Lighting a Greener Future | Lumeco & PwC Netherlands

Lumeco

Lumeco is a social enterprise that emerged from the vision to make commercial real estate more sustainable while creating social impact. As a supplier and installer of LED lighting solutions, Lumeco has been revolutionizing the business-to-business market. With a team of over 50 employees, Lumeco oversees the entire value chain, from production to delivery, ensuring that each step contributes to both environmental sustainability and social responsibility.

Lumeco's mission is to make existing commercial properties more sustainable with LED lighting solutions, reducing energy consumption and carbon footprint. The initiative not only focuses on environmental benefits but also on social impact, providing meaningful employment opportunities, especially for individuals distanced from the labor market.

PwC Netherlands

PwC Netherlands, with over five thousand employees across thirteen offices, specializes in Assurance, Tax & Legal, and Advisory services. 

Emphasizing sustainability and corporate responsibility, PwC Netherlands integrates these principles into its operations with a good example of this being the partnership with Lumeco.

The Partnership between Lumeco and PwC Netherlands

PwC Netherlands continuously strives to enhance its sustainability footprint across all its Dutch offices and parking lots. In 2018, PwC sought to replace traditional lighting with circular LED solutions, their search led them to Lumeco.

“We should provide extra knowledge to our potential customers when it comes to our specialization, LED. Start a conversation.” - Tommy van de Giessen, Marketing and Communications at Lumeco 

The collaboration between Lumeco and PwC Netherlands is a testament to how enterprises can effectively contribute to sustainability and social inclusion. Lumeco's innovative LED lighting solutions now illuminate PwC's thirteen offices nationwide. 

 "The most important lessons from our partnership are: take the time to understand each other well, and ensure that colleagues from the project team or operations in the mainstream enterprise know how a social enterprise works, so that the effect of collaboration have more impact." - Rob Klinkert, Senior Portfolio Manager Facility Management at PwC Netherlands

This partnership is marked by its ongoing nature, reflecting a shared dedication to achieve lasting change, and PwC's commitemtn to be a catalyst for a sustainable and inclusive future.

The Impact:

The Lumeco and PwC Netherlands partnership has resulted in the following environmental and social benefits: 

• over 80,000 kWh of energy saved annually
• preservation of materials through Lumeco's circular approach that focuses on using existing materials such as fixtures as much as possible
• more than 5,000 work hours have been created for individuals distanced from the labor market