CSR

Eradicating poverty in all its forms remains one of humanity’s greatest battles. By producing efficient, self-sufficient lighting, we can indirectly contribute to the economic, social and sustainable development of developing countries. Light is an inexhaustible source of growth.  

Indirectly, Fonroche Lighting contributes to the development of quality education throughout the world. By installing solar street lighting in isolated locations, we enable people and children in developing countries to continue their education. Every day, we provide lighting to 20,000 new people throughout the world. 
 

Gender equality is a norm for us. All the positions we offer are open to both men and women. Similarly, since the company was founded, three women have joined the Executive Commitee, two of whom are in the top 10 in terms of remunerations. 

Our products are 100% solar-powered. This avoids the use of non-renewable energy sources and eliminates electricity costs, thereby reducing environmental impact and energy costs. 

In 2023, Fonroche Lighting created 70 new jobs worldwide. The acquisition of NoWatt that same year also enabled us to expand our activities and product ranges. Committed to respecting human rights, our ethics charter prohibits us from doing business with companies that do not respect fundamental rights, such as human trafficking, slavery or child labour.

As the bearers of an innovative solution, we use our capacity for innovation to find solutions to reduce our environmental impact. To guarantee the power and autonomy of our products, we have developed our own storage and intelligent energy management system. Our Power 365 technology uses NiMh batteries, which have a 99% recyclability rate  - the highest in the world.

Our solar street lamps are a real alternative to traditional network lighting. As they require no connection, our solution gives remote areas access to light. Our range of solar-powered lighting is part of a drive to develop "smart cities". Our solar lighting range is part of an approach to developing "smart cities". Making busy areas safer, lighting living spaces to increase social activity at night, or enabling shops to extend their opening hours after dark all help to improve the quality of life of local residents.

We have identified that the main greenhouse gas emissions are due to the manufacturing phase of the battery and the photovoltaic panel. However, the contribution of the solar streetlight to CO2 emissions is 17.78g CO2 eq/ kWh. In 2020, CO2 emissions per kWh produced in France by grid lighting were 40.54g CO2 eq/kWh. Irrespective of the manufacturing stage, this shows a 56% reduction in emissions for a solar streetlight compared with a streetlight connected to the electricity grid.

By encouraging major urban players and countries to use solar energy to light their infrastructures, we are playing an active part in the fight against climate change. Using green energy, solar street lighting significantly reduces carbon emissions, helping to slow global warming.

In order to work in a fairer world, we train all our employees in the fight against corruption and have introduced a charter to protect whistleblowers. Our legal department, working with our teams in the field, also ensures that all our partners are ethical.

Fonroche Lighting operates throughout the world by developing partnerships and projects on every continent. Promoting international trade is an integral part of achieving a universal trading system based on fair and equitable rules.