European Metal Packaging (Empac), an association of European metal packaging producers, has launched an interactive scorecard designed to calculate the carbon footprint of its members’ metal packaging products.
The association says the scorecard is designed to provide estimates of carbon dioxide levels for different cans with different recycling rates, weights and transport distances.
Using a life-cycle analysis approach, the scorecard tracks carbon emissions throughout the entire production process of the metal can, from the mining of raw materials through to the manufacture of cans and their delivery to customers, Empac says. The tool allows for measurements of carbon data from transport, recycling and light-weighting processes to determine levels of CO2 equivalent emissions.
“This is a groundbreaking instrument for the industry which will assist all our members and provide a solid basis for the metal packaging sector to interact with stakeholders,” says Gordon Shade, Empac CEO. “The scorecard is part of our commitment to address regulators’ requirements by providing fact-based and unambiguous information on our industry. Metal packaging has strong sustainability credentials and we are constantly looking at how we can improve this position and reduce the carbon footprint of metal cans even further.”
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