The European paper sack and sack kraft paper industry has embarked on a journey to develop a pathway towards net zero. The current focus is on identifying the main contributors to the industry’s carbon footprint and key areas for decarbonisation. This work builds on a life cycle inventory and carbon footprint project that the industry initiated more than 20 years ago. Close cooperation among all stakeholders along the paper sack value chain will foster knowledge sharing and support the development of a pathway towards climate neutrality by 2050.
“Many EUROSAC and CEPI Eurokraft member companies are making excellent progress in their decarbonisation efforts – each of them with their own strategy,” explains EUROSAC president Alessandro Selmin (photo: EUROSAC).“ As an industry, it is equally important to align collectively on the path towards net zero.

The net zero road map is a joint project of the European Paper Sack Research Group (ESG). For more than two decades, ESG has collected life cycle inventory (LCI) and carbon footprint data
for sack kraft paper and paper sacks every three years. This data will serve as the backbone of the net zero pathway. At the end of 2025, the most recent data from 2024 will be incorporated.