Novamont, in collaboration with Deloitte Climate&Sustainability and Versalis (Eni), has developed a tool to calculate the carbon footprint of products made from Mater-Bi, which are both compostable and recyclable.
By inputting all process data related to the production of a specific item (use of Mater-Bi, energy consumption, water usage, transportation, waste production and disposal, etc.), Novamont’s customers, who are manufacturers, will receive a value corresponding to the carbon footprint generated by that item (such as bags, food packaging, disposable items, etc.) according to the calculation criteria of the new tool developed.
This will enable customers and end users to choose Mater-Bi products with full awareness of their environmental impact, in line with the goals set out by the proposed Green Claims Directive regarding the reliability and verifiability of environmental information provided by companies, as well as the reporting obligations for Scope 3 emissions outlined in the European Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, which will come into force in January 2025.
Alessandro Ferlito, Commercial Director of Novamont, stated:
We have developed this tool to help our partners become more competitive and to offer figures, obtained using a tool developed in collaboration with a third-party organisation, Deloitte, that are verifiable and therefore reliable in terms of environmental performance.
