{"id":170397,"date":"2025-11-17T07:23:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T06:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=170397"},"modified":"2025-11-12T13:07:51","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T12:07:51","slug":"european-paper-sack-industry-sets-course-for-net-zero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/european-paper-sack-industry-sets-course-for-net-zero\/","title":{"rendered":"European paper sack industry sets course for net zero"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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EUROSAC president Alessandro Selmin. \u00a9 EUROSAC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The European paper sack and sack kraft paper industry has embarked on a journey to develop a pathway towards net zero. The current focus is on identifying the main contributors to the industry\u2019s carbon footprint and key areas for decarbonisation. This work builds on a life cycle inventory and carbon footprint project that the industry initiated more than 20 years ago. Close cooperation among all stakeholders along the paper sack value chain will foster knowledge sharing and support the development of a pathway towards climate neutrality by 2050.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cMany EUROSAC and CEPI Eurokraft member companies are making excellent progress in their decarbonisation efforts \u2013 each of them with their own strategy,\u201d explains EUROSAC president Alessandro Selmin<\/strong>. \u201cAs an industry, it is equally important to align collectively on the path towards net zero. Sustainability has always inspired innovation in our sector, and the development of a net zero pathway will encourage collaboration and drive us to continuously improve both our environmental impact and our packaging solutions for our customers.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The net zero road map is a joint project of the European Paper Sack Research Group (ESG). For more than two decades, ESG has collected life cycle inventory (LCI) and carbon footprint data for sack kraft paper and paper sacks every three years. This data will serve as the backbone of the net zero pathway. At the end of 2025, the most recent data from 2024 will be incorporated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Methodological approach<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The calculations and targets for the net zero pathway are guided by the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG Protocol)1<\/sup>\u00a0and Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi)2<\/sup>. The focus is on identifying the main contributors to the carbon footprint at the industry level, rather than the product level. Priority areas for decarbonisation are defined both for sack kraft producers and paper sack converters, as they face different challenges. The road map covers the three emissions scopes defined by the GHG Protocol. The classification of activities into scopes is made from the perspective of an organisation and the scopes are related to the source and type of emission:<\/p>\n\n\n\n