The Lighting Industry Association (LIA), a UK trade body for lighting manufacturers and suppliers, has launched the TM65.2 Assured Product and Company Schemes, aimed at strengthening confidence in embodied carbon reporting across the lighting sector.
The schemes provide a framework for assessing the embodied carbon of lighting products through independently verified reporting.
They have been introduced as sustainability expectations increase across the built environment and infrastructure sectors, where organisations are under pressure to demonstrate greater transparency in environmental reporting.
According to the LIA, the schemes are intended to encourage consistency in carbon reporting, increase confidence in verified products and organisations, and reduce the risk of misleading environmental claims.
Unlike self-declared reporting, the schemes use a third-party assessment process carried out by the LIA Laboratory.
Independent verification of lighting products
Assessments include product disassembly and a detailed review of components, materials, and weights, alongside manufacturing locations, energy consumption, and the tonnage of produced goods.
The verification process follows the TM65.2 methodology and is designed to reflect how lighting products are designed and manufactured.
Ali Kay, Sustainability Manager at the LIA, comments, “The industry has made significant progress in understanding embodied carbon, but consistency and credibility are critical if reporting is to drive meaningful change.
“TM65.2 Assured provides an evidence-based, independently verified framework that supports transparency and reduces the risk of greenwashing. By applying a lighting-specific approach, we are ensuring that calculations are robust, comparable, and aligned with the realities of our sector.”
The schemes will be delivered through the LIA Laboratory, which is ISO 17065 accredited. The laboratory also holds UKAS and IECEE accreditations.
Kieran Merrills, Certification Manager at the LIA Laboratory, adds, “Certification must be rigorous, impartial, and technically sound. TM65.2 Assured has been built around structured third-party verification, detailed technical assessment, and clear governance.
“Our ISO 17065 certification ensures that every decision is made objectively and consistently, giving the market confidence that assured products and companies have met a defined and independently validated standard.”
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