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Adapta Aims to Reach its Carbon Neutrality Target by 2050 Through its new photovoltaic plant, Adapta is making a step forward in its journey to reach carbon neutrality by 2050.
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dapta has announced the aim to reach its carbon neutrality
have prepared an EPD in relation to our ADAPTA VIVENDI product
target by 2050. As part of this process, the company
lines and ADAPTA VIVENDI SDS,” commented the company.
completed the installation of a new 38.7 kWp photovoltaic
EPDs document information related to the environmental behaviour
plant for self-consumption. Thanks to this new plant, Adapta has now
of a product based on its LCA. This information is divided into several
available 338.7 kWp of power and 1,886 solar panels.
impact categories such as global warming, acidification and ozone
The company has calculated its carbon footprint for the 2020
layer depletion with additional information (emissions produced,
financial year that is going to complement the data that had
waste generated). So, it makes it possible to compare information
been registered in the Ministry for Ecological Transition and the
between products with the same function.
Demographic Challenge for Scopes 1,2 and 3.
In Adapta’s case, AENOR is the entity that has verified the EPD
Carbon footprint is today a very important topic: it is one of the
according to ISO 14025, following the Product Category Rules (PCR)
indicators that can be obtained through the development of the
2014: 05 UN CPC 3511 Paints and varnishes and related products
EPD (Environmental Product Declaration) verified by an independent
(version 1.0 of 17 / 04/2014) prepared by the International EPD
third party and it measures the amount of the greenhouse gases
System.
that are produced. It is then a simplified version of a Life Cycle
The ADAPTA VIVENDI and VIVENDI SDS collections have also been
Assessment (LCA), in which a single category of environmental impact
tested according to the ISO 16000-9: 2006 standard for determining
is considered.
the emission of VOC from construction and furniture products: the
“As set forth in our management policy, we are committed
company has received an A+ score (very low emissions) for its wall,
to providing appropriate environmental information on our
ceiling, window and door products.
products, guided by a clear and transparent strategy to share the environmental profile of our activities. True to this commitment, we
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