INDUSTRY NEWS
Adapta aims to reach its carbon neutrality target by 2050
ADAPTA has completed the installation of a new 38.7 kWp photovoltaic plant for selfconsumption , which will help to reduce our organization ' s carbon footprint . With this new plant , we now have 338.7 kWp of power and a total of 1,886 solar panels installed on our roofs .
This year we carried out an audit to calculate the organisation ’ s carbon footprint for the 2020 financial year , which will complement the data registered in the Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge for Scopes 1,2 and 3 .
Carbon Footprints are a very topical issue because they are a key indicator of how we contribute to climate change . Carbon footprints are one of the indicators obtained through the development of the EPD , and measure the amount of greenhouse gases associated with a specific product or activity . In reality , a carbon footprint is a simplified version of a Life Cycle Assessment ( LCA ), in which a single category of environmental impact is considered , in this case - global warming .
As set forth in our management policy , we are committed to providing appropriate environmental information on our products , guided by a clear and transparent strategy to share the environmental profile of our activities . True to this commitment , we have prepared an EPD in relation to our ADAPTA VIVENDI product lines and ADAPTS VIVENDI SDS .
Environmental Product Declarations ( EPDs ) are verified by an independent third party , and document , in a transparent way , information related to the environmental behavior of the product based on its Life Cycle Analysis ( LCA ). The information is divided into various impact categories ( global warming , ozone layer depletion , acidification , etc .) along with additional information such as emissions produced , waste generated , etc .
EPDs make it possible to compare environmental information between products or services with the same function . In our case , AENOR is the entity that has verified the EPD according to ISO 14025 , following the Product Category Rules ( PCR ) 2014 : 05 UN CPC 3511 Paints and varnishes and related products ( version 1.0 of 17 / 04 / 2014 ) prepared by the International EPD ® System . It is very important that when comparing EPDs of similar products you check the reference PCR that was followed .
The PCRs define the rules under which the LCA studies must be carried out and the information to be shown in the EPD , which informs consumers of the working parameters followed to obtain the different indicators .
Likewise , the ADAPTA VIVENDI and VIVENDI SDS collections have also been tested according to the ISO 16000-9 : 2006 standard for determining the emission of volatile organic compounds from construction and furniture products . In view of the results , the company has received an A + score ( very low emissions ) for the wall , ceiling , window and door products .
2nd & 3rd MARCH 2022 NEC , Birmingham