Energy Efficiency award for Philips Lighting

Philips Lighting, a leader in the lighting industry in India won the prestigious ‘EMPOWER AWARD 2009’ for manufacturing the most energy efficient Fluorescent Tube Lights. The Empower awards are jointly organized by Urjavaran Foundation, a voluntary non-profit NGO and International Copper Promotion Council (India), to foster efficient use of energy and its conservation. The recognition is conferred upon companies which excel in manufacturing and marketing of star-rated energy efficient products as per the norms laid down by Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) in India and Ministry of Power.
 
Philips Lighting India won the ‘Gold Award’ in the Market Impact Category for energy efficiency in the Fluorescent Tubelight (FTL) category while the company’s 40W FTL brand ‘Champion’ was awarded the ‘Star Performer’ honour.
 
As the leader in the Indian Lighting industry, Philips is consistently working with industry bodies to drive the responsible switch to energy-efficient solutions and is also associated with BEE’s Bachat Lamp Yojana – the largest carbon credits program approved by the UN. The sta r performer product, 40W “Champion” by Philips offers its consumers multiple benefits of long life, bright light and energy saving.
 
Nirupam Sahay, Senior Director, Marketing, Philips Lighting India, said, “We invest greatly in R&D and manufacturing, and it has been our constant endeavor to inculcate the best practices in energy efficiency and sustainability throughout our delivery chain in an effort to reduce the burden on the environment.”
 
Anil Razdan, Chairman, Urjavaran Foundation, said, “Efficient consumption of energy, energy conservation and environment preservation are at the heart of all initiatives undertaken by our foundation. Lighting is one of the biggest consumers of power in the world; and accessible, energy efficient lighting can have a considerable impact on the environment. Philips’ FTL stood out on the parameters laid down by BEE to measure energy efficiency and the total benefit derived by the environment.”

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