Sig Leads The Industry With 100 % Renewable Energy – Electricity And Gas – For Production Worldwide
SIG is the first in the industry to produce all its packs using 100 % renewable energy – electricity and gas – at production sites worldwide .
By effectively eliminating greenhouse gas emissions from production , this represents a major milestone on SIG ’ s journey to go Way Beyond Good by contributing more to society and the environment than it takes out . SIG has met its 2020 goal to source 100 % renewable energy and Gold Standard CO2 offset for all non-renewable energy at production plants two years early .
The company made the switch to 100 % renewable electricity in 2017 and is now sourcing renewable alternatives for the remaining energy used in production that comes from natural gas . SIG is purchasing biogas certificates that are certified to the recognised GoldPower ® standard to offset 100 % of the natural gas used at its production sites as of 1 January 2018 .
Arnold Schuhwerk , SIG ’ s Global Category Manager for energy procurement , said : “ We achieved a big milestone last year by securing 100 % renewable electricity for production . Sourcing renewable alternatives for gas was even more challenging because the market for renewable biogas is not yet well established .”
With no viable option to source renewable biogas directly , SIG is sourcing it indirectly instead by supporting projects to construct and operate waste-to-energy systems in China , Thailand and Turkey that capture gas generated at landfill sites and use it to produce renewable energy .
Landfill gas from decomposing waste includes large amounts of methane , a potent greenhouse gas .
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Preventing this gas from escaping into the atmosphere helps to avoid harmful climate impacts .
The projects are certified to the GoldPower ® standard which verifies that they will not only deliver measurable greenhouse gas emissions reductions , but also create benefits for local communities , such as air or water quality improvements or job opportunities .
“ We are supporting projects that capture harmful greenhouse gases from landfill and convert these into energy ,” said Schuhwerk . “ We chose the projects because they are certified to a recognised standard to make sure they have a positive social impact as well as supporting environmental savings .”
All other remaining greenhouse gas emissions from production sites , such as small amounts released in the printing process , are also being offset to completely eliminate greenhouse gas emissions from production .
The switch to renewable gas will save an estimated 28,600 tonnes of CO2 equivalent emissions per year . This will make an important contribution towards SIG ’ s science-based targets to cut Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 50 % by 2030 – and by 60 % by 2040 – from the 2016 base-year .
By reducing the climate impact of SIG ’ s solutions , this latest step to go Way Beyond Good will also help customers cut the lifecycle impacts of their products and meet their own sustainability goals .
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