibility, and has produced high-efficiency LED lighting that minimizes environmental pollution. In Korea, over the past three years it has donated LED lighting to energy-vulnerable facilities such as orphanages, welfare facilities for the disabled, and elementary schools.
Building on these activities, LEDVANCE earned a “Silver” rating in 2019 and a “Bronze” rating in 2020 in the global corporate sustainability assessment by EcoVadis, which evaluates the environmental and social impact of companies.
▲ Before and after the lighting replacement at “Jangan Day Care Center,” an in-home elderly welfare facility where LEDVANCE’s LED lighting was installed