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Sign upFebruary 5, 2024
BNP Paribas
Paris
BNP Paribas, a leading banking institution headquartered in Paris, France, has taken a step towards sustainability by adopting Releaf Paper Material for the printing of its annual impact report. This strategic move involved collaboration with a local French supplier, ensuring that the entirety of the report was printed on paper derived innovatively from fallen leaves.
Releaf Paper Material, recognized for its sustainable production process, addresses the environmental challenge of deforestation and excessive waste generation in the paper industry. By substituting conventional wood-pulp paper with Releaf Paper, BNP Paribas has demonstrated leadership in corporate environmental responsibility.
Taking into account the circulation, the client prevented about 1 ton of carbon equivalent emissions. Also, since the brochure was made of paper from fallen leaves, it saved several dozen trees from being cut down, the fibers of which were replaced with fibers from leaves collected by the city's municipal services.
Releaf Paper developed its own patented technology of processing fallen leaves info fibers. Using combination of mechanical, thermal and chemical treatment, we not only dispose green wastes, but also ensure source of sustainable raw-materials for paper & packaging industries. European cities generate tens of thousands of leaves every year, and municipal services create an entire infrastructure to collect them. The leaves they collect are transferred to our processing centers located in close proximity to the partner city. In this way we receive a huge amount of raw materials for our production. Leaves are cleaned from foreign objects by washing and drying on industrial equipment. By further granulating and storing the raw material in big bags, we solve the issue of its year-round storage and solve the problem of seasonality. And finally, we manufacture fiber products using our own unique technology, which involves minimal use of water and chemicals to achieve a superior product.
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