Christmas Gift 2023
Back to all newsThis year we decided to remake an old favourite from 2004: the Allen key set. The messaging is much the same: (Mike) Stoane Lighting products are designed to last and designed to be rebuilt. That’s all the more important as we go into 2024 and the conversation surrounding circular economy and sustainability loudens even further.
The Christmas card to accompany the gift features some images taken at a recent project in Toulouse with Joseph Frey, Les Éclairagistes Associés and Cathy Connan and Marion Decoust, two artists from Les Crâneuses. The connection is a distinct reminder of the climate crisis. The skulls of 47 common species symbolise those species now extinct. Remanufacturing with ReNew can be one way us and our customers can tackle the climate emergency; by enabling a circular economy and reducing carbon in projects.
Though they are not luminaires, out of curiosity we asked Irene (our Sustainability Lead) to make some measured comparisons to see the impact of materials of the original vs latest iteration (stage A1 of a Life Cycle Assessment). The results show 90% less Global Warming Potential.
Impacts |
Unit |
2004 version |
2023 version |
Abiotic depletion potential (elements) | ADPE |
kg Sb eq |
0.00002 |
0.000006 |
Abiotic depletion potential (fossils) | ADPF |
MJ (net calorific) |
29.1 |
5.2 |
Acidification potential | AP |
mol H+ eq |
0.02 |
0.002 |
Ecotoxicity potential (freshwater) | ETPF |
CTUe |
75.9 |
24.8 |
Eutrophication potential (freshwater) | EPF |
kg P eq |
0.001 |
0.00007 |
Eutrophication potential (marine) | EPM |
kg N eq |
0.02 |
0.006 |
Eutrophication potential (terrestrial) | EPT |
mol N eq |
0.04 |
0.004 |
Global warming potential (total) | GWPT |
kg CO2 eq |
2.9 |
0.3 |
Ozone depletion potential | ODP |
kg CFC-11 eq |
0.0000001 |
0.000000001 |
Photochemical ozone creation potential | POCP |
kg NMVOC eq |
0.01 |
0.001 |
Water deprivation potential | WDP |
m3 world eq |
0.9 |
0.1 |
