LEGO Group Plans to Increase its Use of Solar Energy by More than 70% in 2025
The LEGO Group announced plans to scale up its use of renewable energy, with an anticipated increase of 72% in solar capacity globally this year.
According to LEGO, the company’s solar expansion forms a key initiative towards the company’s climate goals, which include achieving net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050, and an interim target to reduce emissions by 37% by 2032.
In a statement announcing the new plans, LEGO Group said:
“We are focused on better understanding, and then reducing, our total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions throughout our value chain, which includes continuing to look for improvements in our own operations and increasing capacity and production of renewable energy across our production sites.”
Under its new plans, LEGO Group said that infrastructure to produce approximately 38 MWp of solar energy – a capacity increase of 72% – are due to be built across its production sites. Key projects highlighted by the company include tripling capacity at its facility in Nyíregyháza, Hungary across both ground and rooftop mounted parks, and opening a new factory in Vietnam with more than 12,400 rooftop solar panels installed on the roofs of factory buildings.
Looking forward, the company said that a new 80MWp solar park near the LEGO headquarters in Billund, Denmark is on track for completion in 2028, following negotiations with local energy providers. The new solar park will have a peak capacity that matches peak demand, covering total energy consumption across LEGO sites in Billund, the company said.
LEGO Group announced last year that it will begin tying a portion of bonuses for all salaried employees to emissions reduction goals, using a new KPI measuring carbon from its factories, stores and offices, as well as its Scope 3 business travel emissions, and that it aims to expand the KPI to cover more Scope 3 emissions.
In a statement, LEGO Group said:
“At the LEGO Group, we want to play our part in creating a more sustainable world for children to inherit. A critical part of our sustainability strategy lies in limiting our impact on the planet’s resources and climate.”