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Blinds with a significantly lower carbon footprint

In 2023, VELUX introduced a new series of blinds engineered to minimise carbon emissions compared to ordinary VELUX blinds.

Reducing emissions and improving circularity

In 2023, VELUX launched a new range of low-carbon blinds. This new product range is helping us learn about how we can reduce carbon emissions and increase circularity in product development.  

The new range of blinds is made mainly from recycled materials and has just half of the carbon footprint of VELUX standard blinds. The blind profiles contain a minimum of 75% of recycled post-consumer aluminium scrap, which is also manufactured using renewable electricity. In addition, the textiles of the blinds are made from 100% recycled fabric.    

In 2022, VELUX started a partnership with aluminium producer Hydro to develop and supply low-carbon aluminium for other products. Together we are working to reduce CO2 emissions per kilogramme of aluminium to below two kilogrammes. This is less than one-fifth of the current European average.  

Through collaborative efforts like these, VELUX aims to steadily decrease the carbon footprint of its products while contributing to more sustainable manufacturing practices in the industry. 

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Child in attic room with open VELUX roof window, sunlight streaming in.

Ecovadis platinum rating

In 2025, VELUX achieved Platinum status in the annual EcoVadis sustainability assessment – a significant milestone that marks our progress from a Gold rating in 2024. With a score of 86 out of 100, up from 78 last year, we are now placed in the top 1% of more than 150,000 rated companies worldwide.
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Our commitment to protecting biodiversity and nature

Nature and biodiversity are the foundation of life as we know it. Our commitment to protecting biodiversity is more important than ever - not only because species have an inherent right to exist, but also because our survival depends on the ecosystems they sustain.
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Altaterra introduces waste-handling solution to reduce emissions

Tackling operational waste and reducing transportation emissions are two critical challenges that must be addressed in the global push towards decarbonisation. Altaterra, part of the VELUX Group, is aligning with these objectives by adopting innovative waste management solutions that reduce both physical waste and carbon emissions.
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Photo: Jonas Lysholdt Ejderskov, WWF Denmark

Celebrating four years of the WWF-VELUX partnership

As of September 1, 2024, we mark the 4th anniversary of the WWF-VELUX partnership, an initiative dedicated to protecting and restoring forests and improving livelihoods. Over the past year, our joint efforts have seen substantial progress within the countries in which we work.
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BayWa 2024 Update

In 2022, the VELUX Group signed two new virtual power purchase agreements with BayWa r.e. that will drive the development of two new solar (photovoltaic) PV parks in southern Spain. The solar plants will generate 167 GWh of renewable electricity annually. That is enough power to cover all the VELUX Group’s European operations today - and several years ahead - and it constitutes about 90% of our current global electricity consumption. Enabling new solar plants is part of our work to achieve 100% renewable electricity and will help us reach the emissions reduction target for our global operations by 2030.  
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