The Zumtobel Group manufactures innovative, high quality products. To ensure this is the case, the Group invests in research and development activities in respect of new technologies and their application, not least with a view to enhancing energy efficiency in existing products and new ones, as well as in production operations. LEDs are one of the Group's main innovation priorities. They are the light sources of the future and promise to revolutionise the energy efficiency of luminaires.

Because sustainable product properties play a major part in any lighting solution, in the 2008/09 financial year the Zumtobel Group brands began defining product classifications. The primary purpose of these classifications is to facilitate customer communication and guidance. In addition, a uniform approach to environmental declarations across the entire Group will make it easier for customers to base their purchasing decisions on environmentally relevant indicators. A uniform Group-wide approach to calculating these indicators was developed in the 2009/10 financial year.

The plants have also put management systems and processes in place to guarantee quality and safety during production and in the product itself. This requirement is also being rolled out to the Group's suppliers.