Today in Lighting — Thursday, June 18, 2026 Sponsored by Keystone Technologies — Light Made Easy for all your project needs.

Here are the stories making news, coming to you from Paris.

At the Business Forum, there was a lot of discussion about the CLLD exam versus Lighting Certified. One person from a large design firm encourages their team to forego the LC and earn the CLLD designation instead. At the LC meeting, Leena Shanker of WAP Sustainability Consulting gave a great presentation on the Declare label — where we stand on the Red List and the movement towards more robust, clarified data.

I sat down with IALD President Carla Wilkins, and she discussed her goals and strategy. One goal is very ambitious and will take years, if not decades.

NEMRA has made the smart decision to postpone its inaugural lighting summit after gathering feedback from agency leaders and manufacturers across the industry. While members strongly support the mission of NEMRA Lighting and the idea of a dedicated industry event, many requested a greater focus on education, leadership development, emerging technologies, and industry insights.

Yesterday, both the NASDAQ and the Dow were down. However, Legrand was up 4.5%.