Biodiversity and No Deforestation
Diverse, thriving ecosystems and stable climatic conditions are what make our raw materials possible in the first place. Fedrigoni owns no forests: our pulp comes exclusively from certified suppliers, which is why our biggest opportunity to protect biodiversity lies in our supply chain, not just at our production sites. Full traceability of the supply chain and full transparency and sharing of information is also a key requirement for compliance with new regulations like EUDR (European Union Deforestation Regulation).
We are committed to contributing our part to the Paris Climate Agreement target of limiting global temperature increase to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels by significantly reducing our carbon emissions by 2030 and achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Beyond carbon, we are also committing to a more holistic vision of our impact on nature and people. We are setting targets to improve our water-use efficiency and water-quality treatment, reduce waste, and conserve biodiversity within our operations and supply chain, while respecting human rights and ensuring a safe, healthy, just and equitable working environment throughout the business.
Our 2025 achievements
In 2025, the share of FSC certified pulp amounted to 96.7%, while FSC Controlled Wood represented 3.3 % of total purchases.
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Net Zero carbon emissions in scopes 1, 2, and 3 by 2050
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Annual water consumption within boundaries that are safe for people and the environment
95,5%
of pulp purchased with FSC certification
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Recovering of operational waste
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Net-positive impact on biodiversity by 2030 in operations and supply chain
Target:
100% of pulp purchased with FSC certification
No net deforestation in our operations and our supply chain
Implementing measurable initiatives to improve and restore biodiversity in our sites
Ecosystems impact
Together with a third party we did our first Biodiversity Impact Assessment (BIA), whose first step was to carry out a proximity analysis of our paper mills to check their location in relation to protected areas of biodiversity interest. The Assessment highlighted four main activities likely to cause direct impacts on biodiversity: land use of production facilities, water withdrawal, water discharge, and operational activities.
Based on that, we will define and implement the mitigation strategy for our biodiversity impacts, both in the areas analyzed and throughout the supply chain.
Pulp supply chain
In 2022 we are committing to Zero Gross Deforestation or Conversion of Natural Ecosystems. As a Group, we neither own nor manage forests, and the pulp comes only from our suppliers, to whom we require 100% pulp certified FSC. We manage our supply chain by verifying and assessing the origin of all fibers through risk analysis. Since 2023 we are committing to increasing the FSC Chain of Custody (COC) cellulose part, reducing the FSC Control Wood (CW) fibers and in 2023 we have developed our People and Nature Commitment, where all the actions defined are aligned with the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, and the Global Goal for Nature frameworks.