PPDS has renamed and evolved its sustainability approach into a new framework called ReDesign, extending the circular design methodology developed for the EPEAT Climate+ Gold-rated Philips Signage 3650 EcoDesign display across its wider range of Philips Professional Displays. The framework covers digital signage and ePaper, interactive displays, videowalls and dvLED, as well as professional TVs, spanning each stage of a product’s lifecycle from concept and manufacturing through to packaging, delivery, installation, remote management and end-of-life recycling.
ReDesign is built around six principles – reduce, reuse, repair, refurbish, recycle and reinvent – intended to guide product design and development in ways that minimise resource consumption and reduce waste. Products incorporating the methodology are already being manufactured across PPDS’s global network, supported by parent company TPV’s manufacturing facilities across Europe, the Americas, India, Asia Pacific and China, including the recently launched Philips Signage 7000 Series, 5000 Series and 2000 Series.
Andrea Barbuti, global product manager in EMEA for PPDS, said: “In 2023, we introduced our QE-Line EcoDesign display, delivering the same high performance as its equivalent Philips Signage 3000 Series (Q-Line), while reducing power consumption by up to 50 per cent compared with the same. Now, we are incorporating those learnings – that philosophy – into all our latest displays.”
Beyond the displays themselves, PPDS says the framework extends to more sustainable packaging, including reduced formats, recycled brown cardboard and largely plastic-free materials, alongside improvements in palletisation that the company estimates contribute to an annual reduction of 184 tonnes of CO₂ emissions and a saving of around 107 tonnes of wood.
Stefan van Sabben, global director of CSR and sustainability at TPV, added: “Sustainability is not simply a buzzword, it is a business imperative that will shape the future of our industry. Real progress requires long term commitment and meaningful action, not short term initiatives or headline grabbing claims.”
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