PPDS renames sustainability framework ReDesign, applies it across Philips displays
2026-09-02 · via AV Magazine
PPDS is rolling out a renamed sustainability framework, called ReDesign, across its global Philips displays portfolio. The move takes the circular design approach used on the EPEAT Climate+ Gold rated Philips Signage 3650 EcoDesign display and applies it to how future products are conceived, built, packaged, delivered, installed, managed and eventually recycled, according to the company.
For operators specifying displays at scale, this matters less as a single product launch and more as a signal of where PPDS wants its whole line to go. Rather than treating sustainability as a feature of one flagship model, the company says ReDesign will be baked into the development process for new displays generally.
Six principles, no new hardware named
PPDS structures ReDesign around six principles: Reduce, Reuse, Repair, Refurbish, Recycle and Reinvent. In practice that covers using less material and energy in manufacturing and packaging, building displays with upgradable or modular components for a longer service life, making units easier to repair, enabling refurbishment or repurposing, using recycled or bio-based materials, and combining all of that into new products and business models over time.
The announcement does not name specific new displays launching under ReDesign, nor does it give a timeline for when the framework will show up in product specs or datasheets. It also does not state whether ReDesign will carry a formal certification or rating system of its own, separate from third-party marks like EPEAT.
Building on QE-Line
PPDS points to its QE-Line EcoDesign display, introduced in 2023, as the template. Andrea Barbuti, PPDS's global product manager for EMEA, says that display matched the performance of the equivalent Philips Signage 3000 Series (Q-Line) while cutting power consumption by up to 50%, a claim attributed to PPDS rather than independently verified in the release. Barbuti frames ReDesign as taking the lessons from that one product and spreading them across the range instead of limiting the approach to a single SKU.
Vicky Fox, PPDS's head of communications and a member of its sustainability team, says the framework is meant to cover a display's entire journey rather than just power draw or plastic content at the point of sale, extending into end-of-life handling.
For buyers, the practical questions are what ReDesign changes about total cost of ownership, repairability in the field, and end-of-life take-back logistics. The release does not spell out warranty terms, repair programs, or recycling logistics tied to the framework, so those details will presumably surface as ReDesign-branded products reach the market.
The announcement in full
Reproduced from AV Magazine for reference. Digital Signage Magazine did not write the text below.
By AV Magazine in Displays , Sustainability September 1, 2026 0
ReDesign brings the company’s latest energy-saving innovations to every stage of the product lifecycle, helping businesses lower costs and minimise their environmental impact.
PPDS is to roll out its newly renamed product design framework, ReDesign, encompassing its sustainability, circularity and energy-saving innovations, across the Philips displays portfolio globally.
The company has extended the circular design approach that underpins the EPEAT Climate+ Gold rated Philips Signage 3650 EcoDesign to the development of new products.
The ReDesign philosophy spans initial concept and manufacturing, packaging, delivery, installation, remote management and end-of-life recycling.
The reimagined ReDesign philosophy is built around six core principles that guide the design, development and delivery of products to minimise resource consumption, reduce waste and landfill, and support a more sustainable future:
Reduce – design products and packaging using less materials and resources, and that requires less energy in manufacture.
Reuse – develop products and services for a longer lifecycle, with upgradable/modular components, or that can be reused again.
Repair – deliver products that can be repaired more easily, extending display lifetimes and return on investment.
Refurbish – innovate products that can be refurbished or repurposed.
Recycle – create products and packaging made of recycled and bio-based materials, designed so they can be easily recycled after use.
Reinvent – combine all these approaches to design, and develop new products, services and business models for the future.
PPDS’s global product manager for the EMEA region, Andrea Barbuti, 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%.
“This approach has allowed us not only to continuously improve our own sustainability performance, but also to help set new benchmarks for the industry.
“Now we are incorporating those learnings – that philosophy – into all our latest displays. Because, put simply, why would we limit sustainability to one product?
“ReDesign represents the next evolution of that journey. It builds on everything we have achieved and learned through the creation of EcoDesign, applying those insights across our portfolio to create more sustainable products, reduce environmental impact and help our customers achieve their own sustainability ambitions.”
Vicky Fox, PPDS’s head of communications and a member of the sustainability team, added: “ReDesign represents the next evolution of our business and our commitment to people and the planet.
“It is not simply about reducing plastic or energy use. It is about rethinking every stage of a product’s journey and lifecycle, from design and manufacturing through to longer lifetime and end of life.
“Our responsibility to sustainability does not end at the point of sale; it continues throughout the entire product lifecycle and beyond.”