Sustainable Products

Now you can also choose products with CO2 emissions fully offset.

Choose sustainability for all your projects, with MAPEI. CO2 emissions measured throughout the life cycle of products from the Zero line in 2023 using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology, verified and certified with EPDs, have been offset through the acquisition of third-party-certified carbon credits in support of renewable energy and reforestation projects. A commitment to the planet, to people and to biodiversity. For more details on how emissions are calculated and on climate mitigation projects financed through certified carbon credits, click here.

Since 2012 MAPEI Group has offset over 80,000 tons of CO2 associated with the manufacturing of numerous products by acquiring certified environmental credits. CO2 emissions offset comes to North America.

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How do we measure CO2?

CO2 emissions from our products are expressed in kg of CO2eq per kg of product and are calculated using standardized Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology. The analysis of the life cycle of a product is an evaluation of the environmental impacts the product has throughout all the various phases of its life, from cradle to grave. Calculations are made from extraction of the raw materials that make up the formula to their transport to the production plant, through the production cycle, product packaging, waste materials, transportation of the finished product to the distributor or customer and its final disposal.

The approach in which each life phase of a product is taken into consideration is called “from cradle to grave.”

How do we certify the values?

The results obtained through LCA are verified and certified by an external body with an EPD, or Environmental Product Declaration, published with The International EPD System.

An EPD is prepared according to international standards (ISO 14025 and EN 15804, etc.) and shows the environmental impact of a product during its life cycle, evaluated using LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) methodology. All MAPEI EPDs are also published on the program operator’s website: https://www.environdec.com/home
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How do we calculate the amount of CO2 to be offset?

Once the amount of CO2 has been calculated and expressed in kg of CO2eq per kg of product, this figure is multiplied by the amount in tons of product sold.

How do we offset CO2?

Through the acquisition of certified carbon credits to support renewable energy and forestry protection projects, this is our commitment to the planet, to people and to the environment.

One credit corresponds to one ton of CO2 offset.

The number of credits to be purchased is calculated by multiplying the product tons sold per the amount of CO2 calculated using LCA methodology.
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Why the initiative can be relied on:

  • Because we calculate CO2 emissions using LCA methodology with results reported and registered on a verified and certified document (EPD – Environmental Product Declaration)
  • Because credits for offsetting are certified and projects are monitored by international bodies
  • Because our R&D laboratories are constantly developing high-quality, durable products, which have less impact on the environment and are designed to reduce the amount of CO2 associated with the product itself throughout its life cycle.