Increase in solar capacity to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions

• Increased solar capacity by 61 percent globally over the past two years
• Solar panels installed across 6 LEGO factory sites
• Plans to further increase solar capacity globally by 72 percent in 2025
• Solar expansion is a key initiative towards ambition to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 37 percent by 2032 and achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.

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. 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.

We have added 22 MWp of solar energy capacity to our operations globally since 2022. Major developments included doubling solar capacity in our factory in Kladno, Czech Republic and a 400% increase, at our headquarters in Billund, through the development of an off-site solar park. Whilst overall solar energy still accounts for a moderate proportion of total energy used across the business (~4%), global capacity is rapidly growing.

Building capacity further

By the end of 2025, a further 37,97 MWp, a capacity increase of 72% is due to be built across our production sites. Developments will include tripling capacity in Nyíregyháza, Hungary, where installation work has already begun, across both ground and rooftop mounted parks.

At our new factory opening in 2025 in Vietnam, more than 12,400 rooftop solar panels have already been installed on the roofs of factory buildings, a total solar energy capacity of approximately 7.34 MWp. Here we will also keep exploring new technologies, like battery storage to meet our goals to run on renewable energy.

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 our LEGO sites in Billund.

Building a more sustainable future for children

Reducing emissions remains one of our biggest challenges and we will continue to look for new ways to minimise environmental impact, including continuing to join forces with suppliers and partners to drive the transition to renewable energy.

We know the environment is one of children’s biggest concerns and we want to play our part in building a more sustainable future for each new generation of children. We cannot do this alone, and we encourage a collective effort to ensure progress.

Notes

For more information about the LEGO Group’s sustainability efforts please visit www.lego.com/sustainability.

The 2023 Sustainability Report can be downloaded from https://www.lego.com/sustainability/reporting

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About the LEGO Group

The LEGO Group’s mission is to inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow through the power of play. The LEGO System in Play, with its foundation in LEGO bricks, allows children and fans to build and rebuild anything they can imagine.

The LEGO Group was founded in Billund, Denmark in 1932 by Ole Kirk Kristiansen, its name derived from the two Danish words LEg GOdt, which mean “Play Well”.

Today, the LEGO Group remains a family-owned company headquartered in Billund. Its products are now sold in more than 120 countries worldwide. For more information: www.LEGO.com