Sappi Europe announces that it has cut the carbon footprint of its Galerie paper range by 55%, which is projected to reach 70% by the end of 2024.

In 2023, Sappi Europe's Kirkniemi Mill in Lohja, Finland successfully transitioned to renewable biomass energy, reducing its Scope 1 emissions, direct emissions from Sappi's own operations, by 90%.

Building on the significant investment made to Kirkniemi's energy systems, clean electricity is now also being supplied to the mill, eliminating scope 2, indirect emissions. These efforts have led to a 55% overall reduction in the carbon footprint of Sappi's Galerie paper range, which is estimated to reach a remarkable 70% by the end of the year.

This transformation is among nearly 80 projects outlined in Sappi Europe's decarbonisation roadmap, a blueprint that will see the company's energy-related sustainability targets through to 2025. This also closely aligns with Sappi's science-based targets for 2030.

These investments substantially support customers' efforts to decrease their own carbon footprint.

"The reductions from our Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions enormously contribute to our customers' respective emission reduction targets. There's a direct impact on the reduction of their Scope 3 emissions, indirect emissions related to the purchase of goods and services." says Sales Director, Antti Makkonen. "Since Galerie is exclusively produced at Sappi's Kirkniemi Mill, customers can rest assured that the sustainability credentials are the same on every page produced."

Sappi is a leading global provider of everyday materials made from woodfibre-based renewable resources.