ScottishPower will switch off its illuminated sign at its headquarters in Glasgow to recognise Earth Hour.
Started by WWF and partners as a symbolic lights-out event in Sydney in 2007, Earth Hour is now one of the world’s largest grassroots movements for the environment and is held every year on the last Saturday of March.
It engages millions of people in more than 180 countries and territories, encouraging them to switch off their lights to show support for the planet.
Although many ScottishPower staff are working from home, the building remains an operational hub for hundreds of workers who are maintaining and managing essential energy supplies for residents and businesses across the country.
The energy firm confirmed that all main signage and external lighting will be switched off between 8.30pm and 9.30pm in support of Earth Hour this coming Saturday.
Keith Anderson, ScottishPower chief executive, said: “This is a landmark year for Scotland with the COP26 United Nations Climate Change Conference coming to Glasgow in November.
“It’s a huge opportunity for us to show the world what we’re doing to tackle climate change and create a net zero economy that’s fair for all. Switching off in support of Earth Hour is a small but important way to show how we’re ultimately all in it together.”
ScottishPower is the first integrated energy company in the UK to switch to 100% clean energy generation and produces all its electricity from offshore and onshore wind.