The LEGO Group has outlined its latest strategies to curb operational greenhouse gas emissions, focusing on factory electrification, expanded solar installations, and energy efficiency upgrades across its global footprint.
To address direct Scope 1 emissions, the company is actively phasing out fossil-fuelled heating across its production sites. The transition includes connecting its headquarters in Billund, Denmark, to a local renewable-powered district heating network, alongside designing its new manufacturing site in Vietnam to operate completely free of on-site fossil fuels. Additionally, electric vehicles now account for nearly half of the group’s global corporate fleet.
On Scope 2 emissions, the toy manufacturer is combining energy efficiency measures with a shift towards renewable power generation. On-site renewable energy capacity has increased by 61 per cent compared to 2024 levels, now accounting for 5.8 per cent of total energy use.
Major infrastructure projects currently underway include:
- Denmark: Construction of the group’s largest solar park near Billund, designed to generate renewable electricity equivalent to the site’s total annual power consumption.
- United States: Installation of a 30,000-panel solar array alongside rooftop systems at its new factory under construction in Virginia.
- Vietnam: Implementation of a integrated rooftop solar and battery storage system at LEGO Manufacturing Vietnam, marking one of the country’s first large-scale industrial renewable energy solutions.
Where direct physical connections to green energy are unavailable, the firm matches 100 per cent of its grid electricity consumption through Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) and Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs), with a strategic focus on sourcing power locally whenever feasible.
Following a 20 per cent increase in sustainability investment in 2025 compared to the previous year, the group reported continued progress in reducing carbon intensity relative to revenue and production output, while remaining focused on absolute emission reductions to meet its science-based climate targets.
