Editing Philips (section)

== Environmental record ==

=== Planned obsolescence ===
Philips was a member of the 1925 [[Phoebus cartel]] along with [[Osram]], [[Tungsram]], [[Associated Electrical Industries]], {{interlanguage link|ELIN|de|ELIN}}, [[Compagnie des Lampes]], International [[General Electric]], and the GE Overseas Group,<ref name="Time_23Jul1945_PhoebusCartel_p1">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,803625,00.html|title=Corporations: A Very Tough Baby|date=23 July 1945|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time Magazine]]|access-date=11 April 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090801214915/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,803625,00.html|archive-date=1 August 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> holding shares in the Swiss corporation proportional to their lamp sales. The cartel lowered operational costs and worked to standardize the life expectancy of light bulbs at 1,000 hours<ref name=ieee-bulb>{{Cite journal
 |title=The Great Lightbulb Conspiracy
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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171029040239/https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-history/dawn-of-electronics/the-great-lightbulb-conspiracy
 |archive-date=29 October 2017
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 }}</ref> (down from 2,500 hours),<ref name="ieee-bulb" /> and raised prices without fear of competition. The cartel tested their bulbs and fined manufacturers for bulbs that lasted more than 1,000 hours.

===Green initiatives===
Philips also runs the EcoVision initiative, which commits to a number of environmentally positive improvements, focusing on energy efficiency.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ford tops Interbrand's fourth annual ranking as the "greenest" brand in 2014 |url=http://popsop.com/2014/08/ford-crowns-interbrands-forth-annual-ranking-as-the-greenest-brand-in-2014/ |website=POPSOP |access-date=6 March 2019 |date=13 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306234940/http://popsop.com/2014/08/ford-crowns-interbrands-forth-annual-ranking-as-the-greenest-brand-in-2014/ |archive-date=6 March 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The company marks its "green" products with the Philips Green Logo, identifying them as products which have a significantly better environmental performance than their competitors or predecessors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.philips.com/about/sustainability/ourgreenproducts/index.page |title=Philips – Our Green Products| website=Philips |access-date=7 January 2011}}</ref>

===L-Prize competition===
In 2011, Philips won a $10 million cash prize from the [[US Department of Energy]] for winning its [[L Prize|L-Prize]] competition, to produce a high-efficiency, long operating life replacement for a standard 60-W [[incandescent lightbulb]].<ref name="L-prize">Margery Conner, EE Times. [http://eetimes.com/electronics-news/4218485/-10M-L-Prize-goes-to-Philips-for-60W-replacement-LED-bulb "$10M L Prize goes to Philips for 60W replacement LED bulb"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930202611/http://eetimes.com/electronics-news/4218485/-10M-L-Prize-goes-to-Philips-for-60W-replacement-LED-bulb |date=30 September 2011}}. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2011.</ref> The winning [[LED lightbulb]], which was made available to consumers in April 2012, produces slightly more than 900&nbsp;[[Lumen (unit)|lumen]]s at an input power of 10 W.<ref name="philwin">{{cite web |url=http://www.lightingprize.org/philips-winner.stm |title=DOE Announces Philips as First Winner of the L Prize Competition |website=[[US Department of Energy]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006145350/http://www.lightingprize.org/philips-winner.stm |archive-date=6 October 2011 |url-status=usurped |access-date=6 August 2011}}</ref>

===Greenpeace ranking===
In [[Greenpeace]]'s 2012 Guide to Greener Electronics that ranks electronics manufacturers on sustainability, [[climate and energy]] and how green their products are, Philips ranked 10th of 16 companies with a score of 3.8/10.<ref name="Greenpeace Guide">{{cite web |url=http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/campaigns/toxics/electronics/how-the-companies-line-up/ |title=Guide to Greener Electronics |website=Greenpeace International |access-date=24 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121129032858/http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/campaigns/toxics/electronics/how-the-companies-line-up/ |archive-date=29 November 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> The company was the top scorer in the Energy section due to its energy advocacy work calling upon the EU to adopt a 30% reduction for [[greenhouse gas emissions]] by 2020. It was also praised for its new products which are free from [[Polyvinyl chloride|PVC]] plastic and [[Brominated flame retardant|BFRs]]. However, the guide criticized Philips' sourcing of [[Pulp and paper industry|fibres for paper]], arguing it must develop a paper procurement policy which excludes suppliers involved in [[deforestation]] and [[illegal logging]].<ref name="Greenpeace Guide" />

Philips has made progress since 2007 (when it was first ranked in the guide started in 2006), in particular by supporting the Individual Producer Responsibility principle meaning that the company is accepting the responsibility for the toxic impacts of its products on e-waste dumps around the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/campaigns/toxics/electronics/Guide-to-Greener-Electronics/companies/Philips/|title=Philips Greenpeace International|website =Greenpeace International|access-date=7 January 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101031133232/http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/campaigns/toxics/electronics/Guide-to-Greener-Electronics/companies/Philips/|archive-date=31 October 2010}}</ref>

===Dubai Lamp===
In 2016 Philips introduced a series of LED lamps with an efficiency up to 200lm/W.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.signify.com/global/our-company/news/press-release-archive/2016/20161005-dubai-municipality-and-philips-lighting-announce-launch-of-dubai-lamp-initiative|title=Dubai Municipality and Philips Lighting announce launch of Dubai Lamp Initiative - Newsroom|website=Philips Lighting|access-date=1 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.edie.net/philips-develops-worlds-most-efficient-led-bulb-for-dubai-rollout/|title=Philips develops 'world's most efficient' LED bulb for Dubai rollout - edie|website=edie|access-date=1 November 2023}}</ref> The Dubai Lamp produces 600 lumens at an input power of 3 W.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mea.lighting.philips.com/consumer/dubai-lamp|title=Dubai Lamp|website=Philips lighting|access-date=1 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.ae/PHILIPS-DUBAI-3-60W-COOLDAY-LIGHT/dp/B07PF14S1V/|title=Philips Dubai Lamp LED A60 3-60W E27 CL ND 865 Coolday Light |website=Amazon|access-date=1 November 2023}}</ref>